The Saturday Magazine, Volumes 16-17John William Parker, 1840 |
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... France , account of , 17 , 31 Saudford , Mrs. , selection from , 183 Saracenic Architecture . 249 Saxe - Coburg Gotha , Duchy of , 4 Science , advantages in . 181 strength of . 183 Scott , Sir W. , lines by , 77 selection from , 222 ...
... France , account of , 17 , 31 Saudford , Mrs. , selection from , 183 Saracenic Architecture . 249 Saxe - Coburg Gotha , Duchy of , 4 Science , advantages in . 181 strength of . 183 Scott , Sir W. , lines by , 77 selection from , 222 ...
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... France , to each other , on New Year's Day . It was stated : " For the six months preceding January , 1824 , the female branches of the royal family were busily occupied in preparing presents of their own manufacture , which would fill ...
... France , to each other , on New Year's Day . It was stated : " For the six months preceding January , 1824 , the female branches of the royal family were busily occupied in preparing presents of their own manufacture , which would fill ...
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... France the presentation of trinkets on New Year's Day is carried to a very great extent . The pre- vailing present is a little case , made of sweetmeats , in which is contained some little trinket or other . The making of these ...
... France the presentation of trinkets on New Year's Day is carried to a very great extent . The pre- vailing present is a little case , made of sweetmeats , in which is contained some little trinket or other . The making of these ...
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... FRANCE . I. ST . OMER is a town of much importance in the de- and is bounded by French Flanders on the north- partment of the Pas - de - Calais , in France . This de- east , and by the department of Somme on the south , partment ...
... FRANCE . I. ST . OMER is a town of much importance in the de- and is bounded by French Flanders on the north- partment of the Pas - de - Calais , in France . This de- east , and by the department of Somme on the south , partment ...
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... France and the Low Countries which frequently affected St. Omer : -first the French king besieged it ; then the Burgundians gained possession of it ; - from them it was taken by the King of France ; and from him again , it passed into ...
... France and the Low Countries which frequently affected St. Omer : -first the French king besieged it ; then the Burgundians gained possession of it ; - from them it was taken by the King of France ; and from him again , it passed into ...
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