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Page 31
... says Stow , a careful antiquarian , " that be within the walls of London , or elsewhere in Eng- land . " Bread - street stretched southward from Cheapside , and was " so called , " says Stow , " of bread anciently sold there . " It was ...
... says Stow , a careful antiquarian , " that be within the walls of London , or elsewhere in Eng- land . " Bread - street stretched southward from Cheapside , and was " so called , " says Stow , " of bread anciently sold there . " It was ...
Page 34
... says old Sir John Hawkins , " was so well known in my days , that half the nurses in England were used to sing it by way of lulla- by , " and the chimes of many country churches had " played it six or eight times in twenty- four hours ...
... says old Sir John Hawkins , " was so well known in my days , that half the nurses in England were used to sing it by way of lulla- by , " and the chimes of many country churches had " played it six or eight times in twenty- four hours ...
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... says Dr. Johnson , as places him in the first rank of writers and critics . In Ital- ian , his melodious sonnets have received from Italian critics the highest eulogiums ; and in skilful use of the Tuscan he rivals Petrarch , and at ...
... says Dr. Johnson , as places him in the first rank of writers and critics . In Ital- ian , his melodious sonnets have received from Italian critics the highest eulogiums ; and in skilful use of the Tuscan he rivals Petrarch , and at ...
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