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... towns ; but the security , and the satisfaction of knowing that the casks are properly attended to , are worth an extra charge . It is , of course , impossible to prevent frauds occasionally in these and other es- tablishments , but ...
... towns ; but the security , and the satisfaction of knowing that the casks are properly attended to , are worth an extra charge . It is , of course , impossible to prevent frauds occasionally in these and other es- tablishments , but ...
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... sure that it was new , strong , and cheap , and rarely bottled . We can understand the gentry , the inhabitants of the towns and the Lowlands , drinking wine , but can scarcely imagine that it would be necessary for the Scotch.
... sure that it was new , strong , and cheap , and rarely bottled . We can understand the gentry , the inhabitants of the towns and the Lowlands , drinking wine , but can scarcely imagine that it would be necessary for the Scotch.
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... towns and villages . Sometimes there were dreadful conflicts between these desperate , well - armed drivers and the revenue officers , supported by dragoons . The Isle of Man , being a smuggling depôt , and quite close , afforded great ...
... towns and villages . Sometimes there were dreadful conflicts between these desperate , well - armed drivers and the revenue officers , supported by dragoons . The Isle of Man , being a smuggling depôt , and quite close , afforded great ...
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... town only laughed at the disgraceful stories about him . Now they would shudder and turn pale . with a Queensberry , so with a Lord Baltimore . Sir Charles Hanbury William's coarse verses would fail to make him a favourite in Pall Mall ...
... town only laughed at the disgraceful stories about him . Now they would shudder and turn pale . with a Queensberry , so with a Lord Baltimore . Sir Charles Hanbury William's coarse verses would fail to make him a favourite in Pall Mall ...
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... towns and sell genuine wine at 4d . a tumbler , like Crowley's Alton ale ! Meanwhile , I suppose the wine interest in France is considerably disappointed with the English market ; and as there was a general extension of wine culture in ...
... towns and sell genuine wine at 4d . a tumbler , like Crowley's Alton ale ! Meanwhile , I suppose the wine interest in France is considerably disappointed with the English market ; and as there was a general extension of wine culture in ...
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