The Monastery: A Romance, Volume 1Clayton & Kingsland, 1820 |
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... feuars raised tolerable oats and bear , usually sowed on alternate ridges , on which the labour of the whole community was be- stowed without distinction , the produce being di- vided after harvest , agreeably to their respective in ...
... feuars raised tolerable oats and bear , usually sowed on alternate ridges , on which the labour of the whole community was be- stowed without distinction , the produce being di- vided after harvest , agreeably to their respective in ...
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... feuars were not less primitive than their agriculture . In each small vil- lage or Town were several small towers , having bat- tlements projecting over the side - walls , and usually an advanced angle or two with shot - holes for flank ...
... feuars were not less primitive than their agriculture . In each small vil- lage or Town were several small towers , having bat- tlements projecting over the side - walls , and usually an advanced angle or two with shot - holes for flank ...
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... feuars dwelt in the village belonging to their townships . This was not , however , universally , the case . A ... feuar . The site was a beautiful green knoll , which started up suddenly in the very throat of a wild and narrow ...
... feuars dwelt in the village belonging to their townships . This was not , however , universally , the case . A ... feuar . The site was a beautiful green knoll , which started up suddenly in the very throat of a wild and narrow ...
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... feuars , and which , feathering naturally up the beds of empty torrents , or occupy- ing the concave recesses of the bank , gave at once beauty and variety to the landscape . Above these scattered woods rose the hill , in barren , but ...
... feuars , and which , feathering naturally up the beds of empty torrents , or occupy- ing the concave recesses of the bank , gave at once beauty and variety to the landscape . Above these scattered woods rose the hill , in barren , but ...
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... feuars were anxious to inculcate upon their children , the necessity of being respectful to the noble orphan . So that Mary Avenel , little loved because little known , was regarded with a mysterious awe , partly derived from fear of ...
... feuars were anxious to inculcate upon their children , the necessity of being respectful to the noble orphan . So that Mary Avenel , little loved because little known , was regarded with a mysterious awe , partly derived from fear of ...
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