A General History of the County of Norfolk: Intended to Convey All the Information of a Norfolk Tour, with the More Extended Details of Antiquarian, Statistical, Pictorial, Architectural, and Miscellaneous Information; Including Biographical Notices, Original and Selected, Volume 2 |
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The oaks and beeches seem to contend which best shall please the lord of the manor - they cannot deceive , they will not lie . ” He died in 1745 , in his seventy - first year . Mr. Cox refutes the idea that sir Robert had said , “ that ...
The oaks and beeches seem to contend which best shall please the lord of the manor - they cannot deceive , they will not lie . ” He died in 1745 , in his seventy - first year . Mr. Cox refutes the idea that sir Robert had said , “ that ...
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| Title | A General History of the County of Norfolk: Intended to Convey All the Information of a Norfolk Tour, with the More Extended Details of Antiquarian, Statistical, Pictorial, Architectural, and Miscellaneous Information; Including Biographical Notices, Original and Selected, Volume 2 A General History of the County of Norfolk: Intended to Convey All the Information of a Norfolk Tour, with the More Extended Details of Antiquarian, Statistical, Pictorial, Architectural, and Miscellaneous Information; Including Biographical Notices, Original and Selected, John Chambers |
| Editor | John Chambers |
| Publisher | J. Stacy, 1829 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 5 Jun 2007 |
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