Old Sports and Sportsmen; Or, The Willey CountryVirtue & Company, 1873 - Всего страниц: 204 |
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... Hold compact with invention , or the door Of heaven hath been a little pushed aside , Methinks I can remember , after hours Of unpremeditated thought in woods . " 1 INTRODUCTION . CONTENTS . PAGE . 1 CHAPTER I. THE xii PREFACE .
... Hold compact with invention , or the door Of heaven hath been a little pushed aside , Methinks I can remember , after hours Of unpremeditated thought in woods . " 1 INTRODUCTION . CONTENTS . PAGE . 1 CHAPTER I. THE xii PREFACE .
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... CHAPTER II . MORFE FOREST . Morfe Forest one of the Five Royal Forests of Shropshire - Its History and Associations — Early British , Roman , Danish , and Norman Mementoes - Legends and Historical Inci- dents - Forest Wastes - Old Names ...
... CHAPTER II . MORFE FOREST . Morfe Forest one of the Five Royal Forests of Shropshire - Its History and Associations — Early British , Roman , Danish , and Norman Mementoes - Legends and Historical Inci- dents - Forest Wastes - Old Names ...
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... CHAPTER VI . THE WILLEY SQUIRE . The Willey Squire - Instincts and Tendencies - Atmosphere of the times favourable for their development - Thackeray's Opinion - Style of Hunting - Dawn of the Golden Age of the Sport , & c . · CHAPTER ...
... CHAPTER VI . THE WILLEY SQUIRE . The Willey Squire - Instincts and Tendencies - Atmosphere of the times favourable for their development - Thackeray's Opinion - Style of Hunting - Dawn of the Golden Age of the Sport , & c . · CHAPTER ...
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... CHAPTER IX . BACHELOR'S HALL . Its Quaint Interior - An Old Friend's Memory - Crabbe's Peter at Ilford Hall - Singular Time - pieces - A Meet at Hangster's Gate - Jolly Doings - Dibdin at Dinner-- Broseley Pipes - Parson Stephens in his ...
... CHAPTER IX . BACHELOR'S HALL . Its Quaint Interior - An Old Friend's Memory - Crabbe's Peter at Ilford Hall - Singular Time - pieces - A Meet at Hangster's Gate - Jolly Doings - Dibdin at Dinner-- Broseley Pipes - Parson Stephens in his ...
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... CHAPTER XIII . THE WILLEY SQUIRE MEMBER FOR WENLOCK . • The Willey Squire recognises the duty of his position , and be- comes Member for Wenlock - Addison's View of Whig Jockeys and Tory Fox - hunters - State of Parties - Pitt in Power ...
... CHAPTER XIII . THE WILLEY SQUIRE MEMBER FOR WENLOCK . • The Willey Squire recognises the duty of his position , and be- comes Member for Wenlock - Addison's View of Whig Jockeys and Tory Fox - hunters - State of Parties - Pitt in Power ...
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ancestors ancient Anthony Forster appears Barrow Benthall Bishop boots Bosc Bridgnorth Broseley Brown Clee Hills Buildwas called Cecil Forester Chace chancel CHAPTER chase Chetton church Clee Hills Coalbrookdale Coalport deer Dibdin district dogs Earl Edward Evelith Eyton famous favour favourite fish Forester's Forster fox-hunting friends gave George Forester ground Hangster's Hark hawk Haye Henry Henry III horn horse hounds hunting John John Forester kennel king king's lady land Little Wenlock Lord Forester Madeley manor master ment Moody Morfe neighbours Norman old hall old Squire pack Parliament parson period present Quatford remarkable river Roger royal Salop Saxon sergeantry Severn Shifnal Shirlot Shrewsbury Shropshire side song sport sportsmen Squire Forester Squire's Stephens Sutton Maddock Tally-ho tenant tion Tom Moody Tom's trees venison Weld Wellington Wellington Hay Wenlock whilst whipper-in Willey Willey country Willey Squire woods Wrekin
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