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... head of George III . was stamped on the head of the Spanish king ( whence the rude and silly saying , " The head of a fool on the head of a knave " ) . Afterwards , perhaps on account of the jest , they were restruck as bank tokens ...
... head of George III . was stamped on the head of the Spanish king ( whence the rude and silly saying , " The head of a fool on the head of a knave " ) . Afterwards , perhaps on account of the jest , they were restruck as bank tokens ...
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... head , and trees that are pollarded do acquire what may well be called a very large head of branches . That this is really the meaning is shown by the fact that the equivalent in French is têtard , which is , as I have shown , applied ...
... head , and trees that are pollarded do acquire what may well be called a very large head of branches . That this is really the meaning is shown by the fact that the equivalent in French is têtard , which is , as I have shown , applied ...
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... head is put upon a pole " ; we should , I venture to assert , rather read it , " In this country the head is laid upon a log . ' It would follow that we should disregard as super- fluously misleading and irrelevant that portion of the ...
... head is put upon a pole " ; we should , I venture to assert , rather read it , " In this country the head is laid upon a log . ' It would follow that we should disregard as super- fluously misleading and irrelevant that portion of the ...
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RECORDS OF CELTIC OCCUPATION IN LOCAL | 90 |
BusbyBrindley Foley and JacksonPicture | 361 |
am sorry to see that MR ADDY 7th S iii 421 | 421 |
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