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52 of the Supplementary Despatches , ' that Lord Mornington's family adopted the ancient spelling of their name ' about this time , ' 19th May , 1798. The first despatch in which the change of signature occurs bears that date . de- de ...
52 of the Supplementary Despatches , ' that Lord Mornington's family adopted the ancient spelling of their name ' about this time , ' 19th May , 1798. The first despatch in which the change of signature occurs bears that date . de- de ...
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... Victoria Dock Company ; and the whole of the buildings have only recently been cleared away to make room for the Cannon Street Station of the South Eastern Railway , which now covers the whole of the site of the ancient Steelyard .
... Victoria Dock Company ; and the whole of the buildings have only recently been cleared away to make room for the Cannon Street Station of the South Eastern Railway , which now covers the whole of the site of the ancient Steelyard .
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... leads Dr. Percy to dispute the favourite theory of antiquarians , that the age of Bronze preceded that of Iron . The ancient Egyptians appear to have been familiar with * Livingstone's ' Africa , ' 650 . the the use of both metals .
... leads Dr. Percy to dispute the favourite theory of antiquarians , that the age of Bronze preceded that of Iron . The ancient Egyptians appear to have been familiar with * Livingstone's ' Africa , ' 650 . the the use of both metals .
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It is possible that the ancient Britons smelted it after the same primitive methods as those above described ; but if they did , no remnant nor indication of the manufacture has been preserved , as has been the case with the ironwork of ...
It is possible that the ancient Britons smelted it after the same primitive methods as those above described ; but if they did , no remnant nor indication of the manufacture has been preserved , as has been the case with the ironwork of ...
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In ancient times , raids were made across the Border as far south as Furness , for the purpose of obtaining iron plunder , which was carried back into Scotland and forged into tools and weapons . But in peaceful times the Scotch ...
In ancient times , raids were made across the Border as far south as Furness , for the purpose of obtaining iron plunder , which was carried back into Scotland and forged into tools and weapons . But in peaceful times the Scotch ...
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| Title | The Quarterly Review, Volume 120 |
| Contributors | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero |
| Publisher | John Murray, 1866 |
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