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The History of the Anglo-Saxons, Comprising the History of England from the ... - Page 571
by Sharon Turner - 1823
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The Beauties of England and Wales: Or, Delineations ..., Volume 25

John Britton - 1815 - 1086 pages
...Punter, was living at Lanmaes, juxta Lantwit. He, though only a shoemaker, was a more intelligent person than most of his own class : he had read history more...memory with a number of interesting popular traditions. 1 was then about twelve or fourteen years of age, — like him fond of history and antiquities. He...
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The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical ...

John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1815 - 1092 pages
...Punter, was living at Lanmaes, juxta Lantwit. He, though only a shoemaker, was a more intelligent person than most of his own class : he had read history more...had stored his memory with a number of interesting poular traditions. I was then about twelve or fourteen years of age,— like him fond of history and...
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Wales illustrated, views engr. from drawings by H. Gastineau, accompanied by ...

1830 - 482 pages
...Punter, was living at Lanmaes, juxta Llantwit. He, though only a shoemaker, was a more intelligent person than most of- his own class ; he had read history...on the east side of the porch of the old church at Llantwit, where, he said, a large monumental stone lay buried in the ground, with an inscription on...
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The History of the Anglo-Saxons from the Earliest Period to the ..., Volume 2

Sharon Turner - 1841 - 636 pages
...forty years ago, a very old man, his name Richard Punter, was then living &\.Lanmaii,juxta Lanturit. He, though only a shoemaker, was more intelligent...like him, fond of history and antiquities. He one day showed Die a spot on tho east side of tho porch of the old church at Lanlwit, where, he said, a large...
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The History of the Anglo-Saxons from the Earliest Period to the ..., Volume 2

Sharon Turner - 1841 - 636 pages
...years ago, a very old man, his name Richard Punter, was then living alLaiimais,juxta Lantwit. lie, though only a shoemaker, was more intelligent than...of age ; like him, fond of history and antiquities. Ho one day showed me a spot on the east side of the porch of the old church at Lantwit, where, he said,...
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Recollections and Anecdotes of Edward Williams: The Bard of Glamorgan; Or ...

Elijah Waring - 1850 - 274 pages
...Punter, was living at Lanmaes, juxta Lantwit. He, though only a shoemaker, was a more intelligent person than most of his own class : he had read history more...like him, fond of history and antiquities. He one day showed me a spot on the east side of the porch of the old church at Lantwit, where he said a large...
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The History of the Anglo-Saxons: From the Earliest Period to the ..., Volume 3

Sharon Turner - 1852 - 682 pages
...forty years ago, a very old man, his name Richard Punter, was then living at Lanmais, juxta Lanttcin. He, though only a shoemaker, was more intelligent...like him, fond of history and antiquities. He one day showed me a spot on the east side of the porch of the old church at Lanttcit, where, he said, a large...
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The History of the Anglo-Saxons from the Earliest Period to the ..., Volume 3

Sharon Turner - 1886 - 684 pages
...forty years ago, n very old man, his name Richard Punter, was then living at Lanmais Juxta Lantwin. He, though only a shoemaker, was more intelligent...like him, fond of history and antiquities. He one day showed me a spot on the east side of the porch of the old church at Lantwit, where, he said, a large...
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Archaeologia Cambrensis

1893 - 446 pages
...was then living at Lanmaes-juxta-Lantwit, who, though only a shoemaker, was a more intelligent man than most of his own class. He had read history more...like him, fond of history and antiquities. He one day showed me a spot on the east side of the porch of the old church at Lautwit, where he said a large...
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