The History of the Castle, Town, and Port of DoverLongmans, Green, and Company, 1899 - 462 pages |
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... and the readiest means of access were unsuccessful , " as the Gauls were ignorant of them " . On the other hand , we learn , from the same passage , that a real continental trade must have existed . are : 4 THE HISTORY OF DOVER .
... and the readiest means of access were unsuccessful , " as the Gauls were ignorant of them " . On the other hand , we learn , from the same passage , that a real continental trade must have existed . are : 4 THE HISTORY OF DOVER .
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... passages from various writers , descriptive of the British people in their day . Strabo , who was born in B.c. 64 , says , " the Britons in stature exceed the Gauls , and their hair is not so yellow nor their bodies so well set . Let ...
... passages from various writers , descriptive of the British people in their day . Strabo , who was born in B.c. 64 , says , " the Britons in stature exceed the Gauls , and their hair is not so yellow nor their bodies so well set . Let ...
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... passage from thence to France , than either its neat- ness or populousness . " That the sea ran a considerable distance inland in former days is unquestionable , for , if we doubt the testimony of Camden , excavations made in more ...
... passage from thence to France , than either its neat- ness or populousness . " That the sea ran a considerable distance inland in former days is unquestionable , for , if we doubt the testimony of Camden , excavations made in more ...
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... passage of the Thames , and demonstrated the superiority of his troops , the different tribes , hitherto united under the banner of Cassivellaunus , began to make their submission . The Trinobantes , occupying Essex and Middlesex , were ...
... passage of the Thames , and demonstrated the superiority of his troops , the different tribes , hitherto united under the banner of Cassivellaunus , began to make their submission . The Trinobantes , occupying Essex and Middlesex , were ...
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... passage of a horse 3d . in winter , and 2d . in summer ; but the burgesses found the pilot and one other to assist him , and if he wanted more it was hired at his own cost . From the festival of St. Michael to that of St. Andrew the ...
... passage of a horse 3d . in winter , and 2d . in summer ; but the burgesses found the pilot and one other to assist him , and if he wanted more it was hired at his own cost . From the festival of St. Michael to that of St. Andrew the ...
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