 country apes the manners and amusements of the town, and little is heard of May-day at present, except from the lamentations of authors, who sigh after it from among the brick-walls of the city.' It is not unworthy of notice, that the late Dr  Chambers's Pocket Miscellany - Page 11854Full view - About this book
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...simplicity ; but the time has gone by, the feeling has become chilled by habits of gain and traffic; the country apes the manners and amusements of the town,...lamentations of authors, who sigh after it from among the brick walls of the city." There will be opportunity in the course if this work to dilate sonifwhat... | |
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 | 1875 - 712 pages
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