Pictures from English History: By the Great Historical ArtistsColeman E. Bishop Philips & Hunt, 1883 - 350 pages |
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Page 216 - There, says he, they are all dead, the man and his wife and five children. There, says he, they are shut up, you see a watchman at the door ; and so of other houses. Why...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Pictures from English History: By the Great Historical Artists |
| Editor | Coleman E. Bishop |
| Compiled by | Coleman E. Bishop |
| Publisher | Philips & Hunt, 1883 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 3 Nov 2007 |
| Length | 350 pages |
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