10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WAGGONLOAD»
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The Forest of Dean; an Historical and Descriptive Account, Etc
When sold by the waggonload at the pit's mouth, and “ the purchaser brings
victuals and drink for the colliers, “ the price of a waggonload was 10s. of house-
fire coal, “ smith coal 6s. 6d., lime coal 4s. On the Coleford “ side the Forest,
house-fire ...
Henry George Nicholls, 1858
The waggons would go down to New Romney Corporation each Hole, as it was
known, situated on the t Mary's ay road; a onehorse waggonload would cost
you sixpence, a two-horse waggonload a shilling. Men going out on these wet ...
lime from Frendesby to the said Castle, at \d. per quarter, — 15s. To John
Belherst and his fellows, for the carriage of 66 large waggonloads of timber from
the park of Bokyngfold to Newe- heth, at 2s. 6d. the waggonload, — £8. 5s. To the
same ...
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THE SESSIONAL PAPERS PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS, ...
These exactions, for many years, had been gradually increasing, till, from a trifle
that was at first charged on each waggonload of goods, a regular duty of 3 per
cent, was attempted to be enforced on all transactions at the fairs. Though this
was ...
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A Small Boy in the Sixties
Certainly it was one of the sights of the town to see some waggonload of village
folk arriving; or weeks later, to see the families going off again in their waggons,
close packed; to see, to hear them; for especially on the return journey (glad to be
...
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My diary in America in the midst of war. Vol. 1
Huge pumpkins and water-melons, squashes and tomatoes by the hecatomb,
enormous cabbages, beets and radishes, peaches by the cartful, and apples by
the waggonload, are displayed in tumble-down shanties to which the meanest
coal ...
For the rest Hans was a most entirely unprincipled person, but as the Boers say, “
as clever as a waggonload of monkeys.” Also he drank when he got the chance.
One good quality he had, however; no man was ever more faithful, and perhaps ...
Infact, so extortionate is their avarice that they will charge one halfarouble,
andthen asack of flour,and then awhole waggonload of meal. I wonder that no
one has yet called attention to the system." Upon that Chichikov intimated that,
outof ...
Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol, 2014
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The Maid of Honour: A Tale of the Dark Days of France (Complete)
She always hada waggonload about her. Angelique examined the gownof
themarquise with absorbed interest. The baronlectured on affairs, withan
occasional raidinto his wife's country, torouther armyof Jeremiads. "Figure to
yourself, my dear ...
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Curious, If True Strange Tales
Her husband haddied, and left her in even greater poverty than that inwhich she
waswhen he had first metwithher. She had one child, the beautiful daughter who
came riding on the waggonload of furniture that was brought to the ManorHouse.
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