The English Countrywoman: A Farmhouse Social History, A.D. 1500-1900A. Melrose, 1953 - 221 páginas |
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... possible . Many of the returned exiles were extremely hard put to it for ready money , and had no taste for a daughter's marriage that did not at once , or in prospect , help to fill the family coffers . John Donne , when he was ...
... possible . Many of the returned exiles were extremely hard put to it for ready money , and had no taste for a daughter's marriage that did not at once , or in prospect , help to fill the family coffers . John Donne , when he was ...
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... possible in London during the winter months . When they had succeeded in persuading their men folk , who may not have required a great deal of persuading , to accompany them to the metropolis , they were not anxious to go home ...
... possible in London during the winter months . When they had succeeded in persuading their men folk , who may not have required a great deal of persuading , to accompany them to the metropolis , they were not anxious to go home ...
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... possible and worth while to undertake journeys in order to spend a couple of days at a place . In the days of horse transport such lengthy travel would only have been justified if the visit was intended to be prolonged . The younger ...
... possible and worth while to undertake journeys in order to spend a couple of days at a place . In the days of horse transport such lengthy travel would only have been justified if the visit was intended to be prolonged . The younger ...
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List of Illustrations Page | vii |
The Elizabethan Countrywoman | 17 |
Cavalier and Puritan Countrywomen | 43 |
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