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The cases named by Prof. Brocklesby, referred to by Mr. Denton, are those of a spring in Rutland, Vermont, and a brook in Concord,
Farm drainage The Principles, Processes, and Effects of Draining Land with Stones, Wood, Plows, and Open Ditches, and Especially with Tiles Henry Flagg French
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[1261] Hannah More (Memoirs i. 393) says that Johnson, having put up a fervent prayer that Brocklesby might become a sincere Christian, 'caught hold of his hand with great earnestness, and cried,
Life Of Johnson Boswell, James, 1740-1795 1887
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That he arrived at Brocklesby and received the address.
Queen Victoria Her Girlhood And Womanhood Greenwood, Grace 1883
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From that I will not quote, but I am tempted to give entire a charming note which he wrote from Brocklesby, Lord Yarborough's place, to the Queen.
Queen Victoria Her Girlhood And Womanhood Greenwood, Grace 1883
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That he arrived at Brocklesby and received the address.
Queen Victoria, her girlhood and womanhood Grace Greenwood 1863
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From that I will not quote, but I am tempted to give entire a charming note which he wrote from Brocklesby, Lord Yarborough's place, to the Queen.
Queen Victoria, her girlhood and womanhood Grace Greenwood 1863
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_ -- In vol.v. p. 272. of _my_ favourite edition, and p. 784. of the edition in one volume, Johnson, writing to Brocklesby, under date Sept. 2, 1784, calls Windham "inter stellas Luna minores."
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It was on the occasion of his ride to Brocklesby that Lord Yarborough's tenantry rode out to meet the
Rides on Railways Samuel Sidney 1848
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But the Brocklesby pack has been maintained in the family of the present Earl of Yarborough more than 130 years without break or change of blood; and a written pedigree of the pack has been kept for upwards of 100 years; and it is now the oldest pack in the kingdom.
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Smith, the huntsman, is fourth in descent of a line of Brocklesby huntsmen; Robinson, the head groom, had just completed his half century of service at Brocklesby; and
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