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"The vessels are at present under construction by the Kawashi
Dockyard Company, Limited, of Kobe, and realised from L42 to
L42 per ton deadweight."--_Poverty Bay Herald_.
A careful calculation will show that the average cost was almost
exactly forty guineas.
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"Several rhubord recipes have come in this week, so that the
reader who esquired for recipe for rhubard jelly is supplied
with this, and recipes for other rhubarb dainties as
well."--_Edmonton Journal_ (_Canada_).
If _John Gilpin_ were to "dine at Edmonton" (Canada) he would come in
for some nice new vegetables.
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A PLACE OF ARMS.
[Inscribed by a humble member of the Inner Temple to the
Benchers of his Inn.]
I knew a garden green and fair,
Flanking our London river's tide,
And you would think, to breathe its air
And roam its virgin lawns beside,
All shimmering in their velvet fleece,
"Nothing can hurt this haunt of Peace.
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