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Arthur Clough marvels at the vision of a man who could cross the Atlantic without knowing there was a farther shore.
Picture: By Jose Maria Obregon (1832–1902), via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.. Source.
Posted February 2
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Whenever Charles Miner suspected an ulterior motive, he would say quietly ‘That man has an axe to grind!’
Picture: By Just L'Hernault (1832-1922), via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.. Source.
Posted February 1
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The Tudor mansion of Compton Wynyates is full of secrets and puzzles, some macabre, some downright peculiar.
Picture: © AJD, Geograph. CC BY-SA 2.0.. Source.
Posted January 31
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It was one of those rare occasions when a game of cricket had not been interrupted by the weather, but would the Church be so forgiving?
Picture: By Camille Pissarro (1830–1903), via WIkimedia Commons. Public domain.. Source.
Posted January 30
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Every Sunday, the Englishman is raised to heaven by the choir, and then taken to her bosom by Mother Earth.
Picture: By Edmund Blair Leighton (1852–1922), Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.. Source.
Posted January 29