A Commonplace Book

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Tucked beside the A1 near Grantham, Stoke Rochford is typical of the the villages of Hidden England.[/caption]

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‘THE FINEST LANDSCAPE IN THE WORLD IS IMPROVED BY A GOOD INN IN THE FOREGROUND. ’
—Samuel Johnson

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‘I HAVE SEEN FLOWERS COME IN STONY PLACES AND KIND THINGS DONE BY MEN WITH UGLY FACES, AND THE GOLD CUP WON BY THE WORST HORSE AT THE RACES.’
—John Masefield

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‘IT HATH BEEN WRIT THAT ANYE MANNE MAY BLAMELESS KISS WHAT MAYDE HE CANNE, NOR ANYONE SHALL SAY HYM “NO” BENEATH THE HOLYE MISTLETOE.’
—Oliver Herford