Commonplace Book

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The ultimate shotgun for the Glorious Twelfth might be this Purdey Sporter, starting at around £55,000.[/caption]

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‘The fascination of shooting as a sport depends almost wholly on whether you are at the right or wrong end of the gun.’
— P.G.Wodehouse

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‘The Industrial Revolution was another of those extraordinary jumps forward in the story of civilization.’
— Stephen Gardiner

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‘Is there anything worn under a kilt? No, it’s all in perfect working order.’
— Spike Milligan

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‘I wonder anybody does anything at Oxford but dream and remember, the place is so beautiful. One almost expects the people to sing instead of speaking.
It is all like an opera.’
—William Butler Yeats