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Excerpt from Christmas Carols, Ancient and Modern
The quiet Village of Seven Oaks exhibited that neat and cleanly aspect so often admired by visitors to this country When passing through our more orderly rural districts. The trimmed hedgerows, whitened door-steps, and glistening Window-panes, With the prim and happy old people passing about making preparations for the morrow, pictured forth a delightful scene of order and contentment.
Fatigued With my walk, I retired to rest early. A bright moon was shining into my chamber, and through the Window I could see lights mov ing about the apartments of Knowle House,'
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