The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction - Volume 19, No. 538, March 17, 1832 by Various
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larger than the circumference of a man's hat, at the distance of forty
yards. [1] Notes by Mr. Grose, the antiquarian, in _Selections from Gentleman's Magazine_, vol. i. In the _Archaeologia_. vol. vi. we find it stated that "Artillery (_artillérie_) is a French term signifying _Archery_, as the king's _bowyer_ is in that language styled _artillier du roy;_ and from that nation the English seem to have learnt at least the cross-bow archery." [2] Grose. [3] Grose. [4] Hist. England, by Sir James Mackintosh, vol. i. [5] Dated from Clarence-terrace, Regent's-park. [6] Vide Grose on Ancient Armour. D'Alembert, Encyclopedie. Art. Arbalette. [7] Maitland's London. * * * * * THE GIPSEY FORTUNE-TELLER. (_For the Mirror_.) |
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