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The peasants believe that the large bones sometimes found belonged to giants, who formerly lived on the hills. The devil also has a great deal to do with the remarkable forms of hill and vale: the Devil's Punch Bowl, the Devil's Leaps, and the Devil's Dyke, are names given to deep hollows, or high and abrupt ridges, in this and the neighbouring county.
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"The pirate Dane, who from his circular camp—"
The incursions of the Danes were for many ages the scourge of this island.
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"The savage native, who his acorn meal—"
The Aborigines of this country lived in woods, unsheltered but by trees and caves; and were probably
