The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 359, March 7, 1829   By: Various

In this volume, readers are treated to a diverse and engaging mix of literature, amusement, and instruction. The content ranges from thought-provoking essays and informative articles to entertaining stories and humorous anecdotes. The writing is of high quality and the selection of pieces is well-curated, offering something for everyone's taste. Overall, this volume is a delightful read that is sure to captivate and educate readers of all ages.

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Rugby School was founded in the ninth year of Elizabeth, by Lawrence Sheriff, grocer, of London, chiefly as a free grammar school for the children of the parishes of Rugby and Brownsover, and places adjacent. For the accommodation of the master, who was, "if it conveniently might be, to be ever a Master of Arts," he bequeathed a messuage at Rugby, in which it is probable he had himself resided during the last few years of his life, and he directed that there should be built, near this residence, a fair and convenient school house, to defray which expense, and of a contiguous almshouse, he bequeathed the revenue of the rectory of Brownsover, and a third portion of twenty four acres of land, situate in Lamb's Conduit Fields , "near London," and termed the Conduit Close... Continue reading book >>