Graves of William Wordsworth

ONWARDS TO BONNEY SCOTLAND

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September 15th 2010
This morning was the wonderful scenic Lake Districts - visited Gracemere and paid homage at the grave of William Wordsworth. "I wandered lonely as a cloud ........in a host of golden daffodils." This is the area where the SMITH and GATE family come from. However we did not visit any towns where Lesley's ancesters lived. Cross the border at Gretna Green - a lone piper, heeland coows and Belted Ga ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more