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Dorchester [ˈdɔːtʃɪstə] n (Placename) a town in S England, administrative centre of Dorset: associated with Thomas Hardy, esp as the Casterbridge of his novels. Pop.: 15 037 (1991) Latin name Durnovaria [ˌdjʊrnəʊˈveɪrɪə] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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From Wallingford up to Dorchester the neighbourhood of the river grows more hilly, varied, and picturesque. The young man from Dorchester accused Newman of a fault which he considered very grave, and which he did his best to avoid: what he would have called a want of "moral reaction. Beneath him is the valley of the Frome, and all the wild lands that come tossing down from Dorchester, black and gold, to mirror their gorse in the expanses of Poole. |
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