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EtonTown in Windsor and Maidenhead unitary authority, southern England, on the north bank of the River Thames, opposite Windsor; population (2001, Eton and Castle) 2,300. Eton College is one of the UK's oldest, largest, and most prestigious public (private and fee-paying) schools. It was founded in 1440 by Henry VI. 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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It was a joke of a compact and portable nature, turning on the difference between Eton pears and Parliamentary pairs; but it was a joke, a refined relish of which would seem to have appeared to Lord Decimus impossible to be had without a thorough and intimate acquaintance with the tree. It may be imagined that a gentleman so qualified and so disposed, was in no danger of becoming formidable to the learned seminaries of Eton or Westminster. "I was a boy at Eton, Sir," he said, "when my father's losses ruined him. |
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