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Page 46
... Earl of Warwick , was confined , during one period of his eventful life , to rumi- nate at leisure on his farther schemes of ambi- tion . And here , too , Eleanor , the haughty wife . of the good Duke of Gloucester , pined out in se ...
... Earl of Warwick , was confined , during one period of his eventful life , to rumi- nate at leisure on his farther schemes of ambi- tion . And here , too , Eleanor , the haughty wife . of the good Duke of Gloucester , pined out in se ...
Page 47
... Earl of Derby , who had that moment sate down to a breakfast composed of various sorts of fish . « Welcome , most imperial Julian , » he said ; « welcome to our royal fortress ; in which , as yet , we are not like to be starved with ...
... Earl of Derby , who had that moment sate down to a breakfast composed of various sorts of fish . « Welcome , most imperial Julian , » he said ; « welcome to our royal fortress ; in which , as yet , we are not like to be starved with ...
Page 48
... earl . « To hear old stories about the Tynwald laws , and the con- tending rights of the lords and the clergy , and all the rest of that Celtic barbarism , which , like Burgesse's thorough - paced doctrine , enters at one ear , paces ...
... earl . « To hear old stories about the Tynwald laws , and the con- tending rights of the lords and the clergy , and all the rest of that Celtic barbarism , which , like Burgesse's thorough - paced doctrine , enters at one ear , paces ...
Page 49
... earl , « and think her as wise as she can ; but I would not give one of Waller's songs , or Denman's satires , for a whole cart - load of her grace's trash . - But here comes our mo- ther , with care on her brow . » The Countess of ...
... earl , « and think her as wise as she can ; but I would not give one of Waller's songs , or Denman's satires , for a whole cart - load of her grace's trash . - But here comes our mo- ther , with care on her brow . » The Countess of ...
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... earl , rising from table , and pick- ing his teeth carelessly . << These fresh mullets are delicious , and so is the Lachrymæ Christi . I pray you to sit down to breakfast , Julian , and partake the goods my royal foresight has pro ...
... earl , rising from table , and pick- ing his teeth carelessly . << These fresh mullets are delicious , and so is the Lachrymæ Christi . I pray you to sit down to breakfast , Julian , and partake the goods my royal foresight has pro ...
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