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... warrant of the King and law , a murtheress , bearing on her hand the blood of my near connexion , and I had , in such case , a right to call on every liege subject to render assistance to the execution . My late friendly neighbour ...
... warrant of the King and law , a murtheress , bearing on her hand the blood of my near connexion , and I had , in such case , a right to call on every liege subject to render assistance to the execution . My late friendly neighbour ...
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... were , I fear , vain to ask you to read over these dispatches from England , and execute the warrants which I have thought necessary to pre- pare in consequence . " " My signet you shall command with all my heart 70 PEVERIL OF THE PEAK .
... were , I fear , vain to ask you to read over these dispatches from England , and execute the warrants which I have thought necessary to pre- pare in consequence . " " My signet you shall command with all my heart 70 PEVERIL OF THE PEAK .
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... warrant . " " How can you trifle thus , you simple boy ? " said the Countess , with vexation in her tone and look . " Let me have your signet , or rather , take these warrants , and sign them yourself . " " My signet — my signet - Oh ...
... warrant . " " How can you trifle thus , you simple boy ? " said the Countess , with vexation in her tone and look . " Let me have your signet , or rather , take these warrants , and sign them yourself . " " My signet — my signet - Oh ...
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... warrants to the great endangerment of my precious fin- gers , but also read the same from end to end , as well as the dispatches thereunto appertaining . " A mother is easily appeased , even when most offended ; and it was with an ...
... warrants to the great endangerment of my precious fin- gers , but also read the same from end to end , as well as the dispatches thereunto appertaining . " A mother is easily appeased , even when most offended ; and it was with an ...
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... warrants she had pre- pared , to search for , take , and apprehend the bodies of Edward Christian and Robert - no , Ralph Bridgenorth , and bring them to instant trial . No doubt , she would soon have had them in the Castle court , with ...
... warrants she had pre- pared , to search for , take , and apprehend the bodies of Edward Christian and Robert - no , Ralph Bridgenorth , and bring them to instant trial . No doubt , she would soon have had them in the Castle court , with ...
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Page 227 - Then again for pathos, where will you mend the dying scene of Arcite ? Alas, my heartis queen ! alas, my wife ! Giver at once, and ender of my life. What is this world ? — What axen men to have ? Now with his love — now in his cold grave Alone, withouten other company. But I tire you, sir; and do injustice to the poet whom I remember but by halves.
Page 218 - What made our poet meddle with a plot ? Was't that he fancied, for the very sake And name of plot, his trifling play might take ? For there's not in't one inch-board evidence...