Gossip about Letters and Letter-writersEdmonston and Douglas, 1873 - 256 pages |
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... Earl of Essex ( temp . Elizabeth ) , Sir Walter Raleigh , Lord Strafford , and the Earl of Derby ( of the time of the Commonwealth ) , are remarkable for their vigorous and independent tone ; while , at a later period , the ...
... Earl of Essex ( temp . Elizabeth ) , Sir Walter Raleigh , Lord Strafford , and the Earl of Derby ( of the time of the Commonwealth ) , are remarkable for their vigorous and independent tone ; while , at a later period , the ...
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... Earls of South- esk , and the Montgomeries Earls of Eglin- ton , which have appeared within the last few years , under the editorship of my learned friend Mr. William Fraser . Each of these sumptuous works embraces a large number of ...
... Earls of South- esk , and the Montgomeries Earls of Eglin- ton , which have appeared within the last few years , under the editorship of my learned friend Mr. William Fraser . Each of these sumptuous works embraces a large number of ...
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... Earls of Eglin- ton of the Seton line . He was the third son of Robert , first Earl of Winton , by his Countess , Lady Margaret Montgomerie , the nephew of Alexander Seton , Earl of Dunfermline and Chan- cellor of Scotland , and the ...
... Earls of Eglin- ton of the Seton line . He was the third son of Robert , first Earl of Winton , by his Countess , Lady Margaret Montgomerie , the nephew of Alexander Seton , Earl of Dunfermline and Chan- cellor of Scotland , and the ...
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George Seton. Earls of Eglinton . 21 of letters , which are of a very miscellane- ous character , no fewer than fifty are from the pen of Susanna Kennedy , third and last Countess of the ninth Earl of Eglinton , being all addressed to ...
George Seton. Earls of Eglinton . 21 of letters , which are of a very miscellane- ous character , no fewer than fifty are from the pen of Susanna Kennedy , third and last Countess of the ninth Earl of Eglinton , being all addressed to ...
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... Earl of Eglinton , to ANN LIVINGSTON , HIS COUNTESS . MY DEIR HERT , -My most louing deutie remimberit . Thir feu lynis are to lett you knaw that all freindis ar in goud helteh , prasit be God ; earnestly intreiting you to and Susanna ...
... Earl of Eglinton , to ANN LIVINGSTON , HIS COUNTESS . MY DEIR HERT , -My most louing deutie remimberit . Thir feu lynis are to lett you knaw that all freindis ar in goud helteh , prasit be God ; earnestly intreiting you to and Susanna ...
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