Gossip about Letters and Letter-writersEdmonston and Douglas, 1873 - 256 pages |
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... Grace , mercy , and peace from God the Father , and Christ Jesus our Lord . ' Again : ' James , a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ , to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad , greet- ing . ' The place where the epistle ...
... Grace , mercy , and peace from God the Father , and Christ Jesus our Lord . ' Again : ' James , a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ , to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad , greet- ing . ' The place where the epistle ...
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... Grace's displeasure , and my imprisonment , are things so strange unto me , as what to write , or what to excuse , I am altogether ignorant . Whereas you send unto me ( willing me to confess a truth , and so obtain your favour ) by such ...
... Grace's displeasure , and my imprisonment , are things so strange unto me , as what to write , or what to excuse , I am altogether ignorant . Whereas you send unto me ( willing me to confess a truth , and so obtain your favour ) by such ...
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... Grace may be freed from an open censure , and mine offence being so lawfully proved , your Grace is at liberty , both before God and man , not only to execute worthy punish- ment on me as an unlawful wife , but to follow your affec ...
... Grace may be freed from an open censure , and mine offence being so lawfully proved , your Grace is at liberty , both before God and man , not only to execute worthy punish- ment on me as an unlawful wife , but to follow your affec ...
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... grace of God Queen of England , the least of the handmaidens of his holiness , wishes perpetual health in Christ . ' Certain well - known letters of the Earl of Essex ( temp . Elizabeth ) , Sir Walter Raleigh , Lord Strafford , and the ...
... grace of God Queen of England , the least of the handmaidens of his holiness , wishes perpetual health in Christ . ' Certain well - known letters of the Earl of Essex ( temp . Elizabeth ) , Sir Walter Raleigh , Lord Strafford , and the ...
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... You must likewise tell her Grace that she is a general toast among all honest folks here ; and particularly at the Deanery , even in the face of my Whig subjects . ( After an ... Joseph Addison . 45 allusion to Pope , etc. )
... You must likewise tell her Grace that she is a general toast among all honest folks here ; and particularly at the Deanery , even in the face of my Whig subjects . ( After an ... Joseph Addison . 45 allusion to Pope , etc. )
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