Lives of the queens of England, from the Norman conquest. By A. [and E.] Strickland, Volume 11864 |
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... person who engages in that difficult and responsible department of literature ought to bear in mind the charge which ... persons who are usually made subjects of popular panegyric ; and authors have actually feared in some cases to ...
... person who engages in that difficult and responsible department of literature ought to bear in mind the charge which ... persons who are usually made subjects of popular panegyric ; and authors have actually feared in some cases to ...
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... person , the queen- consort is put on the same footing with the king . It is equally treason ( by the statute of the 25th Edward III . ) " to compass or imagine the death of our lady the king's companion , as of the king himself . ” 2 ...
... person , the queen- consort is put on the same footing with the king . It is equally treason ( by the statute of the 25th Edward III . ) " to compass or imagine the death of our lady the king's companion , as of the king himself . ” 2 ...
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... person tall , and of a comely , cheerful , and modest countenance ; and so awhile she stood , pausing to survey her army , and being regarded with reverential silence , she addressed to them an impassioned and eloquent speech on the ...
... person tall , and of a comely , cheerful , and modest countenance ; and so awhile she stood , pausing to survey her army , and being regarded with reverential silence , she addressed to them an impassioned and eloquent speech on the ...
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... person and of a generous disposition , sent deputies , by the advice of his peers , to ask her of her father in marriage , who gladly consented , and gave her a large portion . " Wace , also , tells us " that Matilda was very fair and ...
... person and of a generous disposition , sent deputies , by the advice of his peers , to ask her of her father in marriage , who gladly consented , and gave her a large portion . " Wace , also , tells us " that Matilda was very fair and ...
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... person to commence hostilities against Harold , by furnishing the traitor , Tostig , with ships and a military force to make a descent on England . Tostig executed his mission more like a pirate- brigand than an accredited leader . The ...
... person to commence hostilities against Harold , by furnishing the traitor , Tostig , with ships and a military force to make a descent on England . Tostig executed his mission more like a pirate- brigand than an accredited leader . The ...
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