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... Duke of Marlborough ) declined to attend the banquet , to which he had previously ac- cepted an invitation , because some resolu- tions passed at the City Hall in favour of the distressed peasantry of the west appeared to him to ...
... Duke of Marlborough ) declined to attend the banquet , to which he had previously ac- cepted an invitation , because some resolu- tions passed at the City Hall in favour of the distressed peasantry of the west appeared to him to ...
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... Duke of Guise , of whose ambitious schemes he was probably one of the chief inspirers . The Spanish ambassador resident at Paris also presented him with ' a cup- board of plate , ' to the value of five or six thousand crowns ' ( Davison ...
... Duke of Guise , of whose ambitious schemes he was probably one of the chief inspirers . The Spanish ambassador resident at Paris also presented him with ' a cup- board of plate , ' to the value of five or six thousand crowns ' ( Davison ...
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... Duke of Guise , during the suspension of negotiations , had , at the instance of Arran , entered into negotia- tions with the Scottish king . On 25 Aug. 1585 Wotton informed Walsingham that the Master of Gray was of opinion that they ...
... Duke of Guise , during the suspension of negotiations , had , at the instance of Arran , entered into negotia- tions with the Scottish king . On 25 Aug. 1585 Wotton informed Walsingham that the Master of Gray was of opinion that they ...
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... Duke of Devonshire , who was lord cham- berlain , to offer the laureateship , vacated by Cibber's death , to Gray . Gray , however , at once declined it , though the obligation to write birthday odes was to be omitted . In September ...
... Duke of Devonshire , who was lord cham- berlain , to offer the laureateship , vacated by Cibber's death , to Gray . Gray , however , at once declined it , though the obligation to write birthday odes was to be omitted . In September ...
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... Duke of Grafton . In January 1768 Gray had a narrow escape from a fire which destroyed part of Pembroke . In April 1769 he had to show his gratitude to Grafton , who had been elected chancellor , of the university , by composing the ...
... Duke of Grafton . In January 1768 Gray had a narrow escape from a fire which destroyed part of Pembroke . In April 1769 he had to show his gratitude to Grafton , who had been elected chancellor , of the university , by composing the ...
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