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Page 37
... seen her two sons , Richard and John , on the throne of England . 23 , 24. At Woodstocke builded such a bower , The like was never seene . Woodstock , situated about nine miles from Oxford , was an ancient residence of the kings of ...
... seen her two sons , Richard and John , on the throne of England . 23 , 24. At Woodstocke builded such a bower , The like was never seene . Woodstock , situated about nine miles from Oxford , was an ancient residence of the kings of ...
Page 38
... seen , five legitimate sons , of whom two only , Richard and John , both afterwards kings of England , survived him . In a vain hope of obviating their mutual jealousy and of settling the greatness of his family upon a per- manent ...
... seen , five legitimate sons , of whom two only , Richard and John , both afterwards kings of England , survived him . In a vain hope of obviating their mutual jealousy and of settling the greatness of his family upon a per- manent ...
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... seen her child . The Jews gave a hard , coarse denial , when suddenly from a deep foul pit was heard the child's voice , which " Alma Redemptoris " ' gan to sing , So loud that all the place ' gan to ring . The scene of this is laid in ...
... seen her child . The Jews gave a hard , coarse denial , when suddenly from a deep foul pit was heard the child's voice , which " Alma Redemptoris " ' gan to sing , So loud that all the place ' gan to ring . The scene of this is laid in ...
Page 70
... seen , By earl or baron done ; Nor knight or squire to fame aspire , Or dare disgrace to shun . Faith , truth are fled , and in their stead Do vice and meanness rule : E'en on the throne may soon be shown A flatterer or a fool . On ...
... seen , By earl or baron done ; Nor knight or squire to fame aspire , Or dare disgrace to shun . Faith , truth are fled , and in their stead Do vice and meanness rule : E'en on the throne may soon be shown A flatterer or a fool . On ...
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... seen from far off . ' ' That thou shalt never accomplish , Earl Douglas , ' said Percy . Then you must come and seek it to - night , for I shall place it on the ground before my tent , and we will see if you venture to take it away ...
... seen from far off . ' ' That thou shalt never accomplish , Earl Douglas , ' said Percy . Then you must come and seek it to - night , for I shall place it on the ground before my tent , and we will see if you venture to take it away ...
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