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" I find his Grace my very good Lord indeed, and I believe he doth as singularly favour me as any subject within this realm ; howbeit, son Roper, I may tell thee, I have no cause to be proud thereof ; for if my head would win him a castle in France (for... "
A London Encyclopaedia, Or Universal Dictionary of Science, Art, Literature ... - Page 129
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The Miscellaneous Works of the Right Honourable Sir James Mackintosh, Volume 1

Sir James Mackintosh - Canada - 1846 - 614 pages
...me as any other subject within this • Roper, p. 12. f More, P- 49realm: howbeit, son Roper, I may tell thee, I have no cause to be proud thereof; for if my head would win him a castle in France, when there was war between us, it should not fail to go.' "* An edition of Utopia had been printed...
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To 1572

Sir Henry Ellis - Great Britain - 1846 - 418 pages
...believe he doth as singularly favour me as any subject within this realm ; howbeit, son Roper, I may tell thee, I have no cause to be proud thereof ; for if my head would win him a castle in France (for then there was war between us) it should not fail to go.' "c Anecdotes of coarser familiarity...
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Original Letters Illustrative of English History: To 1572

Henry Ellis - English letters - 1846 - 428 pages
...believe he doth as singularly favour me as any subject within this realm ; howbeit, son Roper, I may tell thee, I have no cause to be proud thereof; for if my head would win him a castle iu France (for then there was war between us) it should not fail to go.' "c Anecdotes of coarser familiarity...
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The North American Review, Volume 65

Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - American fiction - 1847 - 546 pages
...thrown familiarly over his shoulder. When he was congratulated on this high favor, he said, — "I may tell thee I have no cause to be proud thereof, for if my head would win him a castle in France, it should not fail to go." The manner in which he discharged the duties of the chancellor's office was...
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The North American Review, Volume 65

Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - American fiction - 1847 - 550 pages
...thrown familiarly over his shoulder. When he was congratulated on this high favor, he said, — "I may tell thee I have no cause to be proud thereof, for if my head would win him a castle in France, it should not fail to go." The manner in which he discharged the duties of the chancellor's office was...
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The Lives of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England ...

John Campbell Baron Campbell - 1848 - 702 pages
...believe he doth as singularly favour me as any subject within this realm. Howbeit, son Roper, I may tell thee I have no cause to be proud thereof; for if my head would win him a castle in France, it should not fail to go."* This authentic aneedote shows, in a very striking manner, how More had early...
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The Miscellaneous Works of the Right Honourable Sir James Mackintosh: Three ...

Sir James Mackintosh - Ethics - 1848 - 630 pages
...he doth as singularly favour me as any other subject within this realm : howbeit, son Roper, I may tell thee, I have no cause to be proud thereof; for if my head would win him a castle in France, when there was war between us. it should not fail to go.' "t * Roper, p. 12. t More, p. 49. t Rouer,...
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The history of England [by J.A. Hessey].

James Augustus Hessey - 1849 - 216 pages
...the chancellor's neck, and gave his father joy on the favour he was in. " Son Roper," he replied, " I have no cause to be proud thereof, for if my head would win him a castle in France, it would go." It was now resolved to suppress the monasteries ; and Cromwell, with the title of Vicar- General,...
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Miscellaneous Works

Sir James Mackintosh - 1850 - 597 pages
...he doth as singularly favour me as any other subject within this realm : howbeit, son Roper, I may tell thee, I have no cause to be proud thereof; for if my head would win him a castle in prance, when there was war between us, it should not fail to go.' "i * Roper, p. 12. t More, p. 49....
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The Lives of the Lords Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England ...

John Campbell Baron Campbell - Great Britain - 1851 - 538 pages
...believe he doth as singularly favour me as any subject within this realm. Howbeit, son Roper, I may tell thee I have no cause to be proud thereof; for if my head would win him a castle in France, it should not fail lo £o."* This authentic anecdote shows, in a very striking manner, how More had early...
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