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... heart so stout and true ; The olden times have passed away , And weary are the new .'- AYTOUN . Illustrations by John Lawson . FCA LONDON : GRIFFITH AND BO FARRA N , SUCCESSORS TO NEWBERY AND HARRIS , WEST CORNER OF ST . PAUL'S ...
... heart so stout and true ; The olden times have passed away , And weary are the new .'- AYTOUN . Illustrations by John Lawson . FCA LONDON : GRIFFITH AND BO FARRA N , SUCCESSORS TO NEWBERY AND HARRIS , WEST CORNER OF ST . PAUL'S ...
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... Heart - Funeral , after the Restoration - End of Montrose's History , . CHAPTER IX . Montrose's Execution strikes terror into the minds of the Cavaliers - How Charles the Second received the News- Fate of his Followers - The gallant ...
... Heart - Funeral , after the Restoration - End of Montrose's History , . CHAPTER IX . Montrose's Execution strikes terror into the minds of the Cavaliers - How Charles the Second received the News- Fate of his Followers - The gallant ...
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... heart the young Earl by no means shared the opinion of the bigoted noblemen , who believed that Episcopacy was an actual sin ; but while rebelling against Charles , believed that he was compelled to do so to save his country . The ...
... heart the young Earl by no means shared the opinion of the bigoted noblemen , who believed that Episcopacy was an actual sin ; but while rebelling against Charles , believed that he was compelled to do so to save his country . The ...
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... heart and soul in the cause of his Covenanting friends . He set off early in March , 1639 , for his own home , accompanied by one who was afterwards his bitterest foe , the Duke of Argyle , as well as Alex- ander Leslie , under whose ...
... heart and soul in the cause of his Covenanting friends . He set off early in March , 1639 , for his own home , accompanied by one who was afterwards his bitterest foe , the Duke of Argyle , as well as Alex- ander Leslie , under whose ...
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... dread of Episcopacy was strong throughout Scotland ; but even among the Covenanters many a heart beat true and loyally to the unhappy Charles , now arrived with his army on the borders , just 22 The Fiery Cross ; or ,
... dread of Episcopacy was strong throughout Scotland ; but even among the Covenanters many a heart beat true and loyally to the unhappy Charles , now arrived with his army on the borders , just 22 The Fiery Cross ; or ,
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