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... volume for a new edition . ( " So many fuller and far more important works bearing on the same subject have been pub- lished since the Early Days of English Princes ' made its appearance , that she could scarcely have presumed to expect ...
... volume for a new edition . ( " So many fuller and far more important works bearing on the same subject have been pub- lished since the Early Days of English Princes ' made its appearance , that she could scarcely have presumed to expect ...
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... volume is again offered , in its improved form , by the Author ; not alone as a token of enduring friendship , but as a slight tribute of respect for one , who has truly and consistently followed the precept contained in the motto on ...
... volume is again offered , in its improved form , by the Author ; not alone as a token of enduring friendship , but as a slight tribute of respect for one , who has truly and consistently followed the precept contained in the motto on ...
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... volume might be the first object to catch his eye on awaken- ing the following morning . At last Richard , who had taken up his abode for a time at Gloucester , sent an express order to the Governor of the Tower , to murder Edward and ...
... volume might be the first object to catch his eye on awaken- ing the following morning . At last Richard , who had taken up his abode for a time at Gloucester , sent an express order to the Governor of the Tower , to murder Edward and ...
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... volume . I shall now give you a proof of his gener- osity of character : - When he was about five years old , his god- father , Cranmer , Archbishop of Canterbury , sent him as a present , a complete little table service , in polished ...
... volume . I shall now give you a proof of his gener- osity of character : - When he was about five years old , his god- father , Cranmer , Archbishop of Canterbury , sent him as a present , a complete little table service , in polished ...
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... volume first gave Edward the idea of himself writing an essay about the Reformation of the nation , as well as of keeping a journal , which he ac- cordingly then commenced , and continued to the end of his life ; carefully setting down ...
... volume first gave Edward the idea of himself writing an essay about the Reformation of the nation , as well as of keeping a journal , which he ac- cordingly then commenced , and continued to the end of his life ; carefully setting down ...
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