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... whole is of the roughest and most un- finished description . I cannot tell whether it ever had curtains , but it is probable that some of the same kind of tapestry which decorated the room was suspended over it . What a contrast would ...
... whole is of the roughest and most un- finished description . I cannot tell whether it ever had curtains , but it is probable that some of the same kind of tapestry which decorated the room was suspended over it . What a contrast would ...
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... whole army were put to flight ; and the Kings of Bohemia and Majorca were slain . The fate of the Monarch of Bohemia was somewhat remark- able . He was blind from age , but being re- solved to venture into battle , and thereby set an ...
... whole army were put to flight ; and the Kings of Bohemia and Majorca were slain . The fate of the Monarch of Bohemia was somewhat remark- able . He was blind from age , but being re- solved to venture into battle , and thereby set an ...
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... their admiration and love for the victorious Prince . But Edward himself felt very little enjoy- ment in these marks of triumph ! for he knew how painful and mortifying must be the whole scene to EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE . 43.
... their admiration and love for the victorious Prince . But Edward himself felt very little enjoy- ment in these marks of triumph ! for he knew how painful and mortifying must be the whole scene to EDWARD THE BLACK PRINCE . 43.
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Mrs. M. C. GRAY. how painful and mortifying must be the whole scene to the unhappy monarch who accom- panied him ; and no doubt the citizens of Lon- don were somewhat surprised , to see the vanquished enemy enter the gates of their city ...
Mrs. M. C. GRAY. how painful and mortifying must be the whole scene to the unhappy monarch who accom- panied him ; and no doubt the citizens of Lon- don were somewhat surprised , to see the vanquished enemy enter the gates of their city ...
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... whole history of England . Even the earliest days of the young Edward were attended with distressing circumstances ; for war and tumult at that time obliged his father , King Edward the Fourth , to leave England ; and shortly after ...
... whole history of England . Even the earliest days of the young Edward were attended with distressing circumstances ; for war and tumult at that time obliged his father , King Edward the Fourth , to leave England ; and shortly after ...
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