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... wished to please his mother ; he therefore determined to do his best to over- come the difficulty . It is true he sometimes was almost inclined to throw aside the book , and give up the trial in despair , so cast down did he feel at the ...
... wished to please his mother ; he therefore determined to do his best to over- come the difficulty . It is true he sometimes was almost inclined to throw aside the book , and give up the trial in despair , so cast down did he feel at the ...
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... with possessing all the English counties , wished to add Wales to his territories . Consequently a great many bloody battles were fought between the English and Welsh ; in the last of which , Llewellyn 24 EDWARD OF CAERNARVON .
... with possessing all the English counties , wished to add Wales to his territories . Consequently a great many bloody battles were fought between the English and Welsh ; in the last of which , Llewellyn 24 EDWARD OF CAERNARVON .
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... wished , as much as lay in his power , to alleviate the sufferings of John , and he was unwilling to taste a moment's triumph that could give him additional pain ; though , most likely , he did not regret that the magnifi- cence of his ...
... wished , as much as lay in his power , to alleviate the sufferings of John , and he was unwilling to taste a moment's triumph that could give him additional pain ; though , most likely , he did not regret that the magnifi- cence of his ...
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... wished to get both brothers into his hands for some evil purpose , and she so resolutely refused to give up her son , that at last the F Prelate became quite angry . He reproached her warmly for EDWARD THE FIFTH . 81.
... wished to get both brothers into his hands for some evil purpose , and she so resolutely refused to give up her son , that at last the F Prelate became quite angry . He reproached her warmly for EDWARD THE FIFTH . 81.
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... wished to hurt her child , but that if she would not resign him to his uncle for a while , by fair means , she would be compelled to do so by force ; so , partly re - assured by the Archbishop's words , partly frightened by his menaces ...
... wished to hurt her child , but that if she would not resign him to his uncle for a while , by fair means , she would be compelled to do so by force ; so , partly re - assured by the Archbishop's words , partly frightened by his menaces ...
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