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Queen Mab's outstanding characteristic was impishness , but the exquisite Titania , Shakespeare's own creation , is a queen , albeit a wayward queen , whose passing a fancy for a mortal is in keeping with the most ancient traditions of ...
Queen Mab's outstanding characteristic was impishness , but the exquisite Titania , Shakespeare's own creation , is a queen , albeit a wayward queen , whose passing a fancy for a mortal is in keeping with the most ancient traditions of ...
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In 1576 Richard Cox , the then Bishop of Ely , was forced by the Queen to grant on a twenty - one year's lease the best part of his house , together with fourteen acres of ground , the gardens and orchards , to Sir Christopher Hatton .
In 1576 Richard Cox , the then Bishop of Ely , was forced by the Queen to grant on a twenty - one year's lease the best part of his house , together with fourteen acres of ground , the gardens and orchards , to Sir Christopher Hatton .
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In spite of the distrought Queen's harsh words to him he had naught save pity for her :Queen . Gardener , for telling me this news of woe , Pray God the plants thou graft'st may never grow .
In spite of the distrought Queen's harsh words to him he had naught save pity for her :Queen . Gardener , for telling me this news of woe , Pray God the plants thou graft'st may never grow .
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