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... took me aback . I came home in the belief that -it might be quietly , and not officially - some honour- able service would be required of me ; and before I had been three hours in Edinburgh I was served with a peremptory notice to ...
... took me aback . I came home in the belief that -it might be quietly , and not officially - some honour- able service would be required of me ; and before I had been three hours in Edinburgh I was served with a peremptory notice to ...
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... took upon us the burden of this realm . Why did ye not ask our leave to return ? " " I had come sooner , sir , but I might not run from my colours . As for my coming back , I had licence to go abroad for ten years ; and I knew not that ...
... took upon us the burden of this realm . Why did ye not ask our leave to return ? " " I had come sooner , sir , but I might not run from my colours . As for my coming back , I had licence to go abroad for ten years ; and I knew not that ...
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... by the Colonel , who shook me warmly by the hand , and told me not to be cast down by the inhospitable reception I had met with . He took me into the garden at the back of the lodging , and spoke to me with much earnest- 24 THE X JEWEL .
... by the Colonel , who shook me warmly by the hand , and told me not to be cast down by the inhospitable reception I had met with . He took me into the garden at the back of the lodging , and spoke to me with much earnest- 24 THE X JEWEL .
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... took care that no curiosity should be shown by my men or myself , and spent most of the time in hunting and hawking at a distance from the house . The monotony of this life began to pall on me , and I took to remaining more about the ...
... took care that no curiosity should be shown by my men or myself , and spent most of the time in hunting and hawking at a distance from the house . The monotony of this life began to pall on me , and I took to remaining more about the ...
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... took care that he had news of what I was doing . As I expected , he found about that time that he had occasion to visit the godly , if there be any , at Oxford and Cambridge . " I knew that this man was playing a desperate game . In ...
... took care that he had news of what I was doing . As I expected , he found about that time that he had occasion to visit the godly , if there be any , at Oxford and Cambridge . " I knew that this man was playing a desperate game . In ...
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