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... crown to the worthiest ' ( Wint . T. v , 1 ) ; ' Fathers that , like so many A.8 , Have from morn till even fought ' ( Hen . V , iii , 1 ) ; Fluellen draws a parallel between ' A. the pig , ' born in Macedon , and Henry ' born at ...
... crown to the worthiest ' ( Wint . T. v , 1 ) ; ' Fathers that , like so many A.8 , Have from morn till even fought ' ( Hen . V , iii , 1 ) ; Fluellen draws a parallel between ' A. the pig , ' born in Macedon , and Henry ' born at ...
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... Crown property under Hen . VII . Katharine of Arragon was resident there when her divorce was pro- nounced ( Hol . iii , 929 ) , May 23 , 1533 . ' The Archbishop of Canterbury Held a late court at Dunstable , six miles off From A ...
... Crown property under Hen . VII . Katharine of Arragon was resident there when her divorce was pro- nounced ( Hol . iii , 929 ) , May 23 , 1533 . ' The Archbishop of Canterbury Held a late court at Dunstable , six miles off From A ...
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... crown , but waives the honour in favour of Saturninus , the late Emperor's son ; con- sents , moreover , to the marriage of his daugh- ter Lavinia to Sat .; on L. being claimed by Bassianus , the new Emperor's brother , and forcibly ...
... crown , but waives the honour in favour of Saturninus , the late Emperor's son ; con- sents , moreover , to the marriage of his daugh- ter Lavinia to Sat .; on L. being claimed by Bassianus , the new Emperor's brother , and forcibly ...
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... crown during the Lupercalia ; after C.'s murder he delivered a funeral oration over the body , and , having obtained C.'s private papers from Calpurnia , read his will to the people ; he speedily found a rival in the young Octavius ( or ...
... crown during the Lupercalia ; after C.'s murder he delivered a funeral oration over the body , and , having obtained C.'s private papers from Calpurnia , read his will to the people ; he speedily found a rival in the young Octavius ( or ...
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... crown of England than his uncle John , who was Henry's youngest son , but Richard Coeur - de - lion's death - bed bequeathal of the crown to John was generally held in England to constitute the better claim . Philip II of France , for ...
... crown of England than his uncle John , who was Henry's youngest son , but Richard Coeur - de - lion's death - bed bequeathal of the crown to John was generally held in England to constitute the better claim . Philip II of France , for ...
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Page 214 - tis not so deep as a well, nor so wide as a church door ; but 'tis enough, 'twill serve : ask for me to-morrow, and you shall find me a grave man. I am peppered, I warrant, for this world. A plague o...
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