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... took him up with a wager ; and Ralegh , first weighing a quantity of tobacco , smoked it and weighed the ashes . The Queen proved a sportswoman , and turned the loss of the wager off with a dry jest : what was wanting in the prime ...
... took him up with a wager ; and Ralegh , first weighing a quantity of tobacco , smoked it and weighed the ashes . The Queen proved a sportswoman , and turned the loss of the wager off with a dry jest : what was wanting in the prime ...
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... took place , November 17 , in Wolvesey Castle , palace of the former Bishops of Winchester . The two Chief Justices , Sir John Pop- ham and Sir Edmund Anderson , were in charge . The former was an ugly mountainous creature . Said to ...
... took place , November 17 , in Wolvesey Castle , palace of the former Bishops of Winchester . The two Chief Justices , Sir John Pop- ham and Sir Edmund Anderson , were in charge . The former was an ugly mountainous creature . Said to ...
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... took alarm on his release , writing to the King of Spain ( April 27 , 1616 ) that he wanted leave to visit Madrid , to see the latter personally about Eng- lish maritime schemes , especially the formation of another company for Guiana ...
... took alarm on his release , writing to the King of Spain ( April 27 , 1616 ) that he wanted leave to visit Madrid , to see the latter personally about Eng- lish maritime schemes , especially the formation of another company for Guiana ...
Contents
THE ENGLand of RaleGHS CHILDHOOD | 1 |
STUDENT AND SOLDIER | 7 |
IRELAND | 14 |
Copyright | |
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