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... kings , during the Middle Ages , over their turbulent barons . In the year 1816 , the country was in such a state of disorganisa- tion , that the interference , as in many other cases , of the British which had been solicited , led to a ...
... kings , during the Middle Ages , over their turbulent barons . In the year 1816 , the country was in such a state of disorganisa- tion , that the interference , as in many other cases , of the British which had been solicited , led to a ...
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... king of Cutch , named Lakeh , a Jogie lived , who was a wise man , and wonderfully skilled in the properties of herbs . For years he had been occupied in searching for a peculiar kind of grass , the roots of which should be burnt and a ...
... king of Cutch , named Lakeh , a Jogie lived , who was a wise man , and wonderfully skilled in the properties of herbs . For years he had been occupied in searching for a peculiar kind of grass , the roots of which should be burnt and a ...
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... King Arthur , or the period to which his fabled history retires . The Pieces in this collection , Lady Charlotte says , are of two kinds , the one " having the character of chivalric romance , the other bearing the impress of far higher ...
... King Arthur , or the period to which his fabled history retires . The Pieces in this collection , Lady Charlotte says , are of two kinds , the one " having the character of chivalric romance , the other bearing the impress of far higher ...
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... King's Library at Paris , and the Royal Library of Copenhagen , having been laid under contribution . Much discussion and anxiety have been wasted upon the age and the origin of these and other manuscripts , of a kindred style and ...
... King's Library at Paris , and the Royal Library of Copenhagen , having been laid under contribution . Much discussion and anxiety have been wasted upon the age and the origin of these and other manuscripts , of a kindred style and ...
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... King Arthur sat upon a seat of green rushes , over which was spread a covering of flame - coloured satin , and a cushion of red satin was under his elbow . Then Arthur spoke : If I thought you would not disparage me , ' said he , I ...
... King Arthur sat upon a seat of green rushes , over which was spread a covering of flame - coloured satin , and a cushion of red satin was under his elbow . Then Arthur spoke : If I thought you would not disparage me , ' said he , I ...
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