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... king , Charles I. , was averse to the writing of poems ; he would stroll up to young bards in the gardens of Oxford , and would say to them , " I saw thy copy of verses on her ladyship's eyebrow . They were good , vastly good ! See to ...
... king , Charles I. , was averse to the writing of poems ; he would stroll up to young bards in the gardens of Oxford , and would say to them , " I saw thy copy of verses on her ladyship's eyebrow . They were good , vastly good ! See to ...
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... King's College , where there is now no record of his entrance . Tradition informed the author of his Life that he was extraordinarily proficient in all his studies while at the University , which he left early that he might take part at ...
... King's College , where there is now no record of his entrance . Tradition informed the author of his Life that he was extraordinarily proficient in all his studies while at the University , which he left early that he might take part at ...
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... King seated at table , with the Bishops of Winchester and Durham standing be- hind his chair . Still out of temper with the obstinacy of the Commons , the King growled out to the two prelates , “ My Lords , cannot I take my subjects ...
... King seated at table , with the Bishops of Winchester and Durham standing be- hind his chair . Still out of temper with the obstinacy of the Commons , the King growled out to the two prelates , “ My Lords , cannot I take my subjects ...
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... King was in no temper for wit . He brooded over it , and some time after- wards he allowed himself , with that coarseness which was native to him , to crack a vulgar jest at the expense of Bishop Andrewes ' smartness . This anecdote and ...
... King was in no temper for wit . He brooded over it , and some time after- wards he allowed himself , with that coarseness which was native to him , to crack a vulgar jest at the expense of Bishop Andrewes ' smartness . This anecdote and ...
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... King on his Navy , " in distichs as correct and monotonous as any that he composed to the day of his death ; in thirty - two lines we find but one overflow 1 . 1 " Where e'er thy Navy spreads her canvas wings Homage to thee , and peace ...
... King on his Navy , " in distichs as correct and monotonous as any that he composed to the day of his death ; in thirty - two lines we find but one overflow 1 . 1 " Where e'er thy Navy spreads her canvas wings Homage to thee , and peace ...
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