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... old family , but neither very rich nor very powerful . Walter's father , also called Walter , had been thrice married . Walter was the second son of the third wife , Katherine Champernowne . She had CHAPTER I WALTER RALEGH'S YOUTH.
... old family , but neither very rich nor very powerful . Walter's father , also called Walter , had been thrice married . Walter was the second son of the third wife , Katherine Champernowne . She had CHAPTER I WALTER RALEGH'S YOUTH.
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... called " Marcus Geminus " was acted before her . Puritan feeling was not yet strong enough to make such an amusement appear a profanation of " the Sabbath . " For four days the Queen stayed at Oxford , and spent her time in visiting the ...
... called " Marcus Geminus " was acted before her . Puritan feeling was not yet strong enough to make such an amusement appear a profanation of " the Sabbath . " For four days the Queen stayed at Oxford , and spent her time in visiting the ...
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... called , and the Catholics , had been brought to a close by the edict of Amboise ( March 19th , 1563 ) . But in 1567 the Huguenots rose again . They were alarmed by the successes which Alva , the general of Philip II . , King of Spain ...
... called , and the Catholics , had been brought to a close by the edict of Amboise ( March 19th , 1563 ) . But in 1567 the Huguenots rose again . They were alarmed by the successes which Alva , the general of Philip II . , King of Spain ...
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... called . Without the Pale the native chiefs , and the descendants of the Norman barons who had settled there when the island was first con- quered , kept up a continual warfare for supremacy . The Norman families had adopted the manners ...
... called . Without the Pale the native chiefs , and the descendants of the Norman barons who had settled there when the island was first con- quered , kept up a continual warfare for supremacy . The Norman families had adopted the manners ...
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... called upon the garrison to yield to mercy , but in vain . Ralegh was in the thick of the assault . On the three first days he led the attack , and also on the last day , when his troops managed to enter the castle and made a great ...
... called upon the garrison to yield to mercy , but in vain . Ralegh was in the thick of the assault . On the three first days he led the attack , and also on the last day , when his troops managed to enter the castle and made a great ...
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