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... hands . The result naturally was that English influence grew weaker than ever . Henry VIII . could not rest content with such a state of things . He wished to make his power felt in the country by a firm and vigorous government , and at ...
... hands . The result naturally was that English influence grew weaker than ever . Henry VIII . could not rest content with such a state of things . He wished to make his power felt in the country by a firm and vigorous government , and at ...
Page 21
... hands , for their legs would not bear them . They looked like anatomies of death , they spake like ghosts crying out of their graves , they did eat the dead carions , happy where they could find them ; yea , and one another soon after ...
... hands , for their legs would not bear them . They looked like anatomies of death , they spake like ghosts crying out of their graves , they did eat the dead carions , happy where they could find them ; yea , and one another soon after ...
Page 22
... hands they became the most thriving estate in Ireland . It was on these lands that the first attempt at the cultivation of the potato was made . The colo- nists whom Ralegh sent to Virginia brought it back with them in 1596 ; and Ralegh ...
... hands they became the most thriving estate in Ireland . It was on these lands that the first attempt at the cultivation of the potato was made . The colo- nists whom Ralegh sent to Virginia brought it back with them in 1596 ; and Ralegh ...
Page 26
... hands . Elizabeth showed her wisdom very clearly in her choice of ministers , and she put great confidence in Burleigh . She respected his calm , deliberate wisdom . She knew that in the main she and her Secretary were of one mind in ...
... hands . Elizabeth showed her wisdom very clearly in her choice of ministers , and she put great confidence in Burleigh . She respected his calm , deliberate wisdom . She knew that in the main she and her Secretary were of one mind in ...
Page 49
... hands , with provisions and shipping to carry them to England in August , by which time he hoped to have finished ... hand of God.
... hands , with provisions and shipping to carry them to England in August , by which time he hoped to have finished ... hand of God.
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