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... 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 colleges , listening to speeches , talking kindly to the stu- dents , and ...
... 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 colleges , listening to speeches , talking kindly to the stu- dents , and ...
Page 9
... strong enough for that . In France and the Netherlands for the time Catholicism was triumphant . At home , Elizabeth was hampered by the presence of Mary Queen of Scots , who had , in May , 1568 , fled over the border to seek safety in ...
... strong enough for that . In France and the Netherlands for the time Catholicism was triumphant . At home , Elizabeth was hampered by the presence of Mary Queen of Scots , who had , in May , 1568 , fled over the border to seek safety in ...
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... strong enough to control the fleet . Each of the gentlemen who had joined it wished to have his own way . The sailors were for the most part criminals , who took to the sea to escape from justice - free - living adventurers , who only ...
... strong enough to control the fleet . Each of the gentlemen who had joined it wished to have his own way . The sailors were for the most part criminals , who took to the sea to escape from justice - free - living adventurers , who only ...
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... strong hatred of Spanish power and influence which inspired his whole life had taken deep root . After this we know more of the details of his life ; for he began to draw men's attention upon him . Of these first twenty- seven years we ...
... strong hatred of Spanish power and influence which inspired his whole life had taken deep root . After this we know more of the details of his life ; for he began to draw men's attention upon him . Of these first twenty- seven years we ...
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... strong an influence might at times be exercised over the Queen's mind by any one of the crowd of favourites who hovered round her throne . Ralegh , intro- duced to the court by Leicester , must from the first have been an object of ...
... strong an influence might at times be exercised over the Queen's mind by any one of the crowd of favourites who hovered round her throne . Ralegh , intro- duced to the court by Leicester , must from the first have been an object of ...
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