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Cecil drove home his victory by a fierce ' slating ' of Essex , who stood there trapped by his own folly , the noises of his own self - deception at last drowned by the plashing of Charon's oars . James had agents present , who drew ...
Cecil drove home his victory by a fierce ' slating ' of Essex , who stood there trapped by his own folly , the noises of his own self - deception at last drowned by the plashing of Charon's oars . James had agents present , who drew ...
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Cecil knew both Ralegh and Elizabeth too well to think that the Essex tragedy could be re - enacted . He therefore let the suggestion of ruining his friend with the Queen go , and concentrated on poisoning James's mind .
Cecil knew both Ralegh and Elizabeth too well to think that the Essex tragedy could be re - enacted . He therefore let the suggestion of ruining his friend with the Queen go , and concentrated on poisoning James's mind .
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a all this information from Cecil , according to the French Ambassador he hardly ever mentioned Cecil's name without calling him ' traitor ' : ' le Sieur Coban ... est ulcéré contre le dit Sieur Cecil avec une telle violence que , quant ...
a all this information from Cecil , according to the French Ambassador he hardly ever mentioned Cecil's name without calling him ' traitor ' : ' le Sieur Coban ... est ulcéré contre le dit Sieur Cecil avec une telle violence que , quant ...
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| Title | Sir Walter Ralegh: The Last of the Elizabethans |
| Author | Edward John Thompson |
| Publisher | Macmillan and Company, Limited, 1935 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 24 Jan 2008 |
| ISBN | 818868130X, 9788188681303 |
| Length | 387 pages |
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