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Page 76
... died in pain . William Burton , who calls him " a devil incarnate , " tells how he went to the fire clothed in sackcloth , leaping and dancing ; and that in the fire itself , " above twenty times together clapping his hands he cried ...
... died in pain . William Burton , who calls him " a devil incarnate , " tells how he went to the fire clothed in sackcloth , leaping and dancing ; and that in the fire itself , " above twenty times together clapping his hands he cried ...
Page 163
... dying man desired to be reconciled , a mat- ter of lasting regret to him . After the execution , people noted that ... died miserably at the age of thirty - four ; and , as he rowed back to Durham House , Ralegh must have felt that ...
... dying man desired to be reconciled , a mat- ter of lasting regret to him . After the execution , people noted that ... died miserably at the age of thirty - four ; and , as he rowed back to Durham House , Ralegh must have felt that ...
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... died in the Tower , 1614 ; Cobham stayed there till released on leave in 1617 , a dying man permitted to visit Bath for the waters . We may dismiss Cobham's subsequent history here . His wife , one of the fine unscrupulous Howards , had ...
... died in the Tower , 1614 ; Cobham stayed there till released on leave in 1617 , a dying man permitted to visit Bath for the waters . We may dismiss Cobham's subsequent history here . His wife , one of the fine unscrupulous Howards , had ...
Contents
THE ENGLand of RalegHS CHILDHOOD | 1 |
STUDENT AND SOLDIER | 7 |
IRELAND | 14 |
Copyright | |
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