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... peace , the ac- cession of Pius V. ( 1569 ) . Nearer home , there was the marriage of Mary of Scotland with Henry Darnley ( 1565 ) , and all the tragedy which followed , Kirk of Field ( 1567 ) , Lochleven , Langside , Carlisle , the ...
... peace , the ac- cession of Pius V. ( 1569 ) . Nearer home , there was the marriage of Mary of Scotland with Henry Darnley ( 1565 ) , and all the tragedy which followed , Kirk of Field ( 1567 ) , Lochleven , Langside , Carlisle , the ...
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... peace and quietness hath done with some melancholy pickstraws . ” The letters preserve a good many touches of character which are interesting . This , for instance , which shows Spenser's feeling about Sidney . " New books , " writes ...
... peace and quietness hath done with some melancholy pickstraws . ” The letters preserve a good many touches of character which are interesting . This , for instance , which shows Spenser's feeling about Sidney . " New books , " writes ...
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... peace and freedom from external disturbance . " An over- faint quietness , " writes Sidney in 1581 , lamenting that there were so few good poets , " should seem to strew the house for poets . " After the first ten years of Elizabeth's ...
... peace and freedom from external disturbance . " An over- faint quietness , " writes Sidney in 1581 , lamenting that there were so few good poets , " should seem to strew the house for poets . " After the first ten years of Elizabeth's ...
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... peace , and men lived securely . Wealth was increasing . The Wars of the Roses had left the crown powerful to enforce order , and protect industry and trade . The na- tion was beginning to grow rich . When the day's work was done ...
... peace , and men lived securely . Wealth was increasing . The Wars of the Roses had left the crown powerful to enforce order , and protect industry and trade . The na- tion was beginning to grow rich . When the day's work was done ...
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... peace at home , there was much to keep men's minds on the stretch . There was quite enough danger and uncertainty to wind up their feelings to a high pitch . But danger was not so pressing as to prevent them from giving full place to ...
... peace at home , there was much to keep men's minds on the stretch . There was quite enough danger and uncertainty to wind up their feelings to a high pitch . But danger was not so pressing as to prevent them from giving full place to ...
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