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Page 75
... close on fourscore years of age , he begged King James , the hammer of sorcerers , to clear him formally of the scandal of witchcraft , and was rebuffed . Elizabeth , however , had a kindness for this scientist who was liable to be ...
... close on fourscore years of age , he begged King James , the hammer of sorcerers , to clear him formally of the scandal of witchcraft , and was rebuffed . Elizabeth , however , had a kindness for this scientist who was liable to be ...
Page 124
... close to Ralegh . However , " always I must , without glory , say for myself , that I held single in the head of all . " " Now , after we had beat , as two butts , one upon another almost three hours ( assuring your Honour that the ...
... close to Ralegh . However , " always I must , without glory , say for myself , that I held single in the head of all . " " Now , after we had beat , as two butts , one upon another almost three hours ( assuring your Honour that the ...
Page 344
... close unexcited narrative , his scorn for the sug- gestion that he would let down his sureties might seem rhetoric . It can- not seem rhetoric to anyone who reads it in its place . The letter shows how little he expected the trivial ...
... close unexcited narrative , his scorn for the sug- gestion that he would let down his sureties might seem rhetoric . It can- not seem rhetoric to anyone who reads it in its place . The letter shows how little he expected the trivial ...
Contents
THE ENGLand of RaleGHS CHILDHOOD | 1 |
STUDENT AND SOLDIER | 7 |
IRELAND | 14 |
Copyright | |
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