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... tell of life upon the Border , of the court of Elizabeth , and of the troubles of a hunted man , flying by night , in a little boat , from his persecutors , are as lively pieces of narrative as any we have . Almost as good , if a little ...
... tell of life upon the Border , of the court of Elizabeth , and of the troubles of a hunted man , flying by night , in a little boat , from his persecutors , are as lively pieces of narrative as any we have . Almost as good , if a little ...
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... tell you news , sir . There is arrived within our harbour this morning , a ship full of Spaniards , but not to give mercy , but to ask . " And so shows me that the Commander had landed , and he had commanded them to their ship again ...
... tell you news , sir . There is arrived within our harbour this morning , a ship full of Spaniards , but not to give mercy , but to ask . " And so shows me that the Commander had landed , and he had commanded them to their ship again ...
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... tell it me . The room , which was a low parlour , being well searched with candles , the top of my great boot hose was found at a hole , in which they had drawn all the rest . I went abroad , and ordered the boards to be raised , to see ...
... tell it me . The room , which was a low parlour , being well searched with candles , the top of my great boot hose was found at a hole , in which they had drawn all the rest . I went abroad , and ordered the boards to be raised , to see ...
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... tell him that I marvelled much at the information given me by these great persons , and that I could not imagine any sufficient ground hereof ; howbeit , if he had anything to say to me in a fair and noble way , I would give him the ...
... tell him that I marvelled much at the information given me by these great persons , and that I could not imagine any sufficient ground hereof ; howbeit , if he had anything to say to me in a fair and noble way , I would give him the ...
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JOHN MASEFIELD. Sir Robert Harley to go to Sir John Ayres , and tell him , that though I thought he had not so much ... telling me how much more these appari- tions were usual in this country than in England ; and we concluded the cause ...
JOHN MASEFIELD. Sir Robert Harley to go to Sir John Ayres , and tell him , that though I thought he had not so much ... telling me how much more these appari- tions were usual in this country than in England ; and we concluded the cause ...
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