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... King turned and said to the bishop of Winchester , " Well , my Lord , what say you ? ' " Sir , " replied the bishop , " I have no skill to judge of parlia- mentary cases . " The King answered , " No put - offs , my Lord ; answer me ...
... King turned and said to the bishop of Winchester , " Well , my Lord , what say you ? ' " Sir , " replied the bishop , " I have no skill to judge of parlia- mentary cases . " The King answered , " No put - offs , my Lord ; answer me ...
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... king's permission ; and , when the king set up his standard , he sent him a thousand broad - pieces . He continued , however , to sit in the rebellious conventicle , but ' spoke , ' says Clarendon 2 , ' with great sharpness and freedom ...
... king's permission ; and , when the king set up his standard , he sent him a thousand broad - pieces . He continued , however , to sit in the rebellious conventicle , but ' spoke , ' says Clarendon 2 , ' with great sharpness and freedom ...
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... king's death ; but the king , in opposition to them , had [ was ] resolved that he should reign even in [ during ] his life . If there appear no extra- ordinary liveliness in this remark , yet its reception proves the speaker to have ...
... king's death ; but the king , in opposition to them , had [ was ] resolved that he should reign even in [ during ] his life . If there appear no extra- ordinary liveliness in this remark , yet its reception proves the speaker to have ...
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