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... kings , ' Twixt his right ribs deep pierc'd the furious blade , And open'd wide those secret vessels where Life's ... king was plac'd alone , and o'er his head A well - wrought heaven of silk and gold was spread . Whatever he writes ...
... kings , ' Twixt his right ribs deep pierc'd the furious blade , And open'd wide those secret vessels where Life's ... king was plac'd alone , and o'er his head A well - wrought heaven of silk and gold was spread . Whatever he writes ...
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... was entrusted by the Queen with a message to the King ; and , by whatever means , so far softened the ferocity of Hugh Peters , that by his intercession admission was D procured . Of the King's condescension he has given an DENHAM . 21.
... was entrusted by the Queen with a message to the King ; and , by whatever means , so far softened the ferocity of Hugh Peters , that by his intercession admission was D procured . Of the King's condescension he has given an DENHAM . 21.
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... King's condescension he has given an account in the dedication of his works . Y { He was afterwards employed in carrying on the King's correspondence ; and , as he says , discharged this office with great safety to the royalists : and ...
... King's condescension he has given an account in the dedication of his works . Y { He was afterwards employed in carrying on the King's correspondence ; and , as he says , discharged this office with great safety to the royalists : and ...
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... King's party , for which he was a while per- secuted ; but having , by his brother's interest , obtained permission to live in quiet , he support- ed himself so honourably by chamber - practice , that , soon after the accession of King ...
... King's party , for which he was a while per- secuted ; but having , by his brother's interest , obtained permission to live in quiet , he support- ed himself so honourably by chamber - practice , that , soon after the accession of King ...
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... King , the son of Sir John King , Ireland in the time of Elizabeth , James for name as a security against the waste of time , Charles . 9 and King was much a favourite at Cam- bridge , idge , and many of the wits joined to do honour to ...
... King , the son of Sir John King , Ireland in the time of Elizabeth , James for name as a security against the waste of time , Charles . 9 and King was much a favourite at Cam- bridge , idge , and many of the wits joined to do honour to ...
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