Chamber's Cyclopędia of English Literature: A History, Critical and Biographical, of Authors in the English Tongue from the Earliest Times Till the Present Day, with Specimens of Their Writings, Volume 1 |
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Marie Hamilton ' s to the kirk gane , Wi ' ribbons in her hair ; The King thought mair o ' Marie Hamilton Than ony that ... She hadna been about the King's court A month , but barely one , Till she was beloved by a ' the King's court ...
Marie Hamilton ' s to the kirk gane , Wi ' ribbons in her hair ; The King thought mair o ' Marie Hamilton Than ony that ... She hadna been about the King's court A month , but barely one , Till she was beloved by a ' the King's court ...
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He magnified the virtue , courage , and religion of the last King , exceedingly commended the justice and goodness and understanding of the present King , and prayed that they might not betray him as they had done his father .
He magnified the virtue , courage , and religion of the last King , exceedingly commended the justice and goodness and understanding of the present King , and prayed that they might not betray him as they had done his father .
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The King was infinitely surprised , yet recollected himself enough to laugh at the man , and to ask him what he meant . The man had been falconer to Tom Jermin , and made it appear that he knew well enough to whom he spake , repeating ...
The King was infinitely surprised , yet recollected himself enough to laugh at the man , and to ask him what he meant . The man had been falconer to Tom Jermin , and made it appear that he knew well enough to whom he spake , repeating ...
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| Title | Chamber's Cyclopędia of English Literature: A History, Critical and Biographical, of Authors in the English Tongue from the Earliest Times Till the Present Day, with Specimens of Their Writings, Volume 1 Chamber's Cyclopędia of English Literature: A History, Critical and Biographical, of Authors in the English Tongue from the Earliest Times Till the Present Day, with Specimens of Their Writings, John Liddell Geddie |
| Author | Robert Chambers |
| Editor | David Patrick |
| Published | 1922 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 2 Sep 2010 |
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