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Page 126
... desired ; after which , having disengaged themselves from many vessels which rode at anchor in the Thames , and almost blocked up the passage towards Greenwich , they ordered the watermen to let fall their oars more gently . Then ...
... desired ; after which , having disengaged themselves from many vessels which rode at anchor in the Thames , and almost blocked up the passage towards Greenwich , they ordered the watermen to let fall their oars more gently . Then ...
Page 128
... desired him to mention , that they had a ward ( a nephew ) with a comfortable little estate in the country , and if such a match for their daughter would be agreeable to the Edwardses , they would with pleasure do their endeavour 128 ...
... desired him to mention , that they had a ward ( a nephew ) with a comfortable little estate in the country , and if such a match for their daughter would be agreeable to the Edwardses , they would with pleasure do their endeavour 128 ...
Page 133
... to communicate to her his repugnance to further intrusion , a person in the royal retinue touched a light and lively air on the flageolet , at a signal from the King , who desired to have some tune repeated MORNING IN ST . JAMES'S PARK 133.
... to communicate to her his repugnance to further intrusion , a person in the royal retinue touched a light and lively air on the flageolet , at a signal from the King , who desired to have some tune repeated MORNING IN ST . JAMES'S PARK 133.
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ELYOT SIR THOMAS Prince Hal and Judge Gascoigne | 8 |
BALLAD | 72 |
BARRIE J M First Impressions of London | 118 |
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