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He then proceeds , in a strain of dignified sadness : " I have done the state some service , and they know it ; No more of that . I pray you , in your letters , When you shall these unlucky deeds relate , Speak of me as I am ; nothing ...
He then proceeds , in a strain of dignified sadness : " I have done the state some service , and they know it ; No more of that . I pray you , in your letters , When you shall these unlucky deeds relate , Speak of me as I am ; nothing ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Shakspeare and His Times |
| Authors | François Guizot, Guizot (M., François) |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Harper, 1852 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 8 Feb 2006 |
| Length | 360 pages |
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