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... thought which may be gen- erally expected to characterise such undertakings . His exten- sive acquaintance with Spanish literature has , however , en- abled him , at little cost , to diversify his narrative with a few illustrations ...
... thought which may be gen- erally expected to characterise such undertakings . His exten- sive acquaintance with Spanish literature has , however , en- abled him , at little cost , to diversify his narrative with a few illustrations ...
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... thought of such an undertaking , he appears to have received accounts of Guiana generally , of a very flat- tering description ; but his prospects at home were then too bright to allow of his embarking in a project which must ...
... thought of such an undertaking , he appears to have received accounts of Guiana generally , of a very flat- tering description ; but his prospects at home were then too bright to allow of his embarking in a project which must ...
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... thought , by Hume and others , to have urged the execution of Essex - an opinion founded upon a very remarkable letter of his to Cecil ; ¶ but which , as it is not dated , leaves it uncertain whether it was written before or after the ...
... thought , by Hume and others , to have urged the execution of Essex - an opinion founded upon a very remarkable letter of his to Cecil ; ¶ but which , as it is not dated , leaves it uncertain whether it was written before or after the ...
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... thought first flashed into his mind , that the power of Cecil , now greatly augmented by the removal of so formidable a competitor , might prove destructive to himself , * -a foreboding too certainly destined to be verified . We think ...
... thought first flashed into his mind , that the power of Cecil , now greatly augmented by the removal of so formidable a competitor , might prove destructive to himself , * -a foreboding too certainly destined to be verified . We think ...
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... thought one who was present at his trial . - See Sir Toby Mat- thews's Collection of Letters , published by Dr Donne , p . 281. Sir Tho- mas Overbury , who also was present , expresses himself to the same purpose . Arraignment of Sir ...
... thought one who was present at his trial . - See Sir Toby Mat- thews's Collection of Letters , published by Dr Donne , p . 281. Sir Tho- mas Overbury , who also was present , expresses himself to the same purpose . Arraignment of Sir ...
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