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... in - Marsh . 147 • 26. Pigs , Kings , and Monks 25. Sedan - chairs 148 149 · 27. Etiquette on the Scaffold 150 28. Miscellaneous Points in the History of the Sciences 151 29. Blue - beard . 30. Traits of Italian Manners.
... in - Marsh . 147 • 26. Pigs , Kings , and Monks 25. Sedan - chairs 148 149 · 27. Etiquette on the Scaffold 150 28. Miscellaneous Points in the History of the Sciences 151 29. Blue - beard . 30. Traits of Italian Manners.
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... kings and heroes old , Such as the wise Demodocus once told " 9 In solemn songs at King Alcinous ' feast . ' " But of all these collections the most popular seems to have been that entitled the Gesta Romanorum ; ' literally , the Doings ...
... kings and heroes old , Such as the wise Demodocus once told " 9 In solemn songs at King Alcinous ' feast . ' " But of all these collections the most popular seems to have been that entitled the Gesta Romanorum ; ' literally , the Doings ...
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... King James and also by the late King Charles , in Germany , I did hear and understand in all places great bewailing and lamentation made by reason of the destroying and burning of above fourscore thou- sand of Martin Luther's books ...
... King James and also by the late King Charles , in Germany , I did hear and understand in all places great bewailing and lamentation made by reason of the destroying and burning of above fourscore thou- sand of Martin Luther's books ...
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... kings , princes , and states , imperial cities , and Hanse towns , which had embraced the Reformation , did , upon ... King James's business , I became very familiarly known and acquainted , having occasion to build upon the old ...
... kings , princes , and states , imperial cities , and Hanse towns , which had embraced the Reformation , did , upon ... King James's business , I became very familiarly known and acquainted , having occasion to build upon the old ...
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... King's Street at Westminster , and sitting down to dinner with my wife , two messengers were sent from the whole council - board , with a warrant to carry me to the keeper of the Gatehouse , Westminster , there to be safely kept until ...
... King's Street at Westminster , and sitting down to dinner with my wife , two messengers were sent from the whole council - board , with a warrant to carry me to the keeper of the Gatehouse , Westminster , there to be safely kept until ...
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