 ... never stain his own honour, nor leave an everlasting mark of infamy on his posterity, by lending his hand to perpetrate so foul a crime. On the receipt of this answer, Elizabeth became extremely peevish ; and calling him a dainty and precise fellow,...  The History of Scotland - Page 137by George Buchanan - 1827Full view - About this book
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