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... tion of this exception . It was a personal triumph . She was remarkably intelligent , her mind trained and her talents developed by a fine education in scholarship and languages , in history and law . ' I thank God I am endued with such ...
... tion of this exception . It was a personal triumph . She was remarkably intelligent , her mind trained and her talents developed by a fine education in scholarship and languages , in history and law . ' I thank God I am endued with such ...
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... tion of Timias will be shown as a ' misdeeming ' : Timias had served her in woods , in waves , in warres ' abroad in arms and at home in poetry and political thought , for he is a rendering in ideal terms of Raleigh , Spenser's friend ...
... tion of Timias will be shown as a ' misdeeming ' : Timias had served her in woods , in waves , in warres ' abroad in arms and at home in poetry and political thought , for he is a rendering in ideal terms of Raleigh , Spenser's friend ...
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