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... king's deputy in Ireland , for which he was summoned be- fore the privy - council in England . On his appear- ance there , Wolsey attacked him with great vehe- mence . " I know well , my lord , " exclaimed the cardinal , " that I am not ...
... king's deputy in Ireland , for which he was summoned be- fore the privy - council in England . On his appear- ance there , Wolsey attacked him with great vehe- mence . " I know well , my lord , " exclaimed the cardinal , " that I am not ...
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... King of Kildare ; for you reign more than you govern the land . When you are offended , the lowest subjects stand as rebels ; when you are pleased , rebels are very dutiful subjects . Hearts and hands , lives and lands , must all be at ...
... King of Kildare ; for you reign more than you govern the land . When you are offended , the lowest subjects stand as rebels ; when you are pleased , rebels are very dutiful subjects . Hearts and hands , lives and lands , must all be at ...
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... king's power , you see , takes his own time to bring him in ? Cannot the Earl of Desmond stir , but I must ad- vise ? Cannot he be hid , but I must wink ? If he is befriended , am I therefore a traitor ? It is truly a for- midable ...
... king's power , you see , takes his own time to bring him in ? Cannot the Earl of Desmond stir , but I must ad- vise ? Cannot he be hid , but I must wink ? If he is befriended , am I therefore a traitor ? It is truly a for- midable ...
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... king , in governing the commonwealth with love , in sheltering the subjects , in suppressing rebels , in exe- cuting justice , and in bridling factions , I would gladly be invested with so virtuous and royal a state . But if you only ...
... king , in governing the commonwealth with love , in sheltering the subjects , in suppressing rebels , in exe- cuting justice , and in bridling factions , I would gladly be invested with so virtuous and royal a state . But if you only ...
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... king of Tanjore , and plundered the country to the amount of near five millions sterling ; one after another , in the nabob's name , but with English force , they brought into a miserable servitude all the princes and great independent ...
... king of Tanjore , and plundered the country to the amount of near five millions sterling ; one after another , in the nabob's name , but with English force , they brought into a miserable servitude all the princes and great independent ...
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