The star of the court, or, The maid of honour and queen of England, Anne BoleynGrant and Griffith, 1844 - 161 pages |
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... hands to play and her voice to sing , it was joined with that sweetness of countenance that three harmonies concurred ; likewise when she danced , her rare proportions varied them- selves into all the graces that belong either to rest ...
... hands to play and her voice to sing , it was joined with that sweetness of countenance that three harmonies concurred ; likewise when she danced , her rare proportions varied them- selves into all the graces that belong either to rest ...
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... hands alone ; and Semmonet ( her governess ) tells me she has left the letter to be composed by myself . I therefore · pray you not to suffer your superior know- ledge to conquer the inclination which you say you have 10 THE STAR OF THE ...
... hands alone ; and Semmonet ( her governess ) tells me she has left the letter to be composed by myself . I therefore · pray you not to suffer your superior know- ledge to conquer the inclination which you say you have 10 THE STAR OF THE ...
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... hand ! but once betrayed her emotions , and that was with true womanly feeling , when her hero was in mortal danger from the encoun- ter of some strange colossal champion ; then her fears for him overcame her , and her emotion was ...
... hand ! but once betrayed her emotions , and that was with true womanly feeling , when her hero was in mortal danger from the encoun- ter of some strange colossal champion ; then her fears for him overcame her , and her emotion was ...
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... that con- cealed her hands , on account of some little deformity of one of her fingers . On her feet , which were very small , she wore blue velvet slippers , adorned in front with a diamond star . 28 THE STAR OF THE COURT ,
... that con- cealed her hands , on account of some little deformity of one of her fingers . On her feet , which were very small , she wore blue velvet slippers , adorned in front with a diamond star . 28 THE STAR OF THE COURT ,
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... hands . It had been privately sent to Mistress Anne by one of the Reformers , to whom she was considered friendly ; chiefly ... hand ; the young lady , knowing the secresy that should be maintained respecting the book , F endeavoured so ...
... hands . It had been privately sent to Mistress Anne by one of the Reformers , to whom she was considered friendly ; chiefly ... hand ; the young lady , knowing the secresy that should be maintained respecting the book , F endeavoured so ...
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