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... She bore to him feveral Children ; William , who is ftill alive in good Health , and near 74 Years of Age . He was Knighted in King Charles II's Time , and is now the only Representative of the Knights Baronets_formerly of Carnock ...
... She bore to him feveral Children ; William , who is ftill alive in good Health , and near 74 Years of Age . He was Knighted in King Charles II's Time , and is now the only Representative of the Knights Baronets_formerly of Carnock ...
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... She iported , Where Swans did tweetly fing , and Swains reforted , In what fweet Sighs did He his Sorrows fing , And all Bodotria's weeping Beauties bring Like Niobe's , to wash the facred Urn , With Tears the brave Maliades to mourn ...
... She iported , Where Swans did tweetly fing , and Swains reforted , In what fweet Sighs did He his Sorrows fing , And all Bodotria's weeping Beauties bring Like Niobe's , to wash the facred Urn , With Tears the brave Maliades to mourn ...
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... She could have Power to tell his Death , Her Wings cut fhort ; who could her Trumpet found , Whofe Blaze of late was Nurs'd but by his Breath . That Spirit of his , which most with mine was free , By mutual Traffick enterchanging Store ...
... She could have Power to tell his Death , Her Wings cut fhort ; who could her Trumpet found , Whofe Blaze of late was Nurs'd but by his Breath . That Spirit of his , which most with mine was free , By mutual Traffick enterchanging Store ...
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... she had born to him , that prevail'd with him to Marry her " after Eupheme's Death . And Providence had ordered an obfervable Concourfe of " Events , if not irrefiftibly to oblige to , yet , invitingly to pave the Way for those " Second ...
... she had born to him , that prevail'd with him to Marry her " after Eupheme's Death . And Providence had ordered an obfervable Concourfe of " Events , if not irrefiftibly to oblige to , yet , invitingly to pave the Way for those " Second ...
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... she was neither more nor other than a notorious Baftard ? And if the was fo notoriously a Baftard , where was there Shew or Shadow of Ground for an Indict- ment of High Treafon , against any Perfon what foever , that had Married her how ...
... she was neither more nor other than a notorious Baftard ? And if the was fo notoriously a Baftard , where was there Shew or Shadow of Ground for an Indict- ment of High Treafon , against any Perfon what foever , that had Married her how ...
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Page 8 - Most blest abid'st above the sphere of spheres; If heavenly laws, alas ! have not thee bound From looking to this globe that all upbears, If ruth and pity there above be found, O deign to lend a look unto those tears.