Anecdotes of Some Distingushed Persons: Chiefly of the Present and Two Preceding Centuries, Volume 4T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1796 - Anecdotes |
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... to take my " leave of that noble Lady - Jane Grey , to whom " I was exceeding much beholdinge . Her pa- " rentes , the Duke and the Duches , with all the " houfhould , gentlemen and gentlewomen , were " hunting in the parke . I found ...
... to take my " leave of that noble Lady - Jane Grey , to whom " I was exceeding much beholdinge . Her pa- " rentes , the Duke and the Duches , with all the " houfhould , gentlemen and gentlewomen , were " hunting in the parke . I found ...
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