England Under the Reigns of Edward VI. and Mary: With the Contemporary History of Europe, Illustrated in a Series of Original Letters Never Before Printed, Volume 2R. Bentley, 1839 - Great Britain |
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Page 300 - Duchess, with all the household, gentlemen and gentlewomen, were hunting in the park : I found her in her chamber, reading " Phaedon Platonis " in Greek, and that with as much delight as some gentlemen would read a merry tale in Boccace.
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