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Page xxv
... Duke of Burgundy , " rivalling " with the King of France for the hand of his youngest daughter ( we shall presently see that it is probable he follows a late source with regard to the coming of the King of France to England ) . Again ...
... Duke of Burgundy , " rivalling " with the King of France for the hand of his youngest daughter ( we shall presently see that it is probable he follows a late source with regard to the coming of the King of France to England ) . Again ...
Page xxvii
... Duke of Cornewal , the other to Maglanus , the Duke of Albania , between whom he willed and ordained that his land should be divided after his death , and that the one - half thereof should be assigned to them in hand ; but for ...
... Duke of Cornewal , the other to Maglanus , the Duke of Albania , between whom he willed and ordained that his land should be divided after his death , and that the one - half thereof should be assigned to them in hand ; but for ...
Page xxix
... Duke of Cornewal and the second to the Duke of Albania ( Shakespeare making him give the eldest to Albany and the second to Cornwall ) . This account , I may also observe , compared with Shakespeare's , appears rather to slur over the ...
... Duke of Cornewal and the second to the Duke of Albania ( Shakespeare making him give the eldest to Albany and the second to Cornwall ) . This account , I may also observe , compared with Shakespeare's , appears rather to slur over the ...
Page xxx
... , as we shall presently see , the narrative on this point is rather vague and contradictory ; 1 One account makes Ragan wed the Duke of Wales and Cornwall , but even here it is plain that Leir does not XXX INTRODUCTION.
... , as we shall presently see , the narrative on this point is rather vague and contradictory ; 1 One account makes Ragan wed the Duke of Wales and Cornwall , but even here it is plain that Leir does not XXX INTRODUCTION.
Page xxxix
... Duke oí Albania , one of his sons - in - law , took him into his house , together with sixty soldiers , who were to be kept for state . " After two years ' stay with his son - in - law , his daughter , Gonorilla , grudged the number of ...
... Duke oí Albania , one of his sons - in - law , took him into his house , together with sixty soldiers , who were to be kept for state . " After two years ' stay with his son - in - law , his daughter , Gonorilla , grudged the number of ...
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