That the untimely death at the age of fifty-eight of that great prince, Charles, Duke of Shrewsbury, my most noble and generous patron, has afflicted me with a sorrow which I may truly call acerbus et ingens, is nothing to the world; which from one in my situation could expect no other, and, on the briefest relation of the benefits I had at his hands, might look for more. Were this all, therefore, or my task confined to such a relation, I should supererogate indeed in making this appearance. But I am informed that my lord ...
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That the untimely death at the age of fifty-eight of that great prince, Charles, Duke of Shrewsbury, my most noble and generous patron, has afflicted me with a sorrow which I may truly call acerbus et ingens, is nothing to the world; which from one in my situation could expect no other, and, on the briefest relation of the benefits I had at his hands, might look for more. Were this all, therefore, or my task confined to such a relation, I should supererogate indeed in making this appearance. But I am informed that my lord Duke's death has revived in certain quarters those rumours to his prejudice which were so industriously put about at the time of his first retirement; and which, refuted as they were at the moment by the express declaration of his Sovereign, and at leisure by his own behaviour, as well as by the support which at two great crises he gave to the Protestant succession, formed always a proof of the malice, as now of the persistence, of his enemies.
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Claude A. Shepperson. Very Good. No Dj. Book 12 mo., hardcover, in bright pictorial green boards with gilt and red decorations. 410 pp. Front hinge is cracked and previous owner's name on endpaper else VG. High quality paper and binding. -A Romance of 17th century England.
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Good in Good jacket. Good hardcover. Decorative front cover. The book spine ends and cover corners have fraying, covers and spine have soiling, hinges are cracked. Good reading copy. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
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1898
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Good. No Jacket. 8vo. Illustrated with 25 b/w plates by Claude A. Shepperson. Original tan pictorial cloth stamped in gilt, black and red with an elaborately costumed figure (minor wear and rubbing; dampstain on a few pages at front). Good. 410 pages + 6 pages of publisher's advertisements. No dust jacket. No signatures or bookplates. This trade binding, signed "DD", portrays a standing portrait gentleman in a period 17th century costume, and is an excellent example of the art.
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