MY LORD, WITH as much confidence as mine own honest * Hawley'i Kcsuscitalio. f Ibid. J Ibid. and faithful devotion unto your service, and your honourable correspondence unto me and my poor estate can breed in a man, do I commend myself unto your lordship.... Letters - Page 2by Francis Bacon - 1850Full view - About this book
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