Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907 · Boston, CT : Hall and Locke · leaf 162
ghterof a hundred kings. The ladies of the court, who rode beside her majesty,had taken especial care that their own external appear-ance should not be more glorious than their rank andthe occasion altogether demanded, so that no inferiorluminary might appear to approach the orbit of royalty.But… … 130 Historic Scenes in Fiction The magni<ficence of the courtiers, free from such re-straints as prudence imposed on the ladies, was yetmore unbounded. Leicester, who glittered like a golden image withjewels and cloth of gold, rode on her majestys righthand, as well in quality of her host, as of…
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