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The History of England:From the Britons of Early Times to King John, from Henry Iii. to Richard Iii., from Henry Vii. to Mary, from Elizabeth to James I., from Charles I. to Cromwell and from Charles Ii. to James Ii. (complete)

From the Britons of Early Times to King John, from Henry Iii. to Richard Iii., from Henry Vii. to Mary, from Elizabeth to James I., from Charles I. to Cromwell and from Charles Ii. to James Ii. (complete)

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WRITTEN BY HIMSELF. MY OWN LIFE. It is difficult for a man to speak long of himself without vanity; therefore I shall be short. It may be thought an instance of vanity that I pretend at all to write my life; but this narrative shall contain little more than the history of my writings; as, indeed, almost all my life has been spent in literary pursuits and occupations. The first success of most of my writings was not such as to be an object of vanity

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