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‘these jewel-lakes, these skeins of railroad line’

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And The Katherine Who Could Sob That She Had Barely Enough Cash To Clothe Herself, And Who Professed

And the Katherine who could sob that she had barely enough cash to clothe herself, and who professed that she had 'suffered martyrdom' for her country and her family, managed to secure sufficient resources to buy books for her beloved confessor. She also berated her chamberlain for trying to stop her from selling plate 'to satisfy the follies of the friar', as Fuensalida put it.

Sister Queens: The Noble, Tragic Lives of Katherine of Aragon and Juana of Castile

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