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“But as their sland’erers great and puissant were throughout the kingdom, none the cause would heed; nor kith, nor friends, nor fervid lovers dare support the Dames in darkest hour of need: Tempting with delicate tear and doleful air the very Gods to rise in arms, and aid from Heav’en, for sake of alabaster brows, to ducal Lancaster the Bevy goes.