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"Adeliza," she said, placing her hand on the girl's dark locks,
Harold : the Last of the Saxon Kings — Volume 09 Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838
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"Adeliza," she said, placing her hand on the girl's dark locks, "though we would not that thou shouldst learn too early how men's tongues can gloze and flatter, yet this noble guest hath so high a repute for truth, that thou mayest at least believe him sincere when he says thy face is fair.
Harold : the Last of the Saxon Kings — Complete Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838
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There was hardly a dry eye in the circle when Adeliza had finished reading.
Manannon Mac Lir ealdthryth 2005
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Adeliza, widow of Henry I., having a brother Josceline de Louvaine whom she wished to benefit, Petworth was given to him.
Highways & Byways in Sussex E.V. Lucas
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St. Giles 'Hospital, originally for lepers, was founded by Adeliza, consort of Henry I, and rebuilt in 1624.
Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter Edric Holmes
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Adeliza, Viscountess of Devon, who founded the Abbey for some homeless monks, wayfarers from Waverley in Surrey, who had unsuccessfully colonized at distant Brightley and were tramping home.
Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter Edric Holmes
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What's a mitre to a mob-cap -- what the garters of a peer to the garters of the Lady Adeliza?
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, July 24, 1841 Various
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It was at Arundel Castle that Adeliza, the widow of Henry
What to See in England Gordon Home 1923
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And pushing him aside, I mounted and set out into the night after my cousin and the Lady Adeliza.
The Line of Love Dizain des Mariages James Branch Cabell 1918
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As I ended, the casement was pushed open, and the Lady Adeliza came upon the balcony, the light streaming from behind her in such fashion as made her appear an angel peering out of Heaven at our mortal antics.
The Line of Love Dizain des Mariages James Branch Cabell 1918
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