Four Years at the Court of Henry VIII, Volume 1Smith, Elder, & Company, 1854 - Great Britain |
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Page 86 - His Majesty is the handsomest potentate I ever set eyes on; above the usual height, with an extremely fine calf to his leg, his complexion very fair and bright, with auburn hair combed straight and short, in the French fashion, and a round face so very beautiful, that it would become a pretty woman, his throat being rather long and thick.