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Alibey1917 Posted 6 years ago
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As a noble but rather half‑hearted ‘service to God
"With his wife Mary dead less than two months, Philip, now entitled King of Spain and Lord of the Netherlands but ever the political pragmatist, gallantly proposed to his sister- in-law [Elizabeth I] as a noble but rather half-hearted ‘service to God’ to keep England Catholic." (Jerry Brotton, This Orient Isle- Elizabethan England and the Islamic World)
The emphasized phrase is Philip's assessment of Mary, isn't it?
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No, it is not an assessment of Mary. The writer is stating the reason Phillip proposed to his sister-in-law.
- No, it is not an assessment of Mary.
- The writer is stating the reason Phillip proposed to his sister-in-law.
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No, it is not an assessment of Mary. The writer is stating the reason Phillip proposed to his sister-in-law.
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