Draw on
"Murad’s letter was not the only one that arrived in London from Constantinople in September 1579. Harborne’s dragoman, Mustafa Beg, also took the opportunity to break with convention and write an audacious letter to the queen. In it he encouraged Elizabeth to establish ‘a league and most holy alliance’ between her and Murad, drawing yet again on the potential amity between Muslims and Protestants." (Jerry Brotton, This Orient Isle- Elizabethan England and the Islamic World)
In what sense is the phrasal verb “draw on” used here?
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"Murad’s letter was not the only one that arrived in London from Constantinople in September 1579. Harborne’s dragoman, Mustafa Beg, also took the opportunity to break with convention and write an audacious letter to the queen. " (Jerry Brotton, This Orient Isle- Elizabethan England and the Islamic World ) In what sense is the phrasal verb “draw on” used here?
- "Murad’s letter was not the only one that arrived in London from Constantinople in September 1579.
- Harborne’s dragoman, Mustafa Beg, also took the opportunity to break with convention and write an audacious letter to the queen.
- " (Jerry Brotton, This Orient Isle- Elizabethan England and the Islamic World ) In what sense is the phrasal verb “draw on” used here?
- taking advantage of taking advantage yet again of the potential amity between Muslims and Protestants.
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"Murad’s letter was not the only one that arrived in London from Constantinople in September 1579. Harborne’s dragoman, Mustafa Beg, also took the opportunity to break with convention and write an audacious letter to the queen. In it he encouraged Elizabeth to establish ‘a league and most holy alliance’ between her and Murad, drawing yet again on the potential amity between Muslims and Protest
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