"When I was fair and young, and favor graced me, Of many was I sought, their mistress for to be; But I did scorn them all, and answered them therefore, "Go, go, go seek some otherwhere! Importune me no more!"

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Source: Elizabeth I, Leah S. Marcus, Janel Mueller, Mary Beth Rose (2000). “Elizabeth I: Collected Works”, p.304, University of Chicago Press

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Elizabeth I was the Queen of England from 1558 to 1603, known for her powerful leadership and the flourishing of the arts during the Elizabethan era.

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