An Abridgement of the History of England: From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Death of George the SecondStereotyped by Andrew Wilson, 1808 - 323 Seiten |
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... soon followed the example ; and Boadicea , a woman of great beauty , and masculine spirit , was appointed to head the common forces , which amounted to two hundred and thirty thousand fighting men . These , exasperated by their wrongs ...
... soon followed the example ; and Boadicea , a woman of great beauty , and masculine spirit , was appointed to head the common forces , which amounted to two hundred and thirty thousand fighting men . These , exasperated by their wrongs ...
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... soon gained a complete victory over them . The Saxons , however , being sensible of the fertility of the country to which they came , and the barrenness of that which they had left behind , invited over great numbers of their countrymen ...
... soon gained a complete victory over them . The Saxons , however , being sensible of the fertility of the country to which they came , and the barrenness of that which they had left behind , invited over great numbers of their countrymen ...
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... soon as famous for its superstition as it had once been for its averseness to Christianity . PEACE CHAP . III . THE INVASION OF THE DANES . EACE and unanimity had been scarcely established in England , when a mighty swarm of those ...
... soon as famous for its superstition as it had once been for its averseness to Christianity . PEACE CHAP . III . THE INVASION OF THE DANES . EACE and unanimity had been scarcely established in England , when a mighty swarm of those ...
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... soon defeated their attempts . The resentment this monarch bore to men of an abandoned way of living was the cause of his death . He was killed by Leolff , a robber , at a feast , where this villain had the insolence to intrude into the ...
... soon defeated their attempts . The resentment this monarch bore to men of an abandoned way of living was the cause of his death . He was killed by Leolff , a robber , at a feast , where this villain had the insolence to intrude into the ...
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... soon put him in possession of all the northern parts of the kingdom . Edwy's power , and the number of his adherents , every day declining , he was at last obliged to consent to a partition of the kingdom ; but his death , which happened ...
... soon put him in possession of all the northern parts of the kingdom . Edwy's power , and the number of his adherents , every day declining , he was at last obliged to consent to a partition of the kingdom ; but his death , which happened ...
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Seite 110 - Had I but served God as diligently as I have served the king, he would not have given me over in my grey hairs.
Seite 144 - I would advise you, as you tender your life, to devise some excuse to shift off your attendance at this parliament. For God and man have concurred to punish the wickedness of this time.
Seite 175 - I have sought the Lord night and day, that He would rather slay me than put me upon the doing of this work.
Seite 47 - I John, by the grace of God, king of England, and lord of Ireland, in order to expiate my sins, from my own free will, and the advice of my barons, give to the church of Rome, to Pope Innocent, and his successors, the kingdom of England, and all other prerogatives of my crown. I will hereafter hold them as the pope's vassal. I will be faithful to God, to the church of Rome, to the pope my master, and his successors legitimately elected.
Seite 2 - Druids *, who were the guardians of it, possessed great authority among them. No species of superstition was ever more terrible than theirs : besides the severe penalties which they were permitted to inflict in this world, they inculcated the eternal transmigration of souls, and thus extended their authority as far as the fears of their votaries 9.
Seite 84 - ... of Joan,- and he gave her some attendants who conducted her to the French court, which at that time resided at Chinon. It is...
Seite 170 - There is, sir, but one stage more, which, though turbulent and troublesome, is yet a very short one. Consider, it will soon carry you a great way ; it will carry you from earth to heaven ; and there you shall find, to your great joy, the prize to which you hasten, a crown of glory." " I go," replied the king, " from a corruptible to an incorruptible crown ; where no disturbance can have place.
Seite 88 - Edward entered the capital amidst the acclamations of the citizens, and immediately opened a new scene to his party. This prince, in the bloom of youth, remarkable for the beauty of his person, for his bravery, his activity, his affability, and every popular quality, found himself so much possessed of public...
Seite 216 - God bless your majesty and the church ! We hope your majesty is for doctor Sacheverel.
Seite 166 - Commons, therefore, a committee was appointed to bring in a charge against the king. On their report a vote passed, declaring it treason in a king to levy war against his Parliament, and appointing a HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, to try Charles for this new invented treason.