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... enemy by the swiftness of their course and the noise of their wheels . They are so skilful in managing them , that they drive their horses down the rapid slopes of the hills , run along the pole , and stand upon the yoke , all the while ...
... enemy by the swiftness of their course and the noise of their wheels . They are so skilful in managing them , that they drive their horses down the rapid slopes of the hills , run along the pole , and stand upon the yoke , all the while ...
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... , the celebrated Roman historian . It was the policy of Agricola to civilize the people , so that they might be less ferocious as enemies and more useful as subjects . It is believed to have been in the 12 THE BRITONS AND THE ROMANS .
... , the celebrated Roman historian . It was the policy of Agricola to civilize the people , so that they might be less ferocious as enemies and more useful as subjects . It is believed to have been in the 12 THE BRITONS AND THE ROMANS .
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... enemies did the southern Britons suffer ? Who was Maximus , and what was his history ? When were the Britons for- mally released from obedience , and by whom ? What was their his- tory immediately after that event ? 10. What indications ...
... enemies did the southern Britons suffer ? Who was Maximus , and what was his history ? When were the Britons for- mally released from obedience , and by whom ? What was their his- tory immediately after that event ? 10. What indications ...
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... enemy in the west and south , the Mercians and Northumbrians withdrew from his allegiance , and left him to contend against the Danes with his West Saxons alone , his hereditary subjects . Seve- ral battles were fought with various ...
... enemy in the west and south , the Mercians and Northumbrians withdrew from his allegiance , and left him to contend against the Danes with his West Saxons alone , his hereditary subjects . Seve- ral battles were fought with various ...
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... enemy , and such their dread of Alfred's military prowess , that they readily concluded a treaty , and left him in undisturbed posses- sion of his kingdom of Wessex during a period of three years . For some time afterwards , the Danish ...
... enemy , and such their dread of Alfred's military prowess , that they readily concluded a treaty , and left him in undisturbed posses- sion of his kingdom of Wessex during a period of three years . For some time afterwards , the Danish ...
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Trang 229 - From his cradle He was a scholar, and a ripe and good one ; Exceeding wise, fair spoken, and persuading : Lofty and sour to them that loved him not ; But, to those men that sought him, sweet as summer...
Trang 229 - He was a scholar, and a ripe and good one ; Exceeding wise, fair spoken, and persuading ; Lofty and sour to them that lov'd him not ; But, to those men that sought him, sweet as summer : And though he were unsatisfied in getting, (Which was a sin), yet in bestowing, madam, He was most princely. Ever witness for him Those twins of learning that he raised in you, Ipswich and Oxford! one* of which fell with him, Unwilling to outlive the good that did it ; The other, though unfinish'd, yet so famous,...
Trang 229 - His overthrow heaped happiness upon him ; For then, and not till then, he felt himself, And found the blessedness of being little : And, to add greater honours to his age Than man could give him, he died fearing God.
Trang 270 - I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart of a King, and of a King of England too...
Trang 83 - ... of forest laws, imported from the continent, whereby the slaughter of a beast was made almost as penal as the death of a man. In the Saxon times, though no man was allowed to kill or chase the king's deer, yet he might start any game, pursue, and kill it upon his own estate.
Trang 229 - ... had I but served God as diligently as I have served the king, he would not have given me over in my gray hairs.
Trang 63 - What are these, So wither'd, and so wild in their attire ; That look not like the inhabitants o...
Trang 270 - I am come amongst you, as you see, at this time, not for my recreation and disport, but being resolved, in the midst and heat of the battle, to live or die amongst you all, to lay down for my God, and for my kingdom, and for my people, my honour and my blood, even in the dust.
Trang 63 - Live you ? or are you aught That man may question ? You seem to understand me, By each at once her choppy finger laying Upon her skinny lips. — You should be women, And yet your beards forbid me to interpret That you are so.
Trang 321 - 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.