History of Great Britain and Ireland1849 |
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... soon compelled to retreat . They next took up a position within a wood , the approaches to which they strongly barricaded ; but the rude fortifications of the Britons proved a feeble obstacle to the Romans , who soon forced an entrance ...
... soon compelled to retreat . They next took up a position within a wood , the approaches to which they strongly barricaded ; but the rude fortifications of the Britons proved a feeble obstacle to the Romans , who soon forced an entrance ...
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... soon discovered the valuable properties of the warm springs of Bath , it ap- pears to have been used by them as a fashionable watering- place . The remains of two temples , and of a number of statues , have here been dug up , in laying ...
... soon discovered the valuable properties of the warm springs of Bath , it ap- pears to have been used by them as a fashionable watering- place . The remains of two temples , and of a number of statues , have here been dug up , in laying ...
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... soon vanished . The strangers , having obtained a footing in the country , and being joined by re- inforcements of their brethren , soon manifested a determin- ation to become its masters . The distraction caused by an irruption of the ...
... soon vanished . The strangers , having obtained a footing in the country , and being joined by re- inforcements of their brethren , soon manifested a determin- ation to become its masters . The distraction caused by an irruption of the ...
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... soon became a mere horde of savages , whose chief pursuits were piracy and bloodshed , and whose only home was the stormy ocean . " The might of the tempest aids the arms of our rowers , " said they ; " the hurricane is our servant ...
... soon became a mere horde of savages , whose chief pursuits were piracy and bloodshed , and whose only home was the stormy ocean . " The might of the tempest aids the arms of our rowers , " said they ; " the hurricane is our servant ...
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... soon afterwards instigated a general rising of the people , the abbot returned from his exile , and Edgar , Edwy's brother , was proclaimed sovereign of all England north of the Thames . To fill up the measure of their vengeance , some ...
... soon afterwards instigated a general rising of the people , the abbot returned from his exile , and Edgar , Edwy's brother , was proclaimed sovereign of all England north of the Thames . To fill up the measure of their vengeance , some ...
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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.