History of Great Britain and IrelandOliver and Boyd, 1868 - 517 trang |
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... give the pupil a taste for reading , and save the instructor a vast amount of trouble . " - James M'Lachlan , Esq . , Head Master , Newington Academy , Edinburgh . " An admirable series of Reading Books . Certainly the best I have ever ...
... give the pupil a taste for reading , and save the instructor a vast amount of trouble . " - James M'Lachlan , Esq . , Head Master , Newington Academy , Edinburgh . " An admirable series of Reading Books . Certainly the best I have ever ...
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... gives a list of seventy kings who flourished before the landing of Julius Cæsar , -the earliest fact concerning Britain which we know on good authority . Our readers who are familiar with the history of Greece will remember that the ...
... gives a list of seventy kings who flourished before the landing of Julius Cæsar , -the earliest fact concerning Britain which we know on good authority . Our readers who are familiar with the history of Greece will remember that the ...
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... gives the story a place in his history of England , " not enduring either that her own or any other eye should see him in such forlorn condition as his messenger declared , discreetly appoints one of her most trusty servants first to ...
... gives the story a place in his history of England , " not enduring either that her own or any other eye should see him in such forlorn condition as his messenger declared , discreetly appoints one of her most trusty servants first to ...
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... give us a minute account of what happened in the country more than three thousand years ago . These fables , from their constant repetition , were partly believed even by clever men , who thought they added to the dignity of their ...
... give us a minute account of what happened in the country more than three thousand years ago . These fables , from their constant repetition , were partly believed even by clever men , who thought they added to the dignity of their ...
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... give of their combats with the natives would be called foolish boasting at the present day , if employed by any of our military commanders in reference to uncivilized people . Wherever the Romans went they were opposed courageously ...
... give of their combats with the natives would be called foolish boasting at the present day , if employed by any of our military commanders in reference to uncivilized people . Wherever the Romans went they were opposed courageously ...
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afterwards arms army attacked authority barons battle became bishops Britain British brother Calais called Canute castle Charles chief church clergy coast colonies Commons compelled court crown daughter death declared defeated Describe Duke Duke of York Earl Edinburgh Edward Edward III Elizabeth enemies England English EXERCISES favour favourite fleet followed force France French Geography Give an account Guienne head Henry Henry II Henry VIII Henry's hostilities House House of Lords inhabitants Ireland Irish island James John king king of Scotland king's kingdom land London Lord Louis marched marriage married ment minister monarch murder nation nearly Norman Normandy parliament party peace person Picts pope possession Prince Prince of Wales prisoners queen received reign Richard Richard II Roman Roman-catholics royal Saxon Scotland Scots Scottish sent soon sovereign Spain succeeded succession throne tion took town treaty troops victory Wales Warwick William
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Trang 74 - ... 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.
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