 | David Hume - 1775 - 424 trang
...Wales, he changed the tribute of money impofed on the Welfh princes by Athelftan, his predeceffor <3~, into an annual tribute of three hundred heads of wolves ; which produced fuch diligence in hunting them, that the creature has been no more feen in this ifland. EDGAR died,... | |
 | David Hume - 1789 - 536 trang
...Wales, he changed the tribute of money impofed on the Welfh princes by Athelftan, his predeceflbr' 1 , into an annual tribute of three hundred heads of wolves; which produced fuch diligence in hunting them, that the animal has been no more feen in this ifland. * thofe ravenous... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1794 - 488 trang
...Wales, he changed the tribute of money impofed on the Welfh princes by Athelftan, his predeceffor, into an annual tribute of three hundred heads of •wolves ; which produced fuch diligence in hunting them, that the animal has been no more feen in this ifland. A monk, writing... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 468 trang
...died after a reign of sixteep years, in the, thirty-third year of his age, being succeeded by his son Edward, whom he had by his first marriage, with the daughter of the earl of Ordmer. AD 957. EBWARD, surnamed the MARTYR, was made king by the interest of the monk',... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1804 - 408 trang
...the harvest of his guilt, by marrying his widow. The reign of Edgar lasted sixteen g"7{ years ; and he was succeeded by Edward, whom he had by his first marriage with the daughter of earl Ordmer. This prince was anointed and crowned by Dunstan at Kingston, and lived four years after his accession.... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1804 - 412 trang
...harvest of his guilt, by marrying his widow. ' The reign of Edgar lasted sixteen 975- y ears ' an< ^ ne Was succeeded by Edward, whom he had by his first marriage with the daughter of earl Ordmer. This prince was anointed and crowned by Dunstan at Kingston, and lived four years after his accession.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 346 trang
...died, after a reign of sixteen years, in the thirty-third year of his age, being succeeded by his son, Edward, whom he had by his first marriage with the daughter of the earl of Ordmer. Edward, surnamed the Martyr, was made king by the interest of the monks, and lived... | |
 | David Hume - 1810 - 540 trang
...Wales, he changed the tribute of money imposed on the Welsh princes by Athelstan, his predecessor, q into an annual tribute of three hundred heads of wolves...diligence in hunting them, that the animal has been Bo more seen in this island. EDGAR. died after a reign of sixteen years, and in the thirty-third of... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - 294 trang
...died, after a reign of sixteen. years, in the thirty-third year of his age, being succeeded by his son Edward, whom he had by his first marriage, with the daughter of the earl if Ordmer. EDWARD, surnamed the Martyr, was . ~ made king by the interest of the monks, '-,.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - 386 trang
...died, after a reign of sixteen years, in the thirty-third year of his age, being succeeded by his son, Edward, whom he had by his first marriage with the daughter of the Earl of Ordmer. Edward, surnamed the Martyr, was made king by the interest of the monks, and lived... | |
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... the industrious policy of Edgar. He took great pains in hunting and pursuing those ravenous animals ; and when he found that all that escaped him had taken shelter in the mountains and forests of Wales, he changed the tribute of money imposed on the... 
