History of Great Britain and Ireland1849 |
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... British descent , assumed the imperial purple . Not content with his insular dominions , he aimed at the empire of the West , and established the seat of his brief government at Treves . The number of Britons who followed his fortunes ...
... British descent , assumed the imperial purple . Not content with his insular dominions , he aimed at the empire of the West , and established the seat of his brief government at Treves . The number of Britons who followed his fortunes ...
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... British pearls , was suspended by the great conqueror in the Temple of Venus at Rome . Its oysters were highly prized by the Roman epicures , and from the time of Juvenal to the pre- sent day , the same neighbourhood has continued to ...
... British pearls , was suspended by the great conqueror in the Temple of Venus at Rome . Its oysters were highly prized by the Roman epicures , and from the time of Juvenal to the pre- sent day , the same neighbourhood has continued to ...
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... British method of fighting ? How long was it after Cæsar's time before the Romans again invaded Britain ? 6. How is it that barbarous tribes give opportunities for ambitious nations to conquer them ? Who was the next Roman general who ...
... British method of fighting ? How long was it after Cæsar's time before the Romans again invaded Britain ? 6. How is it that barbarous tribes give opportunities for ambitious nations to conquer them ? Who was the next Roman general who ...
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... British king , sought assistance against the Picts . The two leaders from whom he chiefly received aid have come down to our own days with the names of Hengist and Horsa , but very little is known with truth as to their ac- tual history ...
... British king , sought assistance against the Picts . The two leaders from whom he chiefly received aid have come down to our own days with the names of Hengist and Horsa , but very little is known with truth as to their ac- tual history ...
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... British . The monks who converted them do not describe it , but some ancient poems , called Sagas , have preserved it in Norway , Sweden , and Iceland , just as Homer has pre- served the religion of the ancient Greeks . It is singular ...
... British . The monks who converted them do not describe it , but some ancient poems , called Sagas , have preserved it in Norway , Sweden , and Iceland , just as Homer has pre- served the religion of the ancient Greeks . It is singular ...
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afterwards arms army attacked authority barons battle became bishops bound Britain British brother Calais called Canute castle Charles chief church clergy coast Commons compelled contains court crown Danes daughter death declared defeated Describe Duke Duke of York Earl Edinburgh Edinburgh Academy Edition Edward Edward III enemies England English EXERCISES favour favourite fleet followed France French Grammar Guienne hands head Henry Henry II Henry VIII Henry's honour hostilities House of Lords houses inhabitants invaded Ireland Irish island James king king's kingdom land laws London Lord marched marriage married measures ment Mercia millions minister monarch nation Norman Norman conquest Normandy parliament party peace person Picts pope possession Prince Prince of Wales principal prisoners queen received reign Richard Roman royal Saxon Scotland Scots Scottish sent soon sovereign Spain succeeded succession throne tion took treaty troops victory Wales Warwick William
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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.