Pinnock's Improved Edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of England: From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Death of George II, with a Continuation to the Year 1845, with Questions for Examination at the End of Each Section, Besides a Variety of Valuable Information, Added Throughout the Work ...Thomas, Cowperthwait, 1846 - 476 σελίδες |
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... secure the rest to his family . But it had a different effect ; for the Roman procurator immediately took possession of the whole and when Boadi'cea , the widow of the deceased , attempted to remonstrate , he ordered her to be scourged ...
... secure the rest to his family . But it had a different effect ; for the Roman procurator immediately took possession of the whole and when Boadi'cea , the widow of the deceased , attempted to remonstrate , he ordered her to be scourged ...
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... secure in their numbers , and in their contempt of the enemy , were not only routed with great slaughter , but Ubba , their gene- ral , was slain . 8. This victory once more restored courage to the dispi- rited Saxons ; and Alfred ...
... secure in their numbers , and in their contempt of the enemy , were not only routed with great slaughter , but Ubba , their gene- ral , was slain . 8. This victory once more restored courage to the dispi- rited Saxons ; and Alfred ...
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... secure him from the misfortunes attendant upon an ill - grounded title . His pretensions were opposed by Wil- liam duke of Normandy , who insisted that the crown be- longed of right to him , it being bequeathed to him by Edward the ...
... secure him from the misfortunes attendant upon an ill - grounded title . His pretensions were opposed by Wil- liam duke of Normandy , who insisted that the crown be- longed of right to him , it being bequeathed to him by Edward the ...
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... secure his power by humbling all who were able to make any resist- ance . 6. He proceeded to confiscate all the estates of the English gentry , and to grant them liberally to his Norman followers . Thus all the ancient and honourable ...
... secure his power by humbling all who were able to make any resist- ance . 6. He proceeded to confiscate all the estates of the English gentry , and to grant them liberally to his Norman followers . Thus all the ancient and honourable ...
Σελίδα 49
... secure the royal treasures , which he knew to be the best assistant in seconding his aims . The barons , as well as the people , acquiesced in a claim which they were unprovided to resist , and yielded obedience , from the fear of ...
... secure the royal treasures , which he knew to be the best assistant in seconding his aims . The barons , as well as the people , acquiesced in a claim which they were unprovided to resist , and yielded obedience , from the fear of ...
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Σελίδα 241 - I have sought the Lord night and day, that He would rather slay me than put me upon the doing of this work.
Σελίδα 357 - The boast of heraldry, the pomp of pow'r, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await alike th' inevitable hour : The paths of glory lead but to the grave.
Σελίδα 269 - A man so various, that he seemed to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome : Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong, Was everything by starts, and nothing long; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon ; Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking.
Σελίδα 219 - Pym, and Strode. The articles were, That they had traitorously endeavoured to subvert the fundamental laws and government of the kingdom, to deprive the king of his regal power, and to impose on his subjects an arbitrary and tyrannical authority...
Σελίδα 156 - Had I but served God as diligently as I have served the king, he would not have given me over in my gray hairs. But this is the just reward that I must receive for my indulgent pains and study, not regarding my service to God, but only to my prince.
Σελίδα 202 - I say, they will receive a terrible blow this parliament, and yet they shall not see who hurts them. This counsel is not to be contemned, because it may do you good, and can do you no harm : for the danger is past, as soon as you have burned the letter. And I hope God will give you the grace to make good use of it, unto whose holy protection I commend you*.
Σελίδα 9 - No species of superstition was ever more terrible, than that of the Druids. Besides the severe penalties, which...
Σελίδα 234 - There is, sir, but one stage more, which though turbulent and troublesome, is yet a very short one. 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." "I go," replied the king, "from a corruptible to an incorruptible crown; where no disturbance can have place.
Σελίδα 269 - In the worst inn's worst room, with mat half hung, The floors of plaster, and the walls of dung, On once a flock-bed, but repaired with straw, With tape-tied curtains never meant to draw, The George and Garter dangling from that bed Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villiers lies...
Σελίδα 202 - I have a care of your preservation. Therefore I would advise you, as you tender your life, to devise some excuse to shift off your attendance at this parliament. For God and man have concurred to punish the wickedness of this time. And think not slightly of this advertisement ; but retire yourself into your country, where you may expect the event in safety. For though there be no appearance of any stir, yet, I say, they will receive a terrible blow — this parliament, and yet they shall not see...