An abridgment of The history of England, to the death of George ii1777 |
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... foon followed the example ; and Boadi◅ cea , a woman of great beauty and mafculine fpirit , was appointed to head the common forces , which a- mounted to two hundred and thirty thousand fight- ing men . Thefe , exafperated by their ...
... foon followed the example ; and Boadi◅ cea , a woman of great beauty and mafculine fpirit , was appointed to head the common forces , which a- mounted to two hundred and thirty thousand fight- ing men . Thefe , exafperated by their ...
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... foon gained a compleat victory over them . The Saxons , however , being fenfible of the fertility of the country to which they came , and the barrennefs . of that which they had left behind , invited over great numbers of their ...
... foon gained a compleat victory over them . The Saxons , however , being fenfible of the fertility of the country to which they came , and the barrennefs . of that which they had left behind , invited over great numbers of their ...
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... foon as famous for its fuperftition as it had once been for its averfenefs to Chriftianity . 1 CHAPT . III . THE INVASION OF THE DANES . EACE and unanimity had been fcarcely eftablifh- PEAC ed in England when a mighty fwarm of thofe ...
... foon as famous for its fuperftition as it had once been for its averfenefs to Chriftianity . 1 CHAPT . III . THE INVASION OF THE DANES . EACE and unanimity had been fcarcely eftablifh- PEAC ed in England when a mighty fwarm of thofe ...
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... the Northumbrians on his acceffion to the throne ; but his activity foon defeated their attempts . The refentment this monarch bore to men of an abandoned way He was way of living was the caufe of his HISTORY OF ENGLAND . 19.
... the Northumbrians on his acceffion to the throne ; but his activity foon defeated their attempts . The refentment this monarch bore to men of an abandoned way He was way of living was the caufe of his HISTORY OF ENGLAND . 19.
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... foon put him in poffeffion of all the northern parts of the kingdom . Edwy's power and the number of his ad- herents every day declining , he was at laft obliged to confent to a partition of the kingdom ; but his death , which happened foon ...
... foon put him in poffeffion of all the northern parts of the kingdom . Edwy's power and the number of his ad- herents every day declining , he was at laft obliged to confent to a partition of the kingdom ; but his death , which happened foon ...
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An Abridgment of the History of England, to the Death of George Ii Oliver Goldsmith Δεν υπάρχει διαθέσιμη προεπισκόπηση - 2019 |
An Abridgment of the History of England, to the Death of George II Oliver Goldsmith Δεν υπάρχει διαθέσιμη προεπισκόπηση - 2016 |
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Σελίδα 224 - 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.
Σελίδα 183 - For the Queen! For the Queen! A plot is laid for my life!
Σελίδα 178 - Dunkirk, in order to intercept the Duke of Parma. This was the preparation made by the English ; while all the protestant powers...
Σελίδα 78 - ... was betrayed into Edward's hands, by sir John Monteith, his friend, whom he had made acquainted with the place of his concealment.
Σελίδα 189 - 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 230 - For shame," said he to the parliament, "get you gone; give place to honester men; to those who will more faithfully discharge their trust. You are no longer a parliament : I tell you, you are no longer a parliament. The Lord has done with you : he has chosen other instruments for carrying on his work.
Σελίδα 33 - The popular character of the prince, and a similarity of manners, engaged all the young nobility of Normandy and Maine, as well as of Anjou...
Σελίδα 86 - Nottingham for the place of their residence ; it was strictly guarded, the gates locked every evening, and the keys carried to the queen. It was therefore agreed between the king and some of...
Σελίδα 146 - ... them is unknown ; the chief evidence, it is said, amounted to no more than that Rochford had been seen to lean on her bed before some company.
Σελίδα 41 - Henry entertained hopes for three days, that his son had put into some distant port of England ; but when certain intelligence of the calamity was brought him, he fainted away; and it was remarked, that he never after was seen to smile, nor ever recovered his wonted cheerfulness.