Dr. Goldsmith's abridgment of The history of England, to the death of George ii; with a continuation till 1828, and questions for examination for the use of schools, to which is added a chapter on the British constitution, by R. Simpson. With a continuation to the accession of queen Victoria1840 |
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Σελίδα 33
... Bretwalda , which denotes the Ruler , or more literally the Wielder of Britain . Of the precise nature of this pre - eminence no particular description has descended to our times ; it being still doubtful whether it was conceded by the ...
... Bretwalda , which denotes the Ruler , or more literally the Wielder of Britain . Of the precise nature of this pre - eminence no particular description has descended to our times ; it being still doubtful whether it was conceded by the ...
Σελίδα 34
... bretwalda was now conferred on Ethelbert of Kent , who had so narrowly escaped subjugation and dethronement , and his authority was readily acknowledged by all the states south of the Humber . The happiness of his reign was protracted ...
... bretwalda was now conferred on Ethelbert of Kent , who had so narrowly escaped subjugation and dethronement , and his authority was readily acknowledged by all the states south of the Humber . The happiness of his reign was protracted ...
Σελίδα 35
... bretwalda . The rise of this state may be dated from the previous reign of Ethelfrith ; and it was still farther advanced and increased by the ability of the present monarch . In a series of successful wars he established his ...
... bretwalda . The rise of this state may be dated from the previous reign of Ethelfrith ; and it was still farther advanced and increased by the ability of the present monarch . In a series of successful wars he established his ...
Σελίδα 36
... bretwalda . In a battle which ensued ( A. D. 642 ) this monarch lost his life ; and the savage victor , after muti- lating the dead body of his adversary , and spreading devastation throughout all his lands , laid siege to Bamborough ...
... bretwalda . In a battle which ensued ( A. D. 642 ) this monarch lost his life ; and the savage victor , after muti- lating the dead body of his adversary , and spreading devastation throughout all his lands , laid siege to Bamborough ...
Σελίδα 37
... bretwalda , succeeded in recovering the inde- pendence of their country , and placed on its throne Wulfhare , the youngest son of Penda , whom , amid the ruin of his house , they had diligently concealed from the search of the con ...
... bretwalda , succeeded in recovering the inde- pendence of their country , and placed on its throne Wulfhare , the youngest son of Penda , whom , amid the ruin of his house , they had diligently concealed from the search of the con ...
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Dr. Goldsmith's Abridgment of the History of England, to the Death of George ... Oliver Goldsmith Δεν υπάρχει διαθέσιμη προεπισκόπηση - 2016 |
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Σελίδα 129 - Had I but served God as diligently as I have served the king, He would not have given me over in my grey hairs.
Σελίδα 160 - My Lord, Out of the love I bear to some of your friends, 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.
Σελίδα 190 - 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 284 - ... free and independent States; that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British crown, and that all political connection between them and the state of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved ; and that, as free and independent States, they have full power to levy war, conclude peace, contract alliances, establish commerce, and do all other acts and things which independent States may of right do.
Σελίδα 190 - I have sought the Lord night and day, that He would rather slay me than put me upon the doing of this work.
Σελίδα 433 - Power maintain the Laws of God, the true Profession of the Gospel and the Protestant Reformed Religion established by Law ? and will you preserve unto the Bishops and Clergy of this Realm, and to the Churches committed to their Charge, all such Rights and Privileges as by Law do or shall appertain unto them, or any of them ? King and Queen : All this I promise to do.
Σελίδα 432 - Will you solemnly promise and swear to govern the people of this kingdom of England, and the dominions thereto belonging, according to the statutes in parliament agreed on, and the laws and customs of the same ? — The king or queen shall say, I solemnly promise so to do.
Σελίδα 137 - He expressed his resignation, and desired that Cranmer might be sent for ; but before the prelate arrived, he was speechless, though he still seemed to retain his senses. Cranmer desired him to give some sign of his dying in the faith of Christ. He squeezed the prelate's hand, and immediately expired, after a reign of thirty-seven years and nine months ; and in the fifty-sixth year of his age.
Σελίδα 156 - For the Queen! For the Queen! A plot is laid for my life!
Σελίδα 432 - Will you to the utmost of your power maintain the laws of God, the true profession of the Gospel, and the Protestant reformed religion established by law ; and will you preserve unto the bishops and clergy of this realm, and to the churches committed to their charge, all such rights and privileges as by law do or shall appertain unto them, or any of them...