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 13
... person . Claudius , upon his arrival , was so fortunate as to obtain the submission of several of the native princes ; but whether by conciliatory measures , or by force of arms , cannot be clearly determined from the ambiguous annals ...
... person . Claudius , upon his arrival , was so fortunate as to obtain the submission of several of the native princes ; but whether by conciliatory measures , or by force of arms , cannot be clearly determined from the ambiguous annals ...
Σελίδα 22
... persons were the legions composed ? Of whom were the auxiliaries composed ? How many cohorts of auxiliary foot and ... person ; and in his campaign against the northern tribes success is said to have accompanied his exertions . But his ...
... persons were the legions composed ? Of whom were the auxiliaries composed ? How many cohorts of auxiliary foot and ... person ; and in his campaign against the northern tribes success is said to have accompanied his exertions . But his ...
Σελίδα 34
... person of the royal youth , and afterwards threatening him with hostilities for refusing . The constancy of the king would have given way but for the noble sentiments of his consort , who reminded him that one who bore a sceptre ought ...
... person of the royal youth , and afterwards threatening him with hostilities for refusing . The constancy of the king would have given way but for the noble sentiments of his consort , who reminded him that one who bore a sceptre ought ...
Σελίδα 39
... person ? Repeat the sentiment of Redwald's queen . What followed ? Where was the battle fought ? Describe the occurrences of the fight ? What action did Redwald perform after his vic- tory ? What honour fell to the King of the East ...
... person ? Repeat the sentiment of Redwald's queen . What followed ? Where was the battle fought ? Describe the occurrences of the fight ? What action did Redwald perform after his vic- tory ? What honour fell to the King of the East ...
Σελίδα 44
... person , and carried off much spoil with an air of triumph and defiance . Two years afterwards , indeed , he revenged his discomfiture by a sanguinary victory gained over them at Hengston Hill , in Cornwall ; suppressed the rebellion of ...
... person , and carried off much spoil with an air of triumph and defiance . Two years afterwards , indeed , he revenged his discomfiture by a sanguinary victory gained over them at Hengston Hill , in Cornwall ; suppressed the rebellion of ...
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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...