The History of England: From the Earliest Times to the Death of George II. By Dr. Goldsmith. In Four Volumes. ...Messrs. W. Sleater, H. Chamberlaine, J. Potts, W. Colles, R. Moncrieffe, T. Walker, W. Wilson, J. Exshaw, and L. White, 1789 |
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... head of two thousand five hundred men , and ftrove to influence the people in his cause .. But a formidable body of the king's forces 1685 . coming against him , his army fell away , and he himself , after being wounded in attempting to ...
... head of two thousand five hundred men , and ftrove to influence the people in his cause .. But a formidable body of the king's forces 1685 . coming against him , his army fell away , and he himself , after being wounded in attempting to ...
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... head from the block , as if to reproach him ; he gently laid down his head a fecond time , and the executioner ftruck him again and again to no purpofe . He at laft threw the ax down ; but the fheriff compelled him to resume the attempt ...
... head from the block , as if to reproach him ; he gently laid down his head a fecond time , and the executioner ftruck him again and again to no purpofe . He at laft threw the ax down ; but the fheriff compelled him to resume the attempt ...
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... head quarters of his army ; and he found that this body amounted to twenty thousand men . It is poffible that had he led thefe to the combat , with- out granting them time for deliberation , they might have fought in his favour , and ...
... head quarters of his army ; and he found that this body amounted to twenty thousand men . It is poffible that had he led thefe to the combat , with- out granting them time for deliberation , they might have fought in his favour , and ...
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... head of his father - in - law . Previously , therefore , to any regular authority , he continued in the management of all public af- fairs . By the advice of the house of lords , the only member of the legislature remaining , he was ...
... head of his father - in - law . Previously , therefore , to any regular authority , he continued in the management of all public af- fairs . By the advice of the house of lords , the only member of the legislature remaining , he was ...
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... head of thefe refolute men ; and thus abandoned to their fate , they prepared for a vigorous resistance . The bat- teries of the befiegers foon began to play upon the town with great fury ; and feveral attacks were made , but always ...
... head of thefe refolute men ; and thus abandoned to their fate , they prepared for a vigorous resistance . The bat- teries of the befiegers foon began to play upon the town with great fury ; and feveral attacks were made , but always ...
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