The Englishman's Library: Comprising a Series of Historical, Biographical, and National Information, Under the Following Heads, English History, and Lives of Eminent Statesmen, English Scenes, and Essays on Subjects of National Importance, Lives of Eminent English Philosophers, Writers, Etc., and Patriotic Poetry : Being a Selection from the Original Articles of the Plain EnglishmanCharles Knight, 1824 - Всего страниц: 394 |
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... King bestowed upon them , and to acknowledge the extent of his love and the greatness of his mind . Alfred was born at Wantage , in Berkshire , in the year 849. He was the youngest son of Ethelwolf , a king of the Anglo - Saxons . In ...
... King bestowed upon them , and to acknowledge the extent of his love and the greatness of his mind . Alfred was born at Wantage , in Berkshire , in the year 849. He was the youngest son of Ethelwolf , a king of the Anglo - Saxons . In ...
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... king ; -the wood rang with the shouts of these brave defenders of their country ; and the monarch again appeared as the leader and avenger of his people . The two armies met ; -the shock was tremendous ; -but Alfred , in the end ...
... king ; -the wood rang with the shouts of these brave defenders of their country ; and the monarch again appeared as the leader and avenger of his people . The two armies met ; -the shock was tremendous ; -but Alfred , in the end ...
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... king himself in council ; and as the people , sensible of the great talents of Alfred , placed their chief confidence in him , he was soon overwhelmed with appeals from all parts of England . He was indefatigable in the dispatch of ...
... king himself in council ; and as the people , sensible of the great talents of Alfred , placed their chief confidence in him , he was soon overwhelmed with appeals from all parts of England . He was indefatigable in the dispatch of ...
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... King was at York when he first heard of this invasion . He immediately put his army in motion , and encamped within ... King's person , and formed the main body of his army . Harold and his two brothers , Gyrth and Leofwine , placed ...
... King was at York when he first heard of this invasion . He immediately put his army in motion , and encamped within ... King's person , and formed the main body of his army . Harold and his two brothers , Gyrth and Leofwine , placed ...
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... King over his subjects was restrained and limited by the popular assemblies , and the con- federations of the people in tithings and hundreds , which the wisdom of Alfred established . The free- holders appointed their own officers ...
... King over his subjects was restrained and limited by the popular assemblies , and the con- federations of the people in tithings and hundreds , which the wisdom of Alfred established . The free- holders appointed their own officers ...
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