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... formed of osiers , woven together and covered with skins , and differed very little from the coracle which may be still seen on many Welsh rivers . They were acquainted with the methods of smelt- ing some of the metals ; and bronze ...
... formed of osiers , woven together and covered with skins , and differed very little from the coracle which may be still seen on many Welsh rivers . They were acquainted with the methods of smelt- ing some of the metals ; and bronze ...
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... forming the principality of Wales . III . Flavia Cæsariensis , the country inclosed by the Thames , Severn , Humber , and German Ocean . IV . Maxima Cæsariensis , extending from the Humber to the wall of Severus . V. Valentia , the ...
... forming the principality of Wales . III . Flavia Cæsariensis , the country inclosed by the Thames , Severn , Humber , and German Ocean . IV . Maxima Cæsariensis , extending from the Humber to the wall of Severus . V. Valentia , the ...
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... formed against him , which was headed by his stepmother , who wished to see her own son on the throne . Through her instiga- tion he was murdered at Corfe Castle , Dorset , A.D. 978 . The tradition runs that Edward had been hunting ...
... formed against him , which was headed by his stepmother , who wished to see her own son on the throne . Through her instiga- tion he was murdered at Corfe Castle , Dorset , A.D. 978 . The tradition runs that Edward had been hunting ...
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... formed to enforce them , but the Witenage- mote averted war by deciding that the kingdom should be divided between the two brothers . The sons of Emma by Ethelred now made an attempt to gain the throne , but they were unsuccessful , and ...
... formed to enforce them , but the Witenage- mote averted war by deciding that the kingdom should be divided between the two brothers . The sons of Emma by Ethelred now made an attempt to gain the throne , but they were unsuccessful , and ...
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... formation sixty villages were destroyed , and their poor inhabitants driven from their homes without the slightest com- pensation . Laws were passed to prohibit the peasantry from hunting in it , and the slaughter of a deer or wild boar ...
... formation sixty villages were destroyed , and their poor inhabitants driven from their homes without the slightest com- pensation . Laws were passed to prohibit the peasantry from hunting in it , and the slaughter of a deer or wild boar ...
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Стр. 202 - That the freedom of speech, and debates or proceedings in Parliament, ought not to be impeached or questioned in any court or place out of Parliament.
Стр. 250 - Excise. A hateful tax levied upon commodities, and adjudged not by the common judges of property, but wretches hired by those to whom excise is paid.
Стр. 237 - Here lies Fred, Who was alive, and is dead. Had it been his father, I had much rather. Had it been his brother, Still better than another. Had it been his sister, No one would have missed her. Had it been the whole generation, Still better for the nation. But since 'tis only Fred, Who was alive, and is dead, There's no more to be said.
Стр. 174 - I came into the House one morning well clad, and perceived a gentleman speaking, whom I knew not, very ordinarily apparelled ; for it was a plain cloth suit, which seemed to have been made by an ill country tailor. His linen was plain, and not very clean ; and I remember a speck or two of blood upon his little band, which was not much larger than his collar : his hat was without a hatband. His stature was of a good size ; his sword stuck close to his side ; his countenance swoln and reddish : his...
Стр. 128 - I renounce and refuse, as things written with my hand contrary to the truth which I thought in my heart, and written for fear of death, and to save my life if it might be...
Стр. 186 - God grant mine eyes may never behold the like, who now saw above 10,000 houses all in one flame ! The noise and cracking and thunder of the impetuous flames, the shrieking of women and children...
Стр. 147 - For though there be no appearance of any stir, yet, I say, they shall receive a terrible blow this parliament, and yet they shall not see who hurts them.
Стр. 186 - ... houses all in one flame ! The noise and cracking and thunder of the impetuous flames, the shrieking of women and children, the hurry of people, the fall of towers, houses, and churches, was like...
Стр. 128 - Be of good comfort, master Ridley, and play the man. We shall this day light such a candle, by God's grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out.
Стр. 127 - If my fault deserved punishment, my youth at least, and my imprudence, were worthy of excuse. God and posterity will show me favour.