Universal History Americanised; Or, An Historical View of the World, from the Earliest Records to the Year 1808: With a Particular Reference to the State of Society, Literature, Religion, and Form of Government, in the United States of America, Том 6Copy-right secured, for the benefit of the family of Doctor Ramsay, and printed by assignment from them, by M. Carey & son, 1819 |
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... march northward ; but Harold , on receiving intelligence of these transactions , marched with a powerful army against the invaders , and attacked them at Stamford bridge , on the east side of which the Norwegians had en- trenched ...
... march northward ; but Harold , on receiving intelligence of these transactions , marched with a powerful army against the invaders , and attacked them at Stamford bridge , on the east side of which the Norwegians had en- trenched ...
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... march against the duke , who was encamped near Hastings . The conduct of Harold , in hazard- ing the fate of the kingdom on the event of a battle , was more heroic than prudent ; and the loss of his crown and his life , was owing to his ...
... march against the duke , who was encamped near Hastings . The conduct of Harold , in hazard- ing the fate of the kingdom on the event of a battle , was more heroic than prudent ; and the loss of his crown and his life , was owing to his ...
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... March , A. D. 1461 , was one of the most bloody and desperate conflicts recorded in the annals of civil war . Great exertions were made by both sides ; but victory at last declared for Edward . As no quarter was given , the slaughter ...
... March , A. D. 1461 , was one of the most bloody and desperate conflicts recorded in the annals of civil war . Great exertions were made by both sides ; but victory at last declared for Edward . As no quarter was given , the slaughter ...
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... March , A. D. 1702 , in the fifty - second year of his age , and the fourteenth of his reign . The manners of William III . were cold and forbidding . Literature and the arts flourished under his reign , but not through his patronage or ...
... March , A. D. 1702 , in the fifty - second year of his age , and the fourteenth of his reign . The manners of William III . were cold and forbidding . Literature and the arts flourished under his reign , but not through his patronage or ...
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... March , 1782 , the House of Commons ad- dressed his majesty , requesting him to put a stop to any fur- ther prosecution of the war against the Colonies . This im- portant event diffused universal joy throughout the king- dom . The king ...
... March , 1782 , the House of Commons ad- dressed his majesty , requesting him to put a stop to any fur- ther prosecution of the war against the Colonies . This im- portant event diffused universal joy throughout the king- dom . The king ...
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Стр. 127 - I know I have but the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too...
Стр. 169 - Her death took place on the morning of the 1st of August, 1714, in the fiftieth year of her age, and the thirteenth of her reign.
Стр. 127 - Let tyrants fear. I have always so behaved myself that, under God, I have placed my chiefest strength and safeguard in the loyal hearts and goodwill of my subjects...
Стр. 335 - ... institutions prescribed by her religion. Even this favour, which is usually granted to the vilest criminal, was absolutely denied. Her attendants, during this conversation, were bathed in tears, and though, overawed by the presence of the two earls, with difficulty suppressed their anguish ; but no sooner did Kent and Shrewsbury withdraw, than they ran to their mistress, and burst out into the most passionate expressions of tenderness and sorrow.
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Стр. 335 - Heaven, which repines because the body must endure the stroke of the executioner ; and though I did not expect that the queen of England would set the first example of violating the sacred person of a sovereign prince, I willingly submit to that which Providence has decreed to be my lot...
Стр. 338 - Bothwell's artful address and important services can justify her attachment to that nobleman. Even the manners of the age, licentious as they were, are no apology for this...
Стр. 301 - Rizio to leave a place of which he was unworthy, and which he had occupied too long. Mary employed tears, and entreaties, and threatenings, to save her favourite. But, notwithstanding all these, he was torn from her by violence, and, before he could be dragged through the next apartment, the rage of his enemies put an end to his life, piercing his body with fifty-six wounds p.