An Abridgement of the History of England: From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Death of George the SecondM. Carey, 1806 - Всего страниц: 336 |
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... attacked several of the Roman settlements and colonies with success . Paulinus , who com- manded the Roman forces , hastened to relieve London , which was already a flourishing colony ; but found on his arrival that it would be ...
... attacked several of the Roman settlements and colonies with success . Paulinus , who com- manded the Roman forces , hastened to relieve London , which was already a flourishing colony ; but found on his arrival that it would be ...
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... attacked , with success , the northern wall which the Romans had built to keep off their incursions . Having thus opened to themselves a passage , they ravaged the whole country with impunity , while the Britons sought precarious ...
... attacked , with success , the northern wall which the Romans had built to keep off their incursions . Having thus opened to themselves a passage , they ravaged the whole country with impunity , while the Britons sought precarious ...
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... attack , while the Danes , surprised to behold an army of English , whom they consider- ed as totally subdued , made but a faint resistance . Notwith- standing the superiority of their number , they were routed with great slaughter ...
... attack , while the Danes , surprised to behold an army of English , whom they consider- ed as totally subdued , made but a faint resistance . Notwith- standing the superiority of their number , they were routed with great slaughter ...
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... attacking Jerusalem with the greater advantage . Saladin , the most heroic of all the Sara- cen monarchs , was resolved to dispute their march , and placed himself upon the road with an army of three hundred thousand men . This was a ...
... attacking Jerusalem with the greater advantage . Saladin , the most heroic of all the Sara- cen monarchs , was resolved to dispute their march , and placed himself upon the road with an army of three hundred thousand men . This was a ...
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... attacked the castle of Chalus , where he understood this trea- sure had been deposited . On the fourth day of the siege , us he was riding round the place to observe where the E 2 RICHARD I. 41 tria, who commanded him to be imprisoned ...
... attacked the castle of Chalus , where he understood this trea- sure had been deposited . On the fourth day of the siege , us he was riding round the place to observe where the E 2 RICHARD I. 41 tria, who commanded him to be imprisoned ...
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Стр. 133 - I say, they will receive a terrible blow this parliament, and yet they shall not see who hurts them. This counsel is not to be contemned, because it may do you good, and can do you no harm : for the danger is past, as soon as you have burned the letter. And I hope God will give you the grace to make good use of it, unto whose holy protection I commend you*.
Стр. 29 - Above a hundred and forty young noblemen of the principal families of England and Normandy were lost on this occasion. A butcher of Rouen was the only person on board who escaped ; he clung to the mast, and was taken up the next morning by some fishermen.
Стр. 103 - ... and his execution with the rest, shortly after, served to acquit her of the charge.