Pinnock's Improved Edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of England: From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Death of George II, with a Continuation to the Year 1845, with Questions for Examination at the End of Each Section, Besides a Variety of Valuable Information, Added Throughout the Work ... |
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... possessed themselves of all the maritime places where they had at first been permitted to reside . 2. Finding the country fertile , and commodiously situated for trade , they settled upon the seaside , and introduced the practice of ...
... possessed themselves of all the maritime places where they had at first been permitted to reside . 2. Finding the country fertile , and commodiously situated for trade , they settled upon the seaside , and introduced the practice of ...
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... possessed great authority among them . No species of superstition was ever more terrible than theirs : besides the severe penalties which they were permitted to inflict in this world , they inculcated the eternal transmigration of souls ...
... possessed great authority among them . No species of superstition was ever more terrible than theirs : besides the severe penalties which they were permitted to inflict in this world , they inculcated the eternal transmigration of souls ...
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... possessed of such magnificence at home , could envy me a humble cottage in Britain ? " The emperor was affected by the ... possession of the whole and when Boadi'cea , the widow of the deceased , attempted to remonstrate , he ordered her ...
... possessed of such magnificence at home , could envy me a humble cottage in Britain ? " The emperor was affected by the ... possession of the whole and when Boadi'cea , the widow of the deceased , attempted to remonstrate , he ordered her ...
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... possession of the conquest they had already made . Cerdic , therefore , with his son Kenric , es- tablished the third Saxon kingdom in the island , namely that of the West Saxons , including the counties of Hants , Dorset , Wilts ...
... possession of the conquest they had already made . Cerdic , therefore , with his son Kenric , es- tablished the third Saxon kingdom in the island , namely that of the West Saxons , including the counties of Hants , Dorset , Wilts ...
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... possession of the province of Kent ? 8. Were not many of the British nobility treacherously slaughtered ? 9. Who laid the foundation of the South Saxon kingdom ? 10. Who gave rise to the name of the West Saxons ? 11 , 12. What ...
... possession of the province of Kent ? 8. Were not many of the British nobility treacherously slaughtered ? 9. Who laid the foundation of the South Saxon kingdom ? 10. Who gave rise to the name of the West Saxons ? 11 , 12. What ...
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Page 241 - I have sought the Lord night and day, that He would rather slay me than put me upon the doing of this work.
Page 357 - The boast of heraldry, the pomp of pow'r, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await alike th' inevitable hour : The paths of glory lead but to the grave.
Page 269 - A man so various, that he seemed to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome : Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong, Was everything by starts, and nothing long; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon ; Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking.
Page 219 - Pym, and Strode. The articles were, That they had traitorously endeavoured to subvert the fundamental laws and government of the kingdom, to deprive the king of his regal power, and to impose on his subjects an arbitrary and tyrannical authority...
Page 156 - Had I but served God as diligently as I have served the king, he would not have given me over in my gray hairs. But this is the just reward that I must receive for my indulgent pains and study, not regarding my service to God, but only to my prince.
Page 202 - 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*.
Page 9 - No species of superstition was ever more terrible, than that of the Druids. Besides the severe penalties, which...
Page 234 - There is, sir, but one stage more, which though turbulent and troublesome, is yet a very short one. Consider, it will soon carry you a great way; it will carry you from earth to heaven; and there you shall find, to your great joy, the prize to which you hasten, a crown of glory." "I go," replied the king, "from a corruptible to an incorruptible crown; where no disturbance can have place.
Page 269 - In the worst inn's worst room, with mat half hung, The floors of plaster, and the walls of dung, On once a flock-bed, but repaired with straw, With tape-tied curtains never meant to draw, The George and Garter dangling from that bed Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villiers lies...
Page 202 - I have a care of your preservation. Therefore I would advise you, as you tender your life, to devise some excuse to shift off your attendance at this parliament. For God and man have concurred to punish the wickedness of this time. And think not slightly of this advertisement ; but retire yourself into your country, where you may expect the event in safety. For though there be no appearance of any stir, yet, I say, they will receive a terrible blow — this parliament, and yet they shall not see...