The Complete Works of Sir Walter Scott: With a Biography, and His Last Additions and Illustrations, Volume 6Conner & Cooke, 1833 - English literature |
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... possession of all the level and flat land in the south part of Britain . However , the bravest part of the Britons fled into a very hilly part of Britain , which is called Wales , and there they defended themselves against the Saxons ...
... possession of all the level and flat land in the south part of Britain . However , the bravest part of the Britons fled into a very hilly part of Britain , which is called Wales , and there they defended themselves against the Saxons ...
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... possession of the crown was to kill the good old king , Duncan . Macbeth was very unwilling to commit so great a crime , for he knew what a good king Duncan had been , and he recollected how he was his relation , and had been always ...
... possession of the crown was to kill the good old king , Duncan . Macbeth was very unwilling to commit so great a crime , for he knew what a good king Duncan had been , and he recollected how he was his relation , and had been always ...
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... possession of a large territory , or province , called Neustria , the name of which was changed to Normandy , when ... possessed of a part of the territories of France , he acknowledged the king of that country for his sove- reign , and ...
... possession of a large territory , or province , called Neustria , the name of which was changed to Normandy , when ... possessed of a part of the territories of France , he acknowledged the king of that country for his sove- reign , and ...
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... possessions in France , as a vassal of the king of France , by whom it had been granted as a fief to his ancestor Rollo ; but he was , at the same time , the independent Sovereign of Eng- land , which he had gained possession of by his ...
... possessions in France , as a vassal of the king of France , by whom it had been granted as a fief to his ancestor Rollo ; but he was , at the same time , the independent Sovereign of Eng- land , which he had gained possession of by his ...
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... possession of the kingdom less by his bravery , than by cunningly taking advantage of the disputes and divisions that followed amongst the Scots themselves after the death of Alexander the Third . William Wallace was none of the high ...
... possession of the kingdom less by his bravery , than by cunningly taking advantage of the disputes and divisions that followed amongst the Scots themselves after the death of Alexander the Third . William Wallace was none of the high ...
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