 | David Hume - Great Britain - 1807 - 524 pages
...for this important decision ; but the aspect i4th Octo- of things, on the night before the battle, was very **• different in the two camps. The English spent the time in riot, and jollity, and disorder ; the Normans in silence, and in prayer, and in the other functions of their... | |
 | George Alexander Cooke - England - 1817 - 364 pages
...by his death, William, surnamed the Conqueror, became king of England. The night before the haitle the aspect of things was very different in the two camps, the English spentlthe lime in riot, jollity, an4 disorder ; the tyormans in prayer, and other duties; of religion.... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1823 - 872 pages
...and by his death William, surnamed the Conqueror, became king of England : (see ENGLAND, N* 86.) — The night before the battle, the aspect of things...the time in riot, jollity, and disorder; the Normans in prayer and other duties of religion. The next day both armies prepared for battle. The duke divided... | |
 | David Hume, Tobias Smollett - England - 1825 - 480 pages
...this important decision ; but the aspect of things, on the night before the battle, 14th of October, was very different in the two camps. The English spent the time in riot, and jollity, and disorder ; the Normans in silence, and in prayer, and in the other functions of their... | |
 | 1836 - 884 pages
...prepared themselves for this importan* dei ision ; but the aspect of things on the mglit before the battle was very different in the two camps. The English spent the time in riot, and jollity, and disorder ; the Normans in silence and prayer, and in the functions of their religion.... | |
 | Philip Alexander Prince - World history - 1838 - 702 pages
...him. CHIEF EVENTS. The Battle of Hastings. The aspect of proceedings on the night before the battle was very different in the two camps. The English spent the time in nui, jollity, and disorder; the Normans in prayer, and the other functions of religion. Early in the... | |
 | F. W. Ticehurst, Native - Abbeys - 1841 - 202 pages
...conjectured would be prosperous to him." The two armies now prepared for the important decision ; but the aspect of things was very different in the two camps: the English spent the time in jollity and disorder; the Normans in prayer and other religious functions. Harold had taken the advantage... | |
 | J William Green - 1849 - 250 pages
...14th of October, 1066, in which Harold was defeated and killed, and by his death, William, surnamed The Conqueror, became King of England. The night before...was very different in the two camps. The English, we are told, spent the time in riot and disorder, the Normans in prayers and other duties of religion.... | |
 | Mystery - 1850 - 464 pages
...for this important decision; but the aspect of things on the night before the battle, 14th October, was very different in the two camps. The English spent the time in riot, and jollity, and disorder; the Normans in silence, and in prayer, and in the other functions of religion."... | |
 | David Hume - Great Britain - 1851 - 532 pages
...themselves for this important decision ; but the aspect of things, on the night before the battle, was very different in the two camps. The English spent the time in riot, and jollity, and disorder ; the Normans, in silence, and in prayer, and in the other functions of their... | |
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Normans now prepared themselves for this important decision ; but the aspect of things, on the night before the battle, was very different in the two camps. The English spent the time in riot, and jollity, and disorder ; the Normans, in silence, and in... 
