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... head- borough was summoned to answer for him ; and if the headborough was unwilling to be surety for his appear- ance , the criminal was committed to prison till his trial . If the criminal fled , either before or after finding sureties ...
... head- borough was summoned to answer for him ; and if the headborough was unwilling to be surety for his appear- ance , the criminal was committed to prison till his trial . If the criminal fled , either before or after finding sureties ...
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... head of the treasury . Sensible that he owed his advancement to the austerity of his life , he became a partisan of the rigid monastic rules . The celibacy of priests was deemed meritorious by the church of Rome ; and the pope undertook ...
... head of the treasury . Sensible that he owed his advancement to the austerity of his life , he became a partisan of the rigid monastic rules . The celibacy of priests was deemed meritorious by the church of Rome ; and the pope undertook ...
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... head of a great force , was ready to take advantage of the minority of Alfred and Edward , the two sons of Edmond . To cover , however , his injustice under plausible pretences , before he seized the dominions of the English princes ...
... head of a great force , was ready to take advantage of the minority of Alfred and Edward , the two sons of Edmond . To cover , however , his injustice under plausible pretences , before he seized the dominions of the English princes ...
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... head of his infantry , and expressed his resolution to conquer or to die . The first attack of the Normans was desperate , but was re- ceived with equal valour by the English ; and the former began to retreat , when William hastened to ...
... head of his infantry , and expressed his resolution to conquer or to die . The first attack of the Normans was desperate , but was re- ceived with equal valour by the English ; and the former began to retreat , when William hastened to ...
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... head of his men ; and his two brothers shared the same fate . The English , discouraged by the fall of their princes , fled on all sides ; and the darkness of the night contributed to save those who had survived the carnage of the ...
... head of his men ; and his two brothers shared the same fate . The English , discouraged by the fall of their princes , fled on all sides ; and the darkness of the night contributed to save those who had survived the carnage of the ...
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Page 275 - And sometimes he would say thus to them, " Gentlemen, at London you are like ships in a sea, which show like nothing ; but in your country villages you are like ships in a river, which look like great things.
Page 265 - 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 shall receive a terrible blow this parliament, and yet they shall not see who hurts them.
Page 231 - Christ was the word that spake it; He took the bread and brake it; And what the word did make it, That I believe, and take it.
Page 261 - She answered with a faint voice, that as she had held a regal sceptre, she desired no other than a royal successor.
Page 271 - He acknowledged twenty-eight articles; and was sentenced to pay a fine of forty thousand pounds, to be imprisoned in the Tower during the king's pleasure, to be for ever incapable of any office, place, or employment, and never again to sit in Parliament, or come within the verge of the court.
Page 23 - Alfred himself complains, that on his accession he knew not one person, south of the Thames, who could so much as interpret the Latin service; and very few in the northern parts, who had reached even that pitch of erudition.
Page 21 - Nature also, as if desirous that so bright a production of her skill should be set in the fairest light, had bestowed on him all bodily accomplishments, vigour of limbs, dignity of shape and air, and a pleasant, engaging, and open countenance.
Page 137 - King-maker, had distinguished himself by his gallantry in the field, by the hospitality of his table, by the magnificence, and still more by the generosity of his expense, and by the spirited and bold manner which attended him in all his actions. The undesigning frankness and openness of his character rendered his conquest over men's affections the more certain and infallible : his presents were regarded as sure testimonies of esteem and friendship, and his professions as the overflowings of his...
Page 224 - Be of good cheer, brother," cried he, " we shall this day kindle such a torch in England, as, I trust in God, shall never be extinguished.
Page 317 - 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.