The Percy Anecdotes: Original and Select, Volume 7G. Berger, 1868 - Anecdotes |
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... received a blow with a stone which brought him to the ground ; yet starting up , he continued to fight on his knees with incredible obstinacy , when William de Kaimes , a knight , seized his crest , and presenting the point of has sword ...
... received a blow with a stone which brought him to the ground ; yet starting up , he continued to fight on his knees with incredible obstinacy , when William de Kaimes , a knight , seized his crest , and presenting the point of has sword ...
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... received brought him to the ground . Coupland , a Northumbrian gentleman , instantly sprang from his charger to seize on the royal prey . A violent struggle ensued ; Coupland lost two of his teeth ; but he secured the king , and , with ...
... received brought him to the ground . Coupland , a Northumbrian gentleman , instantly sprang from his charger to seize on the royal prey . A violent struggle ensued ; Coupland lost two of his teeth ; but he secured the king , and , with ...
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... done her castle ; and they , in return , very joyfully took their leave . It was in honour of this action that she received the surname of " the Heroic . " D CATHERINE DE MEDICIS . With all her faults , we HEROISM . 25.
... done her castle ; and they , in return , very joyfully took their leave . It was in honour of this action that she received the surname of " the Heroic . " D CATHERINE DE MEDICIS . With all her faults , we HEROISM . 25.
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... of Norwegian dragoons had been stationed to watch the motions of the enemy . The Swedish commander , who put up at the parsonage , soon after his arrival received information that the Norwegians were 34 PERCY ANECDOTES .
... of Norwegian dragoons had been stationed to watch the motions of the enemy . The Swedish commander , who put up at the parsonage , soon after his arrival received information that the Norwegians were 34 PERCY ANECDOTES .
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Original and Select. soon after his arrival received information that the Norwegians were only at the distance of three miles , and altogether ignorant of his arrival . Mrs. Anna Colbioernsen , the wife of the clergyman , who was ...
Original and Select. soon after his arrival received information that the Norwegians were only at the distance of three miles , and altogether ignorant of his arrival . Mrs. Anna Colbioernsen , the wife of the clergyman , who was ...
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