A Chronological Abridgment of the History of Great-Britain, from the First Invasion of the Romans, to the Year 1763: With Genealogical and Political Tables ...T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1812 - Great Britain |
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Page 8
... obliged every family to extinguish their fires on the last evening of October , under the dreadful penalties of excommunication , and to at- tend at the temple on the first day of November with their annual payment , to receive some of ...
... obliged every family to extinguish their fires on the last evening of October , under the dreadful penalties of excommunication , and to at- tend at the temple on the first day of November with their annual payment , to receive some of ...
Page 12
... obliged them to put back into different ports of the continent , and dashed to pieces those which lay at anchor in the road where Cĉsar had disem- barked . The Britons secretly rejoiced at this disaster , and observing the small number ...
... obliged them to put back into different ports of the continent , and dashed to pieces those which lay at anchor in the road where Cĉsar had disem- barked . The Britons secretly rejoiced at this disaster , and observing the small number ...
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... obliged them to abandon the place ; but the next day Cĉsar recalled his troops from the pursuit , and hastened to the sea coast , where a dreadful storm had driven almost all his fleet ashore , entirely destroyed forty ships , and ...
... obliged them to abandon the place ; but the next day Cĉsar recalled his troops from the pursuit , and hastened to the sea coast , where a dreadful storm had driven almost all his fleet ashore , entirely destroyed forty ships , and ...
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... obliged to leave imperfect . In his second campaign he directed his march northward , and either by the terror of his arms , or by the fame of his clemency , he brought several British provinces to submit to the authority of the Romans ...
... obliged to leave imperfect . In his second campaign he directed his march northward , and either by the terror of his arms , or by the fame of his clemency , he brought several British provinces to submit to the authority of the Romans ...
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... obliged to retire with precipitation into the neighbouring woods and marshes . They spent the winter in pre- paring for a more vigorous campaign than the for- mer , and chose Galgacus , one of their bravest chief- tains , to command all ...
... obliged to retire with precipitation into the neighbouring woods and marshes . They spent the winter in pre- paring for a more vigorous campaign than the for- mer , and chose Galgacus , one of their bravest chief- tains , to command all ...
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