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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... their authorities , selecting the facts which appeared to me the most interesting and the best supported , and rejecting all suppositions and probabilities grounded on private opinion or party prejudice 2 PRELIMINARY NOTE .
... their authorities , selecting the facts which appeared to me the most interesting and the best supported , and rejecting all suppositions and probabilities grounded on private opinion or party prejudice 2 PRELIMINARY NOTE .
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... party prejudice . To confute all the errors which I have found in those historians , would exceed the limits of an abridgment ; I have therefore generally confined myself to giving an exact account of the facts erro- neously stated by ...
... party prejudice . To confute all the errors which I have found in those historians , would exceed the limits of an abridgment ; I have therefore generally confined myself to giving an exact account of the facts erro- neously stated by ...
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... parties , and spread consternation through the whole army . They intended to assail Agricola on all sides , and in distinct bands . To prevent his being surrounded , he divided his army into three separate bodies . bodies . As soon as ...
... parties , and spread consternation through the whole army . They intended to assail Agricola on all sides , and in distinct bands . To prevent his being surrounded , he divided his army into three separate bodies . bodies . As soon as ...
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... , and fled in straggling parties to- wards the neighbouring woods , facing about more than once , and giving a severe check to the most forward of their pursuers . The Romans lost only 340 20 [ Period 1 . ROMAN INVASION .
... , and fled in straggling parties to- wards the neighbouring woods , facing about more than once , and giving a severe check to the most forward of their pursuers . The Romans lost only 340 20 [ Period 1 . ROMAN INVASION .
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... parties with one or more neighbouring clans , which were thereby in a little time consolidated into one large society or state . Thus a great number of petty states or king- doms were formed under one king , who commonly was the head of ...
... parties with one or more neighbouring clans , which were thereby in a little time consolidated into one large society or state . Thus a great number of petty states or king- doms were formed under one king , who commonly was the head of ...
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