A History of England from the First Invasion by the Romans to the 14th Year of the Reign of Queen VictoriaJ.Murray, 1854 |
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... Ethelbald , who is said to have died in 860. Ethelbald was succeeded by Ethelbert , and Ethelbert , in 866 , by Ethelred . ductive country of their own , were commonly brought up A.D. 871 . 13 THE COMING OF THE SAXONS .
... Ethelbald , who is said to have died in 860. Ethelbald was succeeded by Ethelbert , and Ethelbert , in 866 , by Ethelred . ductive country of their own , were commonly brought up A.D. 871 . 13 THE COMING OF THE SAXONS .
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... brought there , who was sus pected of having stolen some sheep ? Mary . O yes , mamma , and I saw the man afterwards taken away to prison ? And will he always be kept there ? Mrs. M. No , not always : he will be kept there till the ...
... brought there , who was sus pected of having stolen some sheep ? Mary . O yes , mamma , and I saw the man afterwards taken away to prison ? And will he always be kept there ? Mrs. M. No , not always : he will be kept there till the ...
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... brought again into the court for the judge to pass sentence upon him . The sentence may be , to be kept longer in prison , or perhaps to be sent to Botany Bay ; or if he should prove to be a hardened offender , the law is , or at least ...
... brought again into the court for the judge to pass sentence upon him . The sentence may be , to be kept longer in prison , or perhaps to be sent to Botany Bay ; or if he should prove to be a hardened offender , the law is , or at least ...
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... brought to trial for them here , there is a far more awful trial which we shall be brought to when we die . And if we shrink at the thought of standing up before an earthly judge , how much more shall we shrink when we come to stand ...
... brought to trial for them here , there is a far more awful trial which we shall be brought to when we die . And if we shrink at the thought of standing up before an earthly judge , how much more shall we shrink when we come to stand ...
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... brought down our history , there were roads , and houses , and towns ; the houses not , per- haps , exactly like those we at present see , but still comfortable dwellings . The people had learned most of the useful arts ; and , though ...
... brought down our history , there were roads , and houses , and towns ; the houses not , per- haps , exactly like those we at present see , but still comfortable dwellings . The people had learned most of the useful arts ; and , though ...
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Page 417 - Here lies our Sovereign Lord the King, Whose word no man relies on ; Who never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one.
Page 414 - The noise and cracking and thunder of the impetuous flames, the shrieking of women and children...
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