An abridgment of The history of England, to the death of George ii1777 |
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... prince Arthur acquired his fame . Howfo- ever unfuccefsful all his valour might have been in the end , yet his name makes fo great a figure in the fabulous annals of the times , that fome notice muft be taken of him . This prince is of ...
... prince Arthur acquired his fame . Howfo- ever unfuccefsful all his valour might have been in the end , yet his name makes fo great a figure in the fabulous annals of the times , that fome notice muft be taken of him . This prince is of ...
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... prince , in the decline of life , had the mortification , from fome domeftic troubles of his own , to be a patient spectator of their encroachments . His firft wife had been carried off by Melnas , king of Somerfetfhire , who detained ...
... prince , in the decline of life , had the mortification , from fome domeftic troubles of his own , to be a patient spectator of their encroachments . His firft wife had been carried off by Melnas , king of Somerfetfhire , who detained ...
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... prince was fucceeded by his brother Ethelred , a brave commander , but whofe valour was infufficient to reprefs the Danish incurfions . In thefe exploits het was always affifted by his younger bother , Alfred , afterwards furnamed the ...
... prince was fucceeded by his brother Ethelred , a brave commander , but whofe valour was infufficient to reprefs the Danish incurfions . In thefe exploits het was always affifted by his younger bother , Alfred , afterwards furnamed the ...
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... prince , with whom he remained fome days . There he remark- ed the fupine fecurity of the Danes , their contempt of the English , their negligence in foraging and plun- dering , and their diffolute wafting of fuch ill - gotten booty ...
... prince , with whom he remained fome days . There he remark- ed the fupine fecurity of the Danes , their contempt of the English , their negligence in foraging and plun- dering , and their diffolute wafting of fuch ill - gotten booty ...
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... prince , became a convert , with thirty of his nobles , and the king himfelf an- fwered for him at the font . Alfred had now attained the meridian of glory ; he poffeffed a greater extent of territory than had ever been enjoyed by any ...
... prince , became a convert , with thirty of his nobles , and the king himfelf an- fwered for him at the font . Alfred had now attained the meridian of glory ; he poffeffed a greater extent of territory than had ever been enjoyed by any ...
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Page 224 - 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.
Page 183 - For the Queen! For the Queen! A plot is laid for my life!
Page 178 - Dunkirk, in order to intercept the Duke of Parma. This was the preparation made by the English ; while all the protestant powers...
Page 78 - ... was betrayed into Edward's hands, by sir John Monteith, his friend, whom he had made acquainted with the place of his concealment.
Page 189 - I say, they will receive a terrible blow this parliament, and yet they shall not see who hurts them. This counsel is not to be contemned, because it may do you good, and can do you no harm : for the danger is past, as soon as you have burned the letter. And I hope God will give you the grace to make good use of it, unto whose holy protection I commend you*.
Page 230 - For shame," said he to the parliament, "get you gone; give place to honester men; to those who will more faithfully discharge their trust. You are no longer a parliament : I tell you, you are no longer a parliament. The Lord has done with you : he has chosen other instruments for carrying on his work.
Page 33 - The popular character of the prince, and a similarity of manners, engaged all the young nobility of Normandy and Maine, as well as of Anjou...
Page 86 - Nottingham for the place of their residence ; it was strictly guarded, the gates locked every evening, and the keys carried to the queen. It was therefore agreed between the king and some of...
Page 146 - ... them is unknown ; the chief evidence, it is said, amounted to no more than that Rochford had been seen to lean on her bed before some company.
Page 41 - Henry entertained hopes for three days, that his son had put into some distant port of England ; but when certain intelligence of the calamity was brought him, he fainted away; and it was remarked, that he never after was seen to smile, nor ever recovered his wonted cheerfulness.