A Concise History of England: Comprised in a Set of Easy Lessons for Children. Brought Down to the Peace of Paris |
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... present of the gods . Public worship was performed in groves of oak , where temples were built to the honour of different idols . The Druids dwelt in caves or hollow trees ; their food was acorns and berries , and their drink water ...
... present of the gods . Public worship was performed in groves of oak , where temples were built to the honour of different idols . The Druids dwelt in caves or hollow trees ; their food was acorns and berries , and their drink water ...
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... presents from all parts ; and it was computed , that in one year , a hundred thousand pilgrims arrived at Canter- bury , and paid adoration at his tomb . Such was the superstition of the times ! The Irish , who were never invaded by the ...
... presents from all parts ; and it was computed , that in one year , a hundred thousand pilgrims arrived at Canter- bury , and paid adoration at his tomb . Such was the superstition of the times ! The Irish , who were never invaded by the ...
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... .. Upon Richard's coronation - day , ( 3d September , ) was a great slaughter of the Jews in London , who com- ing to offer their presents to the new king , were set ! upon by the mob , to the loss of their 80 THE LINE OF PLANTAGENET .
... .. Upon Richard's coronation - day , ( 3d September , ) was a great slaughter of the Jews in London , who com- ing to offer their presents to the new king , were set ! upon by the mob , to the loss of their 80 THE LINE OF PLANTAGENET .
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... , during his lifetime , should be called king of France ; that Henry should be declared and acknowledged heir of the monarchy , and be entrusted with the present administration of the government ; that 12 * HENRY V. 137 LESSON XXVI. ...
... , during his lifetime , should be called king of France ; that Henry should be declared and acknowledged heir of the monarchy , and be entrusted with the present administration of the government ; that 12 * HENRY V. 137 LESSON XXVI. ...
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... present administration of the government ; that France and England should be for ever united under one monar- chy , but should still retain their several pri- vileges , & c . This was called the treaty of Troye , being concluded at a ...
... present administration of the government ; that France and England should be for ever united under one monar- chy , but should still retain their several pri- vileges , & c . This was called the treaty of Troye , being concluded at a ...
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Page 2 - Co. of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, to wit : " Tadeuskund, the Last King of the Lenape. An Historical Tale." In conformity to the Act of the Congress of the United States...
Page 266 - I can very sincerely assure you, there is not any thing you can expect or desire from me, which I shall not be ready to do for the happiness and prosperity of England ; and you shall always find me a strict and religious observer of my word.
Page 193 - Nottingham falling into sickness, and affected with the near approach of death, was seized with remorse for her conduct; and, having obtained a visit from the queen, she craved her pardon, and revealed to her the fatal secret. The queen, astonished with this incident, burst into a furious passion: she shook the dying countess in her bed; and crying to her that God might pardon her, but she never could, she broke from her, and thenceforth resigned herself over to the deepest and most incurable melancholy.
Page 200 - A terrible blow, and yet the authors concealed; a danger so sudden, and yet so great ; these circumstances seemed all to denote some contrivance by gunpowder ; and it was thought advisable to inspect all the vaults below the Houses of Parliament. This care belonged to the Earl of Suffolk, lord chamberlain, who purposely delayed the search till the day before the meeting of Parliament. He remarked those great piles of wood and...
Page 2 - DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS, TO WIT: District Clerk's Office. Be it remembered, that on the...
Page 13 - During these military enterprises, he neglected not the arts of peace. He introduced laws and civility among the Britons, taught them to desire and 'raise all the conveniences of life, reconciled them to the Roman language and manners, instructed them in letters and science, and employed every expedient to render those chains, which he had forged, both easy and agreeable to them.
Page 243 - ... he languished only for a few days, and then expired, in the fifty-fifth year of his age, and twenty-fifth of his reign. He...
Page 282 - Fabrice's arms, he never recovered. but expired about eleven o'clock the next morning, in the sixty-eighth year of his age, and the thirteenth of his reign Questions for Examination, \ What was the conduct of the South Sea scheme ? 2 Explain the nature of it, 3.
Page 220 - There is, sir, but one stage more, which though turbulent and troublesome, is yet a very short one. 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 219 - At these words, the child looked very steadfastly upon him. "Mark, child! what I say: they will cut off my head! and perhaps make thee a king: but mark what I say: thou must not be a king as long as thy brothers Charles and James are alive. They will cut off thy brothers' heads, when they can catch them! And thy head, too they will cut off at last! Therefore I charge thee, do not be made a king by them!