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... equally remarkable ; and to be without children , was to be without praise . But their chief excellence , and what they most gloried in , was their skill in war . They had , in some measure , learned discipline from the Romans , whom ...
... equally remarkable ; and to be without children , was to be without praise . But their chief excellence , and what they most gloried in , was their skill in war . They had , in some measure , learned discipline from the Romans , whom ...
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... equally harassed by these convulsions , obliged their kings to come to a compromise , and to divide the kingdom between them by treaty . Canute reserved to himself the northern parts of the kingdom ; the southern parts were left to ...
... equally harassed by these convulsions , obliged their kings to come to a compromise , and to divide the kingdom between them by treaty . Canute reserved to himself the northern parts of the kingdom ; the southern parts were left to ...
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... equally refined , and equally fit to advance those studies that give us an acquaintance with ourselves , or that tend to display the mazes of the human heart . CHAP . V. WILLIAM the CONQUEROR . - A . D. 1066 to 1087 . NOTHING Could ...
... equally refined , and equally fit to advance those studies that give us an acquaintance with ourselves , or that tend to display the mazes of the human heart . CHAP . V. WILLIAM the CONQUEROR . - A . D. 1066 to 1087 . NOTHING Could ...
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... equally unwilling to hazard a battle ; and their leaders , who saw that much more would be lost than gained by such a conflict , made proposals for an accommodation . This , after the removal of a few obstacles , was agreed to ; and it ...
... equally unwilling to hazard a battle ; and their leaders , who saw that much more would be lost than gained by such a conflict , made proposals for an accommodation . This , after the removal of a few obstacles , was agreed to ; and it ...
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... equally strong with that from which he had permitted her to retire . It would be tedious to relate the various skirmishes on either side , in pursuance of their respective pretensions ; it will suffice to say , that Matilda's forces ...
... equally strong with that from which he had permitted her to retire . It would be tedious to relate the various skirmishes on either side , in pursuance of their respective pretensions ; it will suffice to say , that Matilda's forces ...
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Page 202 - Had I but served God as diligently as I have served the king, he would not have given me over in my gray hairs.
Page 208 - But if you have already determined of me,* and that not only my death, but an infamous slander must bring you the...
Page 207 - But let not your grace ever imagine, that your poor wife will ever be brought to acknowledge a fault where not so much as a thought thereof preceded.
Page 453 - Born and educated in this country, I glory in the name of Briton ; and the peculiar happiness of my life will ever consist in promoting the welfare of a people, whose loyalty and warm affection to me I consider as the greatest and most permanent security of my throne...
Page 310 - I have sought the Lord night and day, that He would rather slay me than put me upon the doing of this work.
Page 208 - ... of mine enemies, withdraw your princely favour from me; neither let that stain, that unworthy stain, of a disloyal heart towards your good grace, ever cast so foul a blot on your most dutiful wife, and the infant princess your daughter.
Page 208 - ... and conscience satisfied, the ignominy and slander of the world stopped, or my guilt openly declared. So that whatsoever God or you may determine of me, your Grace may be freed from an open censure, and mine offence being...
Page 208 - My last and only request shall be, that myself may only bear the burden of your Grace's displeasure, and that it may not touch the innocent souls of those poor gentlemen who, as I understand, are likewise in strait imprisonment for my sake. If ever I have found favour in your sight, if ever the name of Anne Boleyn hath been pleasing in your ears, then let me obtain this request...
Page 168 - Margaret, flying with her son into a forest, where she endeavoured to conceal herself, was beset, during the darkness of the night, by robbers, who, either ignorant or regardless of her quality, despoiled her of her rings and jewels, and treated her with the utmost indignity.
Page 310 - 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.