The Story of the Greatest Nations: From the Dawn of History to the Twentieth Century; a Comprehensive History, Founded Upon the Leading Authorities, Including a Complete Chronology of the World, and a Pronouncing Vocabulary of Each Nation, Volum 6F.R. Niglutsch, 1905 |
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Pàgina 961
... called Britain . He took with him two legions , or about twelve thousand men , and that was the first historical invasion of England . The time was late in summer , and the landing - place near the site of the present town of Deal . The ...
... called Britain . He took with him two legions , or about twelve thousand men , and that was the first historical invasion of England . The time was late in summer , and the landing - place near the site of the present town of Deal . The ...
Pàgina 963
... called by the conqueror , Cassivelanus , which is probably a Latinized form of the British name Cadwallon . Cadwallon was the chiefjor king of a tribe dwell- ing in the neighborhood of modern London , and his capital stood on the pres ...
... called by the conqueror , Cassivelanus , which is probably a Latinized form of the British name Cadwallon . Cadwallon was the chiefjor king of a tribe dwell- ing in the neighborhood of modern London , and his capital stood on the pres ...
Pàgina 965
... called back to the capital and the condition of Britain became the extreme of feebleness . The people were in a state of hopeless collapse , with not a particle of their for- mer vigor and resolution remaining . On the north the Picts ...
... called back to the capital and the condition of Britain became the extreme of feebleness . The people were in a state of hopeless collapse , with not a particle of their for- mer vigor and resolution remaining . On the north the Picts ...
Pàgina 967
... called Angles , but rather Angels . " His soul was so stirred that he made plans to go among the Britons as a missionary ; but his pressing duties in Rome would not permit him to leave , and he sent Saint Augustine to Britain ...
... called Angles , but rather Angels . " His soul was so stirred that he made plans to go among the Britons as a missionary ; but his pressing duties in Rome would not permit him to leave , and he sent Saint Augustine to Britain ...
Pàgina 969
... called home to succeed him . He showed the influence of Charlemagne upon his character , by resolutely setting out to bring all the neighboring petty tribes into subjection to his sovereignty . His army , " lean , pale , and long ...
... called home to succeed him . He showed the influence of Charlemagne upon his character , by resolutely setting out to bring all the neighboring petty tribes into subjection to his sovereignty . His army , " lean , pale , and long ...
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The Story of the Greatest Nations, from the Dawn of ..., Volum 6;Volum 30 Edward Sylvester Ellis Visualització completa - 1906 |
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 1135 - And will you preserve unto the bishops and clergy of this realm, and to the churches committed to their charge, all such rights and privileges as by law do or shall appertain unto them, or any of them? King or queen: All this I promise to do.
Pàgina 1111 - Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note, As his corse to the rampart we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we buried. We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning ; By the struggling moonbeam's misty light And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast...
Pàgina 1037 - O, father abbot, An old man, broken with the storms of state, Is come to lay his weary bones among ye ; Give him a little earth for charity...
Pàgina 1135 - Will you to the utmost of your power maintain the laws of God, the true profession of the Gospel, and the Protestant reformed religion established by law ; and will you preserve unto the bishops and clergy of this realm, and to the churches committed to their charge, all such rights and privileges as by law do or shall appertain unto them, or any of them ? ' King or queen :
Pàgina 1041 - Be of good comfort, Master Ridley, and play the man. We shall this day light such a candle, by God's grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out.
Pàgina 1027 - Let him that is a true-born gentleman, And stands upon the honour of his birth, If he suppose that I have pleaded truth, From off this brier pluck a white rose with me. Som. Let him that is no coward nor no flatterer, But dare maintain the party of the truth, Pluck a red rose from off this thorn with me.
Pàgina 1061 - I vainly thought myself a courtly young gentleman (for we courtiers valued ourselves much upon our good clothes). Icame into the House one morning, well clad, and perceived a gentleman speaking, whom I knew not, very ordinarily apparelled; for it was a plain cloth suit, which seemed to have been made by an ill country tailor...
Pàgina 1135 - Will You solemnly promise and swear to govern the People of this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Dominions thereto belonging, according to the Statutes in Parliament agreed on, and the respective Laws and Customs of the same ? King.
Pàgina 1073 - 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.
Pàgina 1061 - ... a plain cloth suit, which seemed to have been made by an ill country tailor ; his linen was plain, and not very clean; and I remember a speck or two of blood upon his little band, which was not much larger than his collar : his hat was without a hatband. His stature was of a good size ; his sword stuck close to his side ; his countenance swollen and reddish; his voice sharp and untunable ; and his eloquence full of fervour, for the subject-matter would not bear much of reason, it being in behalf...