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... taken the opportunity of completing it to the latest date , and of supply- ing some few omissions to which attention had been drawn by different reviewers . He has to express his thanks for vari- ous valuable suggestions which have ...
... taken the opportunity of completing it to the latest date , and of supply- ing some few omissions to which attention had been drawn by different reviewers . He has to express his thanks for vari- ous valuable suggestions which have ...
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... taken refuge in that island , causing the priests and priestesses to be burned in the fires which they had prepared for their enemies . The Druids were the priesthood of Britain , and possessed immense influ- ence over the people . They ...
... taken refuge in that island , causing the priests and priestesses to be burned in the fires which they had prepared for their enemies . The Druids were the priesthood of Britain , and possessed immense influ- ence over the people . They ...
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... taken the oath to the lord from whom he held . ( See p . 76 ) . 38. WILLIAM II . ( Rufus ) , 1087-1100 . - Was the third son of William the Conqueror . Robert , the eldest , inherited the Duke- dom of Normandy , which he subsequently ...
... taken the oath to the lord from whom he held . ( See p . 76 ) . 38. WILLIAM II . ( Rufus ) , 1087-1100 . - Was the third son of William the Conqueror . Robert , the eldest , inherited the Duke- dom of Normandy , which he subsequently ...
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... taken prisoner at the Battle of Lincoln , and Matilda assumed the throne . But her rule was so unpopular that the barons again took up arms in the king's favour , made the Earl of Gloucester prisoner , and exchanged him for Stephen ...
... taken prisoner at the Battle of Lincoln , and Matilda assumed the throne . But her rule was so unpopular that the barons again took up arms in the king's favour , made the Earl of Gloucester prisoner , and exchanged him for Stephen ...
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... taken prisoner at Alnwick . By way of ransom he ceded the fortresses of Roxburgh and Berwick , and consented to do homage to Henry for the Lowlands of Scotland . Roxburgh and Berwick were afterwards sold by Richard I. to raise funds for ...
... taken prisoner at Alnwick . By way of ransom he ceded the fortresses of Roxburgh and Berwick , and consented to do homage to Henry for the Lowlands of Scotland . Roxburgh and Berwick were afterwards sold by Richard I. to raise funds for ...
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Page 7 - Fivas to furnish a selection suited to youth of both sexes have been crowned with success, and we most warmly recommend it to all who are studying the French language, and to those to whom the education of youth is more particularly entrusted.' LA BELLE ASSEMBLEE. ' Exceedingly good samples of the French style, and of elegance and purity of language. We recommend the work as both amusing and instructive.
Page 5 - De Fivas' New Guide to Modern French Conversation ; or, the Student and Tourist's French Vade-Mecum ; containing a Comprehensive Vocabulary, and Phrases and Dialogues on every useful or interesting topic; together with Models of Letters, Notes, and Cards; and Comparative Tables of the British and Froiu'h Coins, Weights, and Measures: the whole exhibiting, in a distinct manner, the true Pronunciation of the French Language.
Page 118 - ... 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 2 - At once the simplest and most complete Grammar of the French language. To the pupil the effect is almost as if he looked into a map, so well-defined is the course of study as explained by M. de Fivas.
Page 3 - COLLIS, Honorary Canon of Worcester ; late Fellow of Worcester College, Oxford ; Head Master of the Grammar School of King Edward the Sixth, Bromsgrove. From Professor MARCEL. — ' J'ai parcouru votre dernier ouvrage, " Grammaire des Grammaires," et, frappé de sa clarté et de sa concision, je lui ai reconnu sous ce rapport une grande supériorité sur les autres grammaires, aussi me suis-je empressé de la recommander à tous ceux qui désirent se pénétrer des vrais principes de notre langue.
Page 6 - VIII et l'Evêque Le Marquis de Custine Le Coq et la Perle Conaxa ou les deux Gendres Invention de l'Imprimerie Commerce des Tulipes en Hollande Alexandre et le Chef de Bataillon Toilette de Bal Le...