Early BritainG.P. Putnam, 1889 - 382 pages |
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... Edric's truth 2 ” DOUGLAS , My friend , I know thee faithful as thou'rt brave , And I will truft thee - but not now , good Edric , ' Tis paft , ' tis gone , it is not worth the telling , ' Twas wrong to cherish what disturb'd my peace ...
... Edric's truth 2 ” DOUGLAS , My friend , I know thee faithful as thou'rt brave , And I will truft thee - but not now , good Edric , ' Tis paft , ' tis gone , it is not worth the telling , ' Twas wrong to cherish what disturb'd my peace ...
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... Edric as part of the danger. I wondered if Edric was challenge enough to keep the wolf at bay. I wondered if that wolf was hungry enough to eat a foolish mountain man with an axe. The next few moments were a blur and frankly took my ...
... Edric as part of the danger. I wondered if Edric was challenge enough to keep the wolf at bay. I wondered if that wolf was hungry enough to eat a foolish mountain man with an axe. The next few moments were a blur and frankly took my ...
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... EDRIC . It is , lady : is it not true ? MARG . Rarely , I fear . EDRIC . My heart spoke it ; can that mislead ? MARG . How old are you , my pretty minstrel ? Why do you blush ? Has love already Darken'd this young heart ? EDRIC . As ...
... EDRIC . It is , lady : is it not true ? MARG . Rarely , I fear . EDRIC . My heart spoke it ; can that mislead ? MARG . How old are you , my pretty minstrel ? Why do you blush ? Has love already Darken'd this young heart ? EDRIC . As ...
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... Edric clarified . “ It's Edric Royce . You were going to find out sooner or later . Best it be from me . Besides ” —he shrugged— “ it was childish of me to hide it from you anyhow . ” There it was again , that warmth . “ Oh , well ...
... Edric clarified . “ It's Edric Royce . You were going to find out sooner or later . Best it be from me . Besides ” —he shrugged— “ it was childish of me to hide it from you anyhow . ” There it was again , that warmth . “ Oh , well ...
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... Edric. MOTL. And in the meanwhile, friend Edric, I'll lend you an hand in preparing supper. EDRIC. Truly the task won't give you much trouble, for times have gone hard with me of late. Our present Lord sees no company, gives no ...
... Edric. MOTL. And in the meanwhile, friend Edric, I'll lend you an hand in preparing supper. EDRIC. Truly the task won't give you much trouble, for times have gone hard with me of late. Our present Lord sees no company, gives no ...
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afterwards Alfred Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Archbishop army Athelstan attack Author battle Bede Bishop Bretwalda Britain British Britons brother Cæsar called camp Canute Carausius Caswallon cavalry chief Christian Church cloth coast command conquest Crown 8vo Danes Danish daughter death defeated Demy 8vo died Dunstan Earl earldom East Anglia Edition Edmund Edric Edward Egbert Emperor enemy England English king Ethelbald Ethelbert Ethelred Ethelwulf fight fled fleet force fought Gaul Godwin hand Harold Harold Hardrada hear held Hengist invaders island Kent King's kingdom land legions London married Mercia monastery native nobles Norman Normandy Northmen Northumbria Pagans peace Penda plunder prince probably ravaged reign Roman Rome sailed says the Chronicler seems sent ships slain soldiers story Suetonius Sussex Sweyn Tacitus Thames throne told took Tostig town tribes troops victory Vortigern Wales wall Welsh Wessex West Saxons William William of Malmesbury