John Cassell's illustrated history of England. The text, to the reign of Edward i by J.F. Smith; and from that period by W. Howitt, Volume 11865 |
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... army he fell upon the assailants , and , after a desperate struggle , disen- gaged the threatened legion , and returned with it to the camp in safety . The lesson was a sharp one , and the rains soon afterwards setting in , the invader ...
... army he fell upon the assailants , and , after a desperate struggle , disen- gaged the threatened legion , and returned with it to the camp in safety . The lesson was a sharp one , and the rains soon afterwards setting in , the invader ...
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... army , warns him against being surprised by the chariots of the Britons ; and , in another portion of his correspondence , the illustrious orator says : - " I learn there is neither gold nor silver in Britain ; try , therefore , to take ...
... army , warns him against being surprised by the chariots of the Britons ; and , in another portion of his correspondence , the illustrious orator says : - " I learn there is neither gold nor silver in Britain ; try , therefore , to take ...
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... army should not be destroyed in an attempt to defend what was hopeless , Suetonius resolved to retreat and give up the city to the plunder of the Britons . All such as were willing to leave It were taken into his army , and , amid the ...
... army should not be destroyed in an attempt to defend what was hopeless , Suetonius resolved to retreat and give up the city to the plunder of the Britons . All such as were willing to leave It were taken into his army , and , amid the ...
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... army as tribune , under the command of Suetonius Paulinus , who esteemed and treated him as a friend . His first step was to repress the revolt of the Ordovices , whom he punished with rigour ; he next renewed the attack on the island ...
... army as tribune , under the command of Suetonius Paulinus , who esteemed and treated him as a friend . His first step was to repress the revolt of the Ordovices , whom he punished with rigour ; he next renewed the attack on the island ...
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... army to obedience , but in obtaining their affection . He administered the province so well that the emperor , in a fit of gratitude , conferred on him the title of Cæsar ; an honour which , in all proba- bility , would very soon have ...
... army to obedience , but in obtaining their affection . He administered the province so well that the emperor , in a fit of gratitude , conferred on him the title of Cæsar ; an honour which , in all proba- bility , would very soon have ...
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Page 96 - Evreux had pronounced the panegyric on the deceased, when a voice from the crowd exclaimed, — ' He whom you have praised was a robber. The very land on which you stand is mine. By violence he took it from my father ; and, in the name of God, I forbid you to bury him in it.
Page 126 - ... vestments, and the use of every kind of food. The nobility, given up to luxury and wantonness, went not to church in the morning after the manner of Christians, but merely, in a careless manner, heard Matins and Mass from a hurrying priest in their chambers, amid the blandishments of their wives.
Page 76 - Harold, they were able, notwithstanding their loss, to maintain the post, and continue the combat. The duke tried the same stratagem a second time with the same success ; but even after this double advantage, he still found a great body of the English, who, maintaining themselves in firm array, seemed determined to dispute the victory to the last extremity.
Page 232 - And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.
Page 76 - ... confusion was spreading among the ranks, when William, who found himself on the brink of destruction, hastened, with a select band, to the relief of his dismayed forces.
Page 408 - For it is not much above one hundred years ago, since Scripture hath not been accustomed to be read in the vulgar tongue within this realm : and many hundred years before that, it was translated and read in the Saxons...
Page 95 - Then," said he, stretching out his arms, " I commend my soul to my " lady, the mother of God, that by her holy prayers she " may reconcile me to her son my lord Jesus Christ ;
Page 424 - Parliament, with power to continue their sittings after its dissolution and to " examine and determine all matters and subjects which had been moved in the presence of the King, with all the dependences of those not determined.
Page 76 - ... and would be decided in a single action ; that never army had greater motives for exerting a vigorous courage, whether they considered the prize which would attend their victory, or the inevitable destruction which must ensue...