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... cause of Matilda . Translation . ) XCVI LIFE OF KING STEPHEN : Gesta Stephani Regis Anglo- rum et Ducis Normannorum . Author unknown , ed . R. Howlett . Text in No. XXXI , also in No. XXXVIII , 1846 . Trans . , T. Forester . London ...
... cause of Matilda . Translation . ) XCVI LIFE OF KING STEPHEN : Gesta Stephani Regis Anglo- rum et Ducis Normannorum . Author unknown , ed . R. Howlett . Text in No. XXXI , also in No. XXXVIII , 1846 . Trans . , T. Forester . London ...
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... cause of this is , that the extreme and flat parts of the earth , casting a low shadow , do not throw up the dark- ness , and so night falls beneath the sky and the stars . The soil , though improper for the olive , the vine , and other ...
... cause of this is , that the extreme and flat parts of the earth , casting a low shadow , do not throw up the dark- ness , and so night falls beneath the sky and the stars . The soil , though improper for the olive , the vine , and other ...
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... cause divisions and discords arise ; and that they may keep the common people in a contented state of mind , when each sees his own means placed on an equality with [ those of ] the most powerful . It is the greatest glory to the ...
... cause divisions and discords arise ; and that they may keep the common people in a contented state of mind , when each sees his own means placed on an equality with [ those of ] the most powerful . It is the greatest glory to the ...
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... cause of Harold , and all to that of their country , which they were resolved to defend against the foreigners . Dis- mounting from their horses , on which it was determined not to rely , they formed a solid column of infantry , and ...
... cause of Harold , and all to that of their country , which they were resolved to defend against the foreigners . Dis- mounting from their horses , on which it was determined not to rely , they formed a solid column of infantry , and ...
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... caused them to as- certain how many hundred hides of land it contained , and what lands the king possessed therein ... cause the survey to be made , that there was not a single hide nor a rood of land , nor it is shame- ful to relate ...
... caused them to as- certain how many hundred hides of land it contained , and what lands the king possessed therein ... cause the survey to be made , that there was not a single hide nor a rood of land , nor it is shame- ful to relate ...
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