The History of England: From the Earliest Times to the Death of George the Second, Volume 1F.C. and J. Rivington; T. Otridge; J. Nunn; Scatcherd and Letterman; J. and A. Arch; J. Richardson; J. M. Richardson; J. Cuthell; Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown; Cadell and Davies; J. Booker; Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy; G. and W.B. Whittaker; W. Button and Son; J. Black and Son; J. Asperne; R. Fenner; Rodwell and Martin; R. Suanders; Edwards and Knibb; and B. Reynolds, 1819 - Great Britain |
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... His pretence was , to punish these islanders for having sent succours to the Gauls while he waged war against that nation , as well as for granting an asy- • lum to such of the enemy as had sought 6 HISTORY OF ENGLAND . CHAPTER II. ...
... His pretence was , to punish these islanders for having sent succours to the Gauls while he waged war against that nation , as well as for granting an asy- • lum to such of the enemy as had sought 6 HISTORY OF ENGLAND . CHAPTER II. ...
Page 8
... sent over hostages according to the treaty . Cæsar , it is likely , was not much displeased at the omission , as it furnished him with a pretext of visit- ing the island once more , and completing a conquest which he had only begun ...
... sent over hostages according to the treaty . Cæsar , it is likely , was not much displeased at the omission , as it furnished him with a pretext of visit- ing the island once more , and completing a conquest which he had only begun ...
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... sent them in safety back to their general . In consequence of these friendly dispositions , a constant intercourse of good offices subsisted between the two nations ; the ins Jeven . principal British nobility resorted to Rome , BRITONS ...
... sent them in safety back to their general . In consequence of these friendly dispositions , a constant intercourse of good offices subsisted between the two nations ; the ins Jeven . principal British nobility resorted to Rome , BRITONS ...
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... sent over to command their armies , He was more successful than his predecessors . He ad- vanced the Roman conquests over Britain , pierced the country of the Silures , a warlike nation along the A.D. banks of the Severn , and at length ...
... sent over to command their armies , He was more successful than his predecessors . He ad- vanced the Roman conquests over Britain , pierced the country of the Silures , a warlike nation along the A.D. banks of the Severn , and at length ...
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... sent over for their defence . This relief was , in the beginning , attended with the desired effect ; the barbarous invaders were driven back to their native deserts and mountains . They returned , however , when the Roman forces were ...
... sent over for their defence . This relief was , in the beginning , attended with the desired effect ; the barbarous invaders were driven back to their native deserts and mountains . They returned , however , when the Roman forces were ...
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