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... tion in person , he sent those whom he thought capable of inspiring the people with a relish for the gospel . He chose for this purpose forty Benedictine monks , with Austin ( St. Augustin ) at their head , in quality of abbot . Austin ...
... tion in person , he sent those whom he thought capable of inspiring the people with a relish for the gospel . He chose for this purpose forty Benedictine monks , with Austin ( St. Augustin ) at their head , in quality of abbot . Austin ...
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... tion of his matrimonial overtures , but an insulting allusion to the defect in his birth . According to this writer , the Earl of Flanders received the Norman envoys who came to treat for a IN THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND . 25.
... tion of his matrimonial overtures , but an insulting allusion to the defect in his birth . According to this writer , the Earl of Flanders received the Norman envoys who came to treat for a IN THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND . 25.
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... tion . The killing of a deer or a boar , or even a hare , was punished with the loss of the delinquent's eyes ; and that , too , at a time when the killing of a man could be atoned for by paying a mode- rate composition . Hume vol . i ...
... tion . The killing of a deer or a boar , or even a hare , was punished with the loss of the delinquent's eyes ; and that , too , at a time when the killing of a man could be atoned for by paying a mode- rate composition . Hume vol . i ...
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... tion who had , since the Norman conquest , risen to any share of power , was the son of a citizen of London , by a Syrian woman , whose father had taken the elder Becket prisoner while on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem . * He was brought up ...
... tion who had , since the Norman conquest , risen to any share of power , was the son of a citizen of London , by a Syrian woman , whose father had taken the elder Becket prisoner while on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem . * He was brought up ...
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... tion . He wore sackcloth next his skin , which , by his affected care to conceal it , was necessarily more remarked by all the world . His usual diet was bread , his drink water , which he rendered farther unpalatable by the mixture of ...
... tion . He wore sackcloth next his skin , which , by his affected care to conceal it , was necessarily more remarked by all the world . His usual diet was bread , his drink water , which he rendered farther unpalatable by the mixture of ...
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Page 217 - EVEN such is time, that takes in trust Our youth, our joys, our all we have, And pays us but with earth and dust; Who, in the dark and silent grave, When we have wandered all our ways, Shuts up the story of our days; But from this earth, this grave, this dust, My God shall raise me up, I trust!
Page 203 - I am come amongst you, as you see, at this time, not for my recreation and disport, but being resolved, in the midst and heat of the battle, to live or die amongst you all, to lay down for my God, and for my kingdom, and for my people, my honour and my blood, even in the dust.
Page 289 - ... to overrun them with the mercenary sons of rapine and plunder, devoting them and their possessions to the rapacity of hireling cruelty ! If I were an American, as I am an Englishman, while a foreign troop was landed in my country, I never would lay down my arms — never — never — -never.
Page 203 - My loving people, we have been persuaded by some that are careful of our safety, to take heed how we commit ourselves to armed multitudes, for fear of treachery. But I assure you, I do not desire to live to distrust my faithful and loving people.
Page 295 - Take care of my dear Lady Hamilton, Hardy; take care of poor Lady Hamilton. Kiss me, Hardy," said he. Hardy knelt down and kissed his cheek, and Nelson said: "Now I am satisfied. Thank God, I have done my duty!
Page 238 - This was also his birth-day, and with a triumph of above 20,000 horse and foot, brandishing their swords, and shouting with inexpressible joy ; the ways strewed with flowers, the bells ringing, the streets hung with tapestry, fountains running with wine ; the Mayor, Aldermen, and all the Companies, in their liveries, chains of gold, and banners ; Lords and Nobles, clad in cloth of silver, gold, and velvet ; the windows and balconies, all set with ladies ; trumpets, music, and myriads of people flocking,...
Page 290 - I conjure them to join in the holy work, and vindicate the religion of their God. I appeal to the wisdom and the law of this learned bench, to defend and support the justice of their country.
Page 290 - That God and nature have put into our hands !" What ideas of God and nature that noble Lord may entertain, I know not; but I know that such detestable principles are equally abhorrent to religion and humanity. What! to attribute the sacred sanction of God and nature...
Page 289 - to use all the means which God and Nature have put into our hands." I am astonished, I am shocked, to hear such principles confessed ; to hear them avowed in this House, or in this country ! My lords, I did not intend to encroach so much upon your attention, but I cannot repress my indignation.
Page 204 - I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too...