A Chronological Abridgment of the History of Great-Britain, from the First Invasion of the Romans, to the Year 1763: With Genealogical and Political Tables ...T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1812 - Great Britain |
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... pretended prophets ; and the Druids : as these last performed all the other offices of religion , and were by far the most numerous class , the whole order was commonly called by that name . They were subject to one supreme chief ...
... pretended prophets ; and the Druids : as these last performed all the other offices of religion , and were by far the most numerous class , the whole order was commonly called by that name . They were subject to one supreme chief ...
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... pretended to the power of making laws or imposing taxes without the consent of their wittenagemots , or assemblies of the great and wise men of their respective king- doms , as is evinced by several Saxon laws which are still extant ...
... pretended to the power of making laws or imposing taxes without the consent of their wittenagemots , or assemblies of the great and wise men of their respective king- doms , as is evinced by several Saxon laws which are still extant ...
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... pretended charms , which would have been over- looked in a woman of inferior station . The king was satisfied , and no longer thought of her . Athel- wold , triumphant in his address , took an opportu- nity after some time of turning ...
... pretended charms , which would have been over- looked in a woman of inferior station . The king was satisfied , and no longer thought of her . Athel- wold , triumphant in his address , took an opportu- nity after some time of turning ...
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... pretended virtues , and so little censured for his too real vices . 1 A remarkable incident of his reign . was the extir- pation of wolves from England . Edgar took great pains in hunting and pursuing those ravenous ani- mals ; and when ...
... pretended virtues , and so little censured for his too real vices . 1 A remarkable incident of his reign . was the extir- pation of wolves from England . Edgar took great pains in hunting and pursuing those ravenous ani- mals ; and when ...
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... pretended , that during the whole course of her life he abstained from all com- merce of love with her , and his conduct in this particular , highly commended by the Monkish his- torians , greatly contributed to his acquiring the name ...
... pretended , that during the whole course of her life he abstained from all com- merce of love with her , and his conduct in this particular , highly commended by the Monkish his- torians , greatly contributed to his acquiring the name ...
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