The Englishman's Library: Comprising a Series of Historical, Biographical, and National Information, Under the Following Heads, English History, and Lives of Eminent Statesmen, English Scenes, and Essays on Subjects of National Importance, Lives of Eminent English Philosophers, Writers, Etc., and Patriotic Poetry : Being a Selection from the Original Articles of the Plain EnglishmanCharles Knight, 1824 - 394 páginas |
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... enemies of religion and order to the most active endeavours to mislead the rising generation . Works of the most specious and attractive form were disseminated throughout the kingdom with a zeal worthy of a better cause , and with a ...
... enemies of religion and order to the most active endeavours to mislead the rising generation . Works of the most specious and attractive form were disseminated throughout the kingdom with a zeal worthy of a better cause , and with a ...
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... the ignorance of his subjects , by encouraging useful learning of every kind ; and last of all , he made his great Victories instruments of the VOL . I. B noblest good , by winning over his enemies to embrace Alfred the Great.
... the ignorance of his subjects , by encouraging useful learning of every kind ; and last of all , he made his great Victories instruments of the VOL . I. B noblest good , by winning over his enemies to embrace Alfred the Great.
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... enemies to embrace Christianity as the price of his friendship ; whilst , by exhibiting to his subjects the fruits of that Religion in his diligent example , he completed the perfection , by manifesting the sincerity , of his character ...
... enemies to embrace Christianity as the price of his friendship ; whilst , by exhibiting to his subjects the fruits of that Religion in his diligent example , he completed the perfection , by manifesting the sincerity , of his character ...
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... enemy , the Danes , held possession of part of the kingdom ; —the first duty of the young king was to give them battle . His entrance into the contest was unfortunate , and he was compelled to purchase a peace of his invaders . The ...
... enemy , the Danes , held possession of part of the kingdom ; —the first duty of the young king was to give them battle . His entrance into the contest was unfortunate , and he was compelled to purchase a peace of his invaders . The ...
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... enemy was posted . An attempt was made to settle their differences by negociation , with little sin- cerity on either part , and it only tended to exasperate their mutual animosity . The night preceding the battle was passed in a manner ...
... enemy was posted . An attempt was made to settle their differences by negociation , with little sin- cerity on either part , and it only tended to exasperate their mutual animosity . The night preceding the battle was passed in a manner ...
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