A New History of England,: By Question and Answer,J. Buckland; J. Rivington and Sons; W. Strahan; ... [and 10 others], 1777 - 390 páginas |
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... raised the jealoufy of feveral perfons in the court of King Brithric , where he did not meet with the reception he expected ; and having been condemned to lose his head , he fled , and by that means efcaped the fury of his enemies . 2 ...
... raised the jealoufy of feveral perfons in the court of King Brithric , where he did not meet with the reception he expected ; and having been condemned to lose his head , he fled , and by that means efcaped the fury of his enemies . 2 ...
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... raised to the throne ? A. The Mercians having rebelled against Edwy , fet the crown on Edgar's head , in 959 ; he being then fixteen years old . What memorable things are related of this prince ? A. That he caufed his fubjects to enjoy ...
... raised to the throne ? A. The Mercians having rebelled against Edwy , fet the crown on Edgar's head , in 959 ; he being then fixteen years old . What memorable things are related of this prince ? A. That he caufed his fubjects to enjoy ...
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... raise him above all the other lords of the king- dom . He afterwards was as good as his word , but in a dif ferent manner from what that perfidious man had expected ; for he had his head cut off , and fixed upon one of the higheft gates ...
... raise him above all the other lords of the king- dom . He afterwards was as good as his word , but in a dif ferent manner from what that perfidious man had expected ; for he had his head cut off , and fixed upon one of the higheft gates ...
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... raised them to the highest pofts ; and even in- trufted them with the command of his armies , which he employed against the Kings of Scotland and Norway . 2. Did he not embellish the kingdom by various works ? A. He caufed the cities ...
... raised them to the highest pofts ; and even in- trufted them with the command of his armies , which he employed against the Kings of Scotland and Norway . 2. Did he not embellish the kingdom by various works ? A. He caufed the cities ...
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... raised him fo much hatred , that no enquiry was made into the circum- stances of his exit . All hiftorians agree , that he spent his days and nights in riotous eating and drinking . Never- theless , one of them applauds him highly for ...
... raised him fo much hatred , that no enquiry was made into the circum- stances of his exit . All hiftorians agree , that he spent his days and nights in riotous eating and drinking . Never- theless , one of them applauds him highly for ...
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Página 5 - ... touching scenes of Scripture celebrities meeting in heaven and discoursing of their experience on earth. Part Third DEMONSTRATES THE INTEREST WHICH THOSE IN HEAVEN FEEL IN EARTH, AND PROVES, WITH REMARKABLE CLEARNESS, THAT SUCH AN INTEREST EXISTS NOT ONLY WITH THE ALMIGHTY AND AMONG THE ANGELS, BUT ALSO AMONG THE SPIRITS OF DEPARTED FRIENDS. We unhesitatingly give our opinion that this volume is one of the most delightful productions of a religious character which has appeared for some time;...
Página 5 - We are not in the least surprised at so many thousands of copies of this anonymous writer's being bought up. We seem to be listening to a voice and language which we never heard before. Matter comes at command ; words flow with unstudied ease ; the pages are full of life, light, and force ; and the result is a stirring volume, which, while the Christian critic pronounces it free from affectation, even the man of taste, averse to evangelical religion, would admit to be exempt from
Página 5 - Amid the works proceeding from an overteeming press, our attention has been arrested by the perusal of the above-named production, which, it seems, is wending its way daily among persons of all denominations. Certainly ' Heaven our Home,' whoever may be the author, is no common production.
Página 5 - The author of the volume before us endeavours to describe what heaven Is, as shown by the light of reason and Scripture; and we promise the reader many charming pictures of heavenly bliss, founded upon undeniable authority, and ' described with the pen of a dramatist, which cannot fail to elevate the soul as well as to delight the imagination Part Second proves, in a manner as beautiful as it is convincing, the DOCTRINE OF THE RECOGNITION OF...
Página 5 - FRIENDS IN HEAVEN, — a subject of which the author makes much, introducing many touching scenes of Scripture celebrities meeting in heaven and discoursing of their experience on earth. Part Third DEMONSTRATES...
Página 5 - ... shown by the light of reason and Scripture; and we promise the reader many charming pictures of heavenly bliss, founded upon undeniable authority, and described with the pen of a dramatist, which cannot fail to elevate the soul as well as to delight the imagination. ..... Part Second proves, in a manner as beautiful as it is convincing, the DOCTRINE...
Página 274 - The commons, having granted the supplies, ordered a bill to be brought in for securing the freedom of parliaments, by limiting the number of officers in the house of commons, and it passed through both houses with little difficulty.
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Página 248 - State to which they may be called; and having seriously weighed the prejudice that has accrued to the said Universities from this defect, persons of foreign nations being often employed in the education and tuition of youth both at home and in their travels...
Página 248 - Studies can be there compleated, and Opportunities frequently lost to the Crown of employing and encouraging Members of the two Universities, by conferring on them such Employments, both at home and abroad, as necessarily require a competent Skill in writing and speaking the modern Languages...