Historical selections, a series of readings on English and European history, selected and arranged by E.M. Sewell and C.M. Yonge, Volum 1Elizabeth Missing Sewell 1868 |
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Side 14
... example of his illustrious friend and host was ever present before his eyes . He could not aspire indeed , like Charles , to the diadem of the Cæsars , but he could aspire to an analogous rank in an island which men sometimes counted ...
... example of his illustrious friend and host was ever present before his eyes . He could not aspire indeed , like Charles , to the diadem of the Cæsars , but he could aspire to an analogous rank in an island which men sometimes counted ...
Side 28
... ... 1 Charles the First was not deposed . He was tried and executed , being king , a process of which English history certainly supplies no other example . ... If the Witan could depose the King , still 28 HISTORICAL SELECTIONS .
... ... 1 Charles the First was not deposed . He was tried and executed , being king , a process of which English history certainly supplies no other example . ... If the Witan could depose the King , still 28 HISTORICAL SELECTIONS .
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... example , hit upon an expedient for reducing them to reason , declaring that he would himself supply forty ships , and suggesting that every one should subscribe something , have his name recorded , and state the extent of his 38 ...
... example , hit upon an expedient for reducing them to reason , declaring that he would himself supply forty ships , and suggesting that every one should subscribe something , have his name recorded , and state the extent of his 38 ...
Side 39
... example of Fitzosborne , with his forty ships , was followed by other loyal nobles ; and all ranks ultimately became eager to have their names commemorated in this great enterprise . . . . The fate of England trembled in the balance ...
... example of Fitzosborne , with his forty ships , was followed by other loyal nobles ; and all ranks ultimately became eager to have their names commemorated in this great enterprise . . . . The fate of England trembled in the balance ...
Side 46
... example to his army , he omitted no occasion of sharing either peril or fatigue . In making a reconnoissance at the head of a detach- ment , he observed that Fitzosborne complained of the weight of his armour . William desired his ...
... example to his army , he omitted no occasion of sharing either peril or fatigue . In making a reconnoissance at the head of a detach- ment , he observed that Fitzosborne complained of the weight of his armour . William desired his ...
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Side 241 - Ye are they which have continued with Me in My temptations. And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as My Father hath appointed unto Me...