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Side 19
... manner which was congenial to his character , within the venerable porphyry chair behind the altar , in which the archbishops were wont to receive consecration and homage , when the appearance of the knights stopped him ; and turning ...
... manner which was congenial to his character , within the venerable porphyry chair behind the altar , in which the archbishops were wont to receive consecration and homage , when the appearance of the knights stopped him ; and turning ...
Side 20
... manner against the aggressions of an ambitious and haughty priest , now found himself involved in insurrections of the most dangerous character on both sides of the Channel . While his own flesh and blood , his first - born son , was ...
... manner against the aggressions of an ambitious and haughty priest , now found himself involved in insurrections of the most dangerous character on both sides of the Channel . While his own flesh and blood , his first - born son , was ...
Side 24
... manner in which he desired to be buried at Canterbury , on the south side of Becket's shrine , indi- cating the minutest details of the monument that was to be erected to his memory . This will was punctually adhered to , and to the ...
... manner in which he desired to be buried at Canterbury , on the south side of Becket's shrine , indi- cating the minutest details of the monument that was to be erected to his memory . This will was punctually adhered to , and to the ...
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... manner , or to communicate their knowledge and acquirements to those around them ; for they neither cut down woods , or tilled the ground , nor did they copy or even read either ancient or modern secular writings . The messengers sent ...
... manner , or to communicate their knowledge and acquirements to those around them ; for they neither cut down woods , or tilled the ground , nor did they copy or even read either ancient or modern secular writings . The messengers sent ...
Side 35
... manner in which they developed and main- tained their social , ecclesiastical and political relations , in the midst of the many unfavourable circumstances by which they were surrounded . The monastery of Abingdon in Berkshire , which ...
... manner in which they developed and main- tained their social , ecclesiastical and political relations , in the midst of the many unfavourable circumstances by which they were surrounded . The monastery of Abingdon in Berkshire , which ...
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Side 5 - European History, Narrated in a Series of Historical Selections from the best Authorities. Edited and arranged by EM SEWELL and CM YONGE. First Series, crown 8vo. 6s. ; Second Series, 1088-1228, crown 8vo. 6s. Third Edition. " We know of scarcely anything," says the GUARDIAN, of this volume, "which is so likely to raise to a higher level the average standard of English education.
Side 8 - Stands alone as the one general history of the country, for the sake of which all others, if young and old are wise, will be speedily and surely set aside.
Side 6 - The book indeed is full of instruction and interest to students of all ages, and he must be a well-informed man indeed who will not rise from its perusal with clearer and more accurate ideas of a too much neglected portion of English history.
Side 19 - Wilson. — A MEMOIR OF GEORGE WILSON, MD, FRSE, Regius Professor of Technology in the University of Edinburgh. By his SISTER. New Edition. Crown 8vo. 6s. "An exquisite and touching portrait of a rare and beautiful spirit.
Side 24 - Stephen (CE)— THE SERVICE OF THE POOR; Being an Inquiry into the Reasons for and against the Establishment of Religious Sisterhoods for Charitable Purposes. By CAROLINE EMILIA STEPHEN. Crown 8vo. 6s. 6d. "The ablest advocate of a better line of work in this direction that we have ever seen.
Side 18 - The result is a vivid picture of tropical life, which may be read with unflagging interest, and a sufficient account of his scientific conclusions to stimulate our appetite without wearying us by detail. In short, we may safely say that we have never read a more agreeable book of its kind.
Side 292 - Areopagitica: a speech to the Parliament of England, for the liberty of unlicensed printing; with prefatory remarks, copious notes, and excursive illustrations, by T.