The History of England: From the Earliest Times to the Death of George II, Band 21810 |
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... taken posses- sion of an inaccessible mountain in Syria , under the command of a petty prince , who went to the Christian armies , under the name of Old man of the Mountain , and whose subjects were called Assassins ; from whence we ...
... taken posses- sion of an inaccessible mountain in Syria , under the command of a petty prince , who went to the Christian armies , under the name of Old man of the Mountain , and whose subjects were called Assassins ; from whence we ...
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... taken by the Tartars , and the inhabitants put to the sword ; yet there still remained numbers of them , that were educated in the gloomy school of superstition ; and one of those undertook to murder the prince of England . In order to ...
... taken by the Tartars , and the inhabitants put to the sword ; yet there still remained numbers of them , that were educated in the gloomy school of superstition ; and one of those undertook to murder the prince of England . In order to ...
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... taken , that the crown was trans- ferred with the greatest tranquillity . The high character acquired by the prince , during the late commotions , had procured him the esteem and af- fection of all ranks of men ; and instead of at ...
... taken , that the crown was trans- ferred with the greatest tranquillity . The high character acquired by the prince , during the late commotions , had procured him the esteem and af- fection of all ranks of men ; and instead of at ...
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... taken by the crown that would be deemed oppressive ; and we accord- ingly find the present monarch often , from his own authority alone , raising those taxes that would have been peremptorily refused to his predecessor . However ...
... taken by the crown that would be deemed oppressive ; and we accord- ingly find the present monarch often , from his own authority alone , raising those taxes that would have been peremptorily refused to his predecessor . However ...
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... taken , tried , and con- demned , as a traitor . His sentence was executed with the most rigorous severity ; he was hanged , drawn and quartered , only for having bravely de- fended the expiring liberties of his native country , and his ...
... taken , tried , and con- demned , as a traitor . His sentence was executed with the most rigorous severity ; he was hanged , drawn and quartered , only for having bravely de- fended the expiring liberties of his native country , and his ...
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Beliebte Passagen
Seite 270 - Try me, good king : but let me have a lawful trial, and let not my sworn enemies sit as my accusers and judges ; yea, let me receive an open trial, for my truth shall fear no open shame...
Seite 255 - ... had I but served God as diligently as I have served the king, he would not have given me over in my gray hairs.
Seite 270 - ... where both you and myself must shortly appear, and in whose judgment I doubt not (whatsoever the world may think of me) mine innocence shall be openly known, and sufficiently cleared. ' My last and only request shall be, that myself may only bear the burden of your grace's displeasure...
Seite 270 - But, if you have already determined of me, and that not only my death, but an infamous slander, must bring you the enjoying of your desired happiness, then I desire of God that he will pardon your great sin therein, and likewise mine enemies, the instruments thereof, and that he will not call you to a strict account for your unprincely and cruel usage of me, at his general...
Seite 82 - The prisoner was clad in royal apparel, and mounted on a white steed distinguished by its size and beauty, and by the richness of its furniture. The conqueror rode by his side in a meaner attire, and carried by a black palfrey.
Seite 177 - The king hunting one day in the park of Thomas Burdet, a creature of the duke's, killed a white buck, which was a great favourite of the owner. Burdet, vexed at the loss, broke into a passion, and wished the horns of the deer in the belly of the person who had advised the king to that insult. For this trifling exclamation Burdet was tried for his life, and publicly executed at...
Seite 101 - The Duke of Hereford appeared in parliament, and accused the Duke of Norfolk of having spoken seditious words against his majesty in a private conversation. Norfolk denied the charge, gave Hereford the lie, and offered to prove his innocence by single combat.
Seite 31 - But even their feeble hopes from him were soon disappointed ; he was betrayed into the king's hands by Sir John Monteith, his friend, whom he had made acquainted with the place of his concealment, being surprised by him as he lay asleep in the neighbourhood of Glasgow.
Seite 192 - Richard, who knew not in what quarter he might expect the invader, had taken post at Nottingham, in the centre of the kingdom ; and having...
Seite 131 - Tertois, at Blangi, he was surprised to observe, from the heights, the whole French army drawn up in the plains of Agincourt ; and so posted, that it was impossible for him to proceed on his march without coming to an engagement. No situation could be more unfavourable than that in which he found himself. His army was wasted with disease ; the soldiers' spirits worn down with fatigue, destitute of provisions, and discouraged by their retreat.