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... commanded by queen Margaret of Anjou , who conquered : in this battle 2500 of the defeated army perished ; fought on Shrove Tuesday , February 2 , 1461 . ALBIGENSES . This sect had its origin about A.D. 1160 , at Albigeois , in ...
... commanded by queen Margaret of Anjou , who conquered : in this battle 2500 of the defeated army perished ; fought on Shrove Tuesday , February 2 , 1461 . ALBIGENSES . This sect had its origin about A.D. 1160 , at Albigeois , in ...
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... commanded by the duke of Berwick ( the illegitimate son of James II . ) , when most of the English were killed or made prisoners of war , having been abandoned by the Portuguese at the first charge , April 14 , 1707 . ALMEIDA , BATTLE ...
... commanded by the duke of Berwick ( the illegitimate son of James II . ) , when most of the English were killed or made prisoners of war , having been abandoned by the Portuguese at the first charge , April 14 , 1707 . ALMEIDA , BATTLE ...
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... commanded by the dauphin of France , who defeated the English , on whose side the duke of Clarence and 1500 men perished on the field , April 3 , 1421. The university of Anjou , so celebrated for learning , was founded in 1349 . ANNATES ...
... commanded by the dauphin of France , who defeated the English , on whose side the duke of Clarence and 1500 men perished on the field , April 3 , 1421. The university of Anjou , so celebrated for learning , was founded in 1349 . ANNATES ...
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... commanded by their respective sovereigns , and Napoleon obtained a decisive victory . The Prussians were routed on every side , and lost 200 pieces of cannon , thirty standards , and 28,000 prisoners , leaving 30,000 slain upon the ...
... commanded by their respective sovereigns , and Napoleon obtained a decisive victory . The Prussians were routed on every side , and lost 200 pieces of cannon , thirty standards , and 28,000 prisoners , leaving 30,000 slain upon the ...
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... commanded at this battle , Alexander of Russia , Francis of Austria , and Napoleon of France . The killed and wounded exceeded 40,000 on the side of the allies , who lost , besides , forty standards , 150 pieces of cannon , and many ...
... commanded at this battle , Alexander of Russia , Francis of Austria , and Napoleon of France . The killed and wounded exceeded 40,000 on the side of the allies , who lost , besides , forty standards , 150 pieces of cannon , and many ...
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Seite 69 - If a bird's nest chance to be before thee in the way in any tree, or on the ground, whether they be young ones, or eggs, and the dam sitting upon the young, or upon the eggs, thou shalt not take the dam with the young...
Seite 199 - Even from the grave thou shalt have power to charm. Bid them be chaste, be innocent, like thee; Bid them in Duty's sphere as meekly move; And if so fair, from vanity as free; As firm in friendship, and as fond in love. Tell them, though 'tis an awful thing to die ('Twas even to thee), yet the dread path once trod, Heaven lifts its everlasting portals high, And bids ' the pure in heart behold their God.
Seite 26 - And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.
Seite 299 - But see! each Muse, in Leo's golden days, Starts from her trance, and trims her wither'd bays! Rome's ancient Genius, o'er its ruins spread, Shakes off the dust, and rears his rev'rend head.
Seite 14 - whispers through the trees': If crystal streams 'with pleasing murmurs creep': The reader's threaten'd (not in vain) with 'sleep'.
Seite 475 - We were now treading that illustrious island, which was once the luminary of the Caledonian regions, whence savage clans and roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion.
Seite 155 - I pity the man who can travel from Dan. to Beersheba, and cry, 'Tis all barren and so it is; and so is all the world to him, who will not cultivate the fruits it offers.
Seite 459 - May, 1700, and was buried in Westminster abbey, where a monument was erected to his memory by John, duke of Buckingham.
Seite 556 - If there were as many devils in Worms as there are tiles on the housetops I would go.
Seite 373 - ... thou shalt not go again to fetch it : it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow : that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands.