Selections from the Sources of English History: Being a Supplement to Text-books of English History B.C. 55-A.D. 1832Charles William Colby |
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... army retreated , and the immediate pur- pose of the expedition failed . Furthermore , this saga brings out distinctly the fighting mood of the Middle Ages , and through its literary quality provides a means of judging the culture of ...
... army retreated , and the immediate pur- pose of the expedition failed . Furthermore , this saga brings out distinctly the fighting mood of the Middle Ages , and through its literary quality provides a means of judging the culture of ...
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... army , though by a successful engagement he struck terror into the inhabitants and gained possession of the coast , must be regarded as having indicated rather than trans- mitted the acquisition to future generations . Then the civil ...
... army , though by a successful engagement he struck terror into the inhabitants and gained possession of the coast , must be regarded as having indicated rather than trans- mitted the acquisition to future generations . Then the civil ...
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... army , an army , which , composed as it is of every variety of nations , is held together by success and will be broken up by disaster . These Gauls and Germans , and , I blush to say , these numerous Britons , who , though they lend ...
... army , an army , which , composed as it is of every variety of nations , is held together by success and will be broken up by disaster . These Gauls and Germans , and , I blush to say , these numerous Britons , who , though they lend ...
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... army . The new comers re- ceived of the Britons a place to inhabit , upon condition that they should wage war against their enemies for the peace and security of the country , whilst the Britons agreed to furnish them with pay . Those ...
... army . The new comers re- ceived of the Britons a place to inhabit , upon condition that they should wage war against their enemies for the peace and security of the country , whilst the Britons agreed to furnish them with pay . Those ...
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... army went into Mercia , and some part of it they apportioned , and some they delivered to Ceolwulf . A. 878. This year , during mid - winter , after twelfth night , the army stole away to Chippenham , and overran the land of the West ...
... army went into Mercia , and some part of it they apportioned , and some they delivered to Ceolwulf . A. 878. This year , during mid - winter , after twelfth night , the army stole away to Chippenham , and overran the land of the West ...
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