The History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution in 1688Cadell and Davies, 1812 - Great Britain |
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... sovereign than to the people . The farther progress of the same dis- orders introduced the bordering barbarians into the service of the Romans ; and those fierce nations , hav- ing now added discipline to their native bravery , could no ...
... sovereign than to the people . The farther progress of the same dis- orders introduced the bordering barbarians into the service of the Romans ; and those fierce nations , hav- ing now added discipline to their native bravery , could no ...
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... sovereign power in France . princess , though stained with every vice of trea- chery and cruelty , either possessed or pretended great zeal for the cause ; and Gregory acknow- ledged that to her friendly assistance was , in a great ...
... sovereign power in France . princess , though stained with every vice of trea- chery and cruelty , either possessed or pretended great zeal for the cause ; and Gregory acknow- ledged that to her friendly assistance was , in a great ...
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David Hume. CHAP . Sovereign Pontiff , he engaged to pay him a yearly I. donation for the support of an English college at Rome , and in order to raise the sum , he imposed the tax of a penny on each house possessed of thirty pence a ...
David Hume. CHAP . Sovereign Pontiff , he engaged to pay him a yearly I. donation for the support of an English college at Rome , and in order to raise the sum , he imposed the tax of a penny on each house possessed of thirty pence a ...
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... sovereign . Egbert led his army against the invaders ; and encountering them at Ellandum , in Wiltshire , obtained a complete vic- tory , and by the great slaughter which he made of them in their flight , gave a mortal blow to the power ...
... sovereign . Egbert led his army against the invaders ; and encountering them at Ellandum , in Wiltshire , obtained a complete vic- tory , and by the great slaughter which he made of them in their flight , gave a mortal blow to the power ...
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