The History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution in 1688Cadell and Davies, 1812 - Great Britain |
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... dangerous : He was re- fused the protection of law : And death itself be- came an acceptable relief from the misery and in- famy to which he was exposed . Thus , the bands of government , which were naturally loose among that rude and ...
... dangerous : He was re- fused the protection of law : And death itself be- came an acceptable relief from the misery and in- famy to which he was exposed . Thus , the bands of government , which were naturally loose among that rude and ...
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... danger from the armed forces was able to inspire . But Suetonius , exhorting his troops to despise the menaces of a superstition which they despised , impelled them to the attack , drove the Bri- tons off the field , burned the Druids ...
... danger from the armed forces was able to inspire . But Suetonius , exhorting his troops to despise the menaces of a superstition which they despised , impelled them to the attack , drove the Bri- tons off the field , burned the Druids ...
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... dangerous to the 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 ...
... dangerous to the 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 ...
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... dangerous distinction . The warriors of each tribe attached themselves to their leader with the most devoted ... dangers and fatigues . All the refined arts of life were unknown among the Germans : Tillage itself was almost wholly neg ...
... dangerous distinction . The warriors of each tribe attached themselves to their leader with the most devoted ... dangers and fatigues . All the refined arts of life were unknown among the Germans : Tillage itself was almost wholly neg ...
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... dangers which they had sustained , re- doubled their efforts against the place , and when masters of it , put all their enemies to the sword without distinction . This decisive advantage secured the conquests of Ella , who assumed the ...
... dangers which they had sustained , re- doubled their efforts against the place , and when masters of it , put all their enemies to the sword without distinction . This decisive advantage secured the conquests of Ella , who assumed the ...
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