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... enemy for the rest of the island . They caressed the troops ; they indulged them in their licentiousness ; and , not being of a character to repress the seditions , that continually arose , they submitted to preserve their ease , and ...
... enemy for the rest of the island . They caressed the troops ; they indulged them in their licentiousness ; and , not being of a character to repress the seditions , that continually arose , they submitted to preserve their ease , and ...
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... enemy ; some actually betrayed their trust ; some even were found , who undertook the trade of pi- racy themselves . It was in this condition , that Edric , duke of Mercia , a man of some ability , but light , inconstant , and utterly ...
... enemy ; some actually betrayed their trust ; some even were found , who undertook the trade of pi- racy themselves . It was in this condition , that Edric , duke of Mercia , a man of some ability , but light , inconstant , and utterly ...
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... enemy : raising his power and reputation A. D. above that of all his ancestors , as much as he was 1066. exalted by his bravery above the princes of his own time . Such was the prince , who , on a pretended claim from the will of King ...
... enemy : raising his power and reputation A. D. above that of all his ancestors , as much as he was 1066. exalted by his bravery above the princes of his own time . Such was the prince , who , on a pretended claim from the will of King ...
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