The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke, Volume 7Little, Brown,, 1881 - Great Britain |
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Page 141
... king , tithes became property to a mixed party ; by passing from the king , they be- came absolutely lay property : the partition - wall was broken down , and tithes and Church possession be- came no longer synonymous terms . No [ A ...
... king , tithes became property to a mixed party ; by passing from the king , they be- came absolutely lay property : the partition - wall was broken down , and tithes and Church possession be- came no longer synonymous terms . No [ A ...
Page 234
... King Arthur : a prince wheth- er of British or Roman origin , whether born on this island or in Amorica , is uncertain ; but it appears that he opposed the Saxons with remarkable virtue and no small degree of success , which has ...
... King Arthur : a prince wheth- er of British or Roman origin , whether born on this island or in Amorica , is uncertain ; but it appears that he opposed the Saxons with remarkable virtue and no small degree of success , which has ...
Page 235
... king's presence , declaring that they had things to communicate to him and to his people of the utmost importance to their eternal wel- fare . This was Augustin , with forty of the associates of his mission , who now landed in the Isle ...
... king's presence , declaring that they had things to communicate to him and to his people of the utmost importance to their eternal wel- fare . This was Augustin , with forty of the associates of his mission , who now landed in the Isle ...
Page 272
... King of all Albion . His court was magnifi- cent , and much frequented by strangers . His reve- nues were in excellent order , and no prince of his time supported the royal character with more dig- nity . Edgar had two wives , Elfleda ...
... King of all Albion . His court was magnifi- cent , and much frequented by strangers . His reve- nues were in excellent order , and no prince of his time supported the royal character with more dig- nity . Edgar had two wives , Elfleda ...
Page 273
... king , they oppressed the people , and they hated one anoth- er . The Danes , in every part of England but Wes- sex as numerous as the English themselves , and in many parts more numerous , were ready to take ad- vantage of these ...
... king , they oppressed the people , and they hated one anoth- er . The Danes , in every part of England but Wes- sex as numerous as the English themselves , and in many parts more numerous , were ready to take ad- vantage of these ...
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affairs amongst ancient Anglo-Saxons appear arms army authority barbarous barons bishops body Britain Britons Cæsar called Canute Carausius cause character Christianity Church Church of England civil clergy conquest considerable Constitution court crown Danes danger death dignity dominions Druids ecclesiastical Edgar Atheling election Emperor Empire enemy England English established Europe favor force formed fortune Gaul Guienne Henry honorable gentleman House of Commons INDIANA UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES INDIANENSIS island judge jury justice King of France King of Scotland king's kingdom land Lanfranc liberty lord manner marriage means ment mind nation natural never nobility Norman Normandy object obliged opinion Parliament party peace person Picts political Pope possession prince principle province punished reason reign religion Roman Rome rude Saxon Saxon laws secure seemed SIGILLUM sort spirit subsisted success supported Tanistry things tion tithes toleration UNIVERSITATIS vassals whilst whole William