A Chronological Abridgment of the History of Great-Britain, from the First Invasion of the Romans, to the Year 1763: With Genealogical and Political Tables ...T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1812 - Great Britain |
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... honours and emolu- ments of the priesthood . They were also divided into three classes ; those of the first vowed ... honour and opulence of the priesthood . Thus the secret doc- trines were more agreeable to primitive tradition and ...
... honours and emolu- ments of the priesthood . They were also divided into three classes ; those of the first vowed ... honour and opulence of the priesthood . Thus the secret doc- trines were more agreeable to primitive tradition and ...
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... of the hostages nor the amount of the tribute are men- tioned by Cæsar , who seems to have been much less actuated in those stipulations by his expectations that they would be executed than by his own honour 14 [ Period 1 . ROMAN INVASION .
... of the hostages nor the amount of the tribute are men- tioned by Cæsar , who seems to have been much less actuated in those stipulations by his expectations that they would be executed than by his own honour 14 [ Period 1 . ROMAN INVASION .
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... honour and that of the Roman name ; and being convinced that no conquests in Britain could compensate the expense , the difficulty and danger attending them , he left it with a resolution never to return . The same opinion prevailed ...
... honour and that of the Roman name ; and being convinced that no conquests in Britain could compensate the expense , the difficulty and danger attending them , he left it with a resolution never to return . The same opinion prevailed ...
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... honours of the state , equally admired and beloved by the army he was to command , and in which he had learnt the first rudiments of war , in Britain , under the brave Suetonius . He exceeded the highest expectation which had been ...
... honours of the state , equally admired and beloved by the army he was to command , and in which he had learnt the first rudiments of war , in Britain , under the brave Suetonius . He exceeded the highest expectation which had been ...
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... honours to Agricola , and a statue crowned with laurel ; but the emperor Domitian , who was an inve- terate enemy to all who excelled him in any virtue , under an appearance of kindness and satisfaction of Agricola's important services ...
... honours to Agricola , and a statue crowned with laurel ; but the emperor Domitian , who was an inve- terate enemy to all who excelled him in any virtue , under an appearance of kindness and satisfaction of Agricola's important services ...
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