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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... , introduced into it all the luxuries of Italy , and reduced the South Britons to the lowest state of vassalage . The genius of liberty retreated · northward , where the natives never ceased to offer the 22 [ Period 1 . ROMAN INVASION .
... , introduced into it all the luxuries of Italy , and reduced the South Britons to the lowest state of vassalage . The genius of liberty retreated · northward , where the natives never ceased to offer the 22 [ Period 1 . ROMAN INVASION .
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... liberty , bestowed part of the spoils , whose owners could not be found , on his sol- diers , and restored the rest to the original proprie- tors . Theodosius having spent the winter in re - esta- blishing order and tranquillity in the ...
... liberty , bestowed part of the spoils , whose owners could not be found , on his sol- diers , and restored the rest to the original proprie- tors . Theodosius having spent the winter in re - esta- blishing order and tranquillity in the ...
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... liberty , the inost prominent of their characteris- tics , they had no idea of the possibility of infant monarchs , with a regent to govern in their name . Druidism was the primitive religion in Britain ; and the British Druids , the ...
... liberty , the inost prominent of their characteris- tics , they had no idea of the possibility of infant monarchs , with a regent to govern in their name . Druidism was the primitive religion in Britain ; and the British Druids , the ...
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... liberty to their religion , declares himself its protector , orders all the heathen temples to be destroyed , and after having defeated his two rivals , Maxentius and Licinius , he unites , under his only authority , the whole of the ...
... liberty to their religion , declares himself its protector , orders all the heathen temples to be destroyed , and after having defeated his two rivals , Maxentius and Licinius , he unites , under his only authority , the whole of the ...
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... liberty , now considered it rather as a burthen than as an advan- tage , and did not follow the prudent counsel given them by the Romans , of arming themselves for their own defence . The Scots and Picts , finding no op- position to ...
... liberty , now considered it rather as a burthen than as an advan- tage , and did not follow the prudent counsel given them by the Romans , of arming themselves for their own defence . The Scots and Picts , finding no op- position to ...
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