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... soon as the Roman fleet appeared in sight , information was dispatched to the king , who thereupon collected his forces , and hastened with a large army to a seaport in Kent , * where he found the enemy already within shooting distance ...
... soon as the Roman fleet appeared in sight , information was dispatched to the king , who thereupon collected his forces , and hastened with a large army to a seaport in Kent , * where he found the enemy already within shooting distance ...
Page 37
... soon overshadowed by a heavy and portentous cloud . We can form no certainty , from the beauty of the morning , that the day will be lovely and serene . The sun may rise without a cloud to obscure its brightness , and , ere its daily ...
... soon overshadowed by a heavy and portentous cloud . We can form no certainty , from the beauty of the morning , that the day will be lovely and serene . The sun may rise without a cloud to obscure its brightness , and , ere its daily ...
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... soon as they heard the noise of the chariots . Julius Cæsar made but a short stay in Britain at this time , and that for a good reason : the climate was too hot for him . He acknowledges that he and his army could enjoy neither ease nor ...
... soon as they heard the noise of the chariots . Julius Cæsar made but a short stay in Britain at this time , and that for a good reason : the climate was too hot for him . He acknowledges that he and his army could enjoy neither ease nor ...
Page 42
... soon be enslaved by the Romans . " † All that the Druids could say was of no avail : their coun- trymen turned a deaf ear to their entreaties , and " would none of their counsel . " They continued their accustomed practices , and ...
... soon be enslaved by the Romans . " † All that the Druids could say was of no avail : their coun- trymen turned a deaf ear to their entreaties , and " would none of their counsel . " They continued their accustomed practices , and ...
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... a full determination to conquer or die in defence of their common country . They soon avenged upon the Romans the blood of their fallen * Dio . Cas . p . 506 . countrymen , and , notwithstanding the skill of Plaucius , 43.
... a full determination to conquer or die in defence of their common country . They soon avenged upon the Romans the blood of their fallen * Dio . Cas . p . 506 . countrymen , and , notwithstanding the skill of Plaucius , 43.
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Page 258 - They did promise and vow three things in my name. First, that I should renounce the devil and all his works, the pomps and vanities of this wicked world, and all the sinful lusts of the flesh.
Page 224 - Let your women keep silence in the churches : for it is not permitted unto them to speak ; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law.
Page 227 - For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.
Page 150 - When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the Lord will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them. I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.
Page 243 - Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear : For our God is a consuming fire.
Page 145 - Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands. They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not: They have ears, but they hear not...
Page 169 - For the right faith is that we believe and confess that our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is God and Man...
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Page 201 - Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand? Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.
Page 77 - The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.