A History of the World with All Its Great Sensations: Together with Its Mighty and Decisive Battles and the Rise and Fall of Its Nations from the Earliest Times to the Present Day, Bind 1P.F. Collier, 1887 - 1492 sider |
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Side 18
... sent forth by a free and civilized commonwealth . " The fleet consisted of one hun- dred and thirty - four war - galleys , with a multitude of store ships . A powerful force of the best heavy - armed infantry that Athens and her allies ...
... sent forth by a free and civilized commonwealth . " The fleet consisted of one hun- dred and thirty - four war - galleys , with a multitude of store ships . A powerful force of the best heavy - armed infantry that Athens and her allies ...
Side 25
... sent from his second line Menidas's cavalry . As these proved too few to make head against the enemy , he ordered Ariston also from the second line with his light horse , and Cleander with his foot , in sup- port of Menidas . The ...
... sent from his second line Menidas's cavalry . As these proved too few to make head against the enemy , he ordered Ariston also from the second line with his light horse , and Cleander with his foot , in sup- port of Menidas . The ...
Side 41
... sent Regulus with their am- bassador to Rome to aid the negotiation , under a solemn oath to return to Carthage as a prisoner , should the treaty fail . It was rejected at the urgent desire of Regulus himself , who , neglecting all pri ...
... sent Regulus with their am- bassador to Rome to aid the negotiation , under a solemn oath to return to Carthage as a prisoner , should the treaty fail . It was rejected at the urgent desire of Regulus himself , who , neglecting all pri ...
Side 52
... sent her back insulted , when Octavius , glad of the excuse for breaking with him , espoused her cause . Antony caused Cleopatra to be proclaimed Queen of Egypt , Cyprus , Libya and Coclo - Syria , in con- junction with her son by ...
... sent her back insulted , when Octavius , glad of the excuse for breaking with him , espoused her cause . Antony caused Cleopatra to be proclaimed Queen of Egypt , Cyprus , Libya and Coclo - Syria , in con- junction with her son by ...
Side 54
... sent to summon the governor to open the gates to him ; and Seleucus , who commanded there for Cleopatra , having re- ceived secret orders upon that head , surrendered the place without awaiting a siege . The rumor of this treason spread ...
... sent to summon the governor to open the gates to him ; and Seleucus , who commanded there for Cleopatra , having re- ceived secret orders upon that head , surrendered the place without awaiting a siege . The rumor of this treason spread ...
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afterwards allies American ancient arms army Athenian attack Austria battle Bavaria became Bohemia British brother Cæsar caliph called Carthaginians castle cavalry century Charlemagne Charles Charles II Christian church coast colony command conquered conquest court crown Danube daughter death declared defeated died dominions Duke Duke of Guise Edward emperor empire enemy England English Europe fell Ferdinand fleet force formed France Frederick French Gaul gave German Greek Henry Henry III horse hundred imperial Indians infantry invaded Ireland Irish island Italy John king king's kingdom land Lord Louis Louis XIV marched ment nations Navarre Netherlands nobles Norman officers parliament peace Persian Philip pope Portugal possession prince prisoner provinces Prussians queen reign Roman Rome Russia Saxon Scotland sent ships Sicily soldiers soon sovereign Spain Spaniards Spanish succeeded success surrendered throne tion took town treaty troops Turks victory whole William
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Side 118 - No freeman shall be taken or imprisoned, or be disseised of his freehold, or liberties, or free customs, or be outlawed or exiled, or any otherwise destroyed, nor will we pass upon him, nor condemn him, but by lawful judgment of his peers, or by the law of the land.
Side 271 - ... fortunes and their own at the end! of the fifteenth, and the beginning of the sixteenth centuries in all the courts of western Europe.
Side 291 - I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too...
Side 257 - For I assure you I have often kneeled before him in his privy chamber...
Side 258 - Pluck up thy spirit, man, and be not afraid to do thine office. My neck is very short. Take heed therefore that thou strike not awry for saving of thine honesty.
Side 260 - Be of good comfort, master Ridley, and play the man. We shall this day light such a candle, by God's grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out.
Side 444 - The paths of glory lead but to the grave " — must have seemed at such a moment fraught with mournful meaning. At the close of the recitation Wolfe added, "Now, gentlemen, I would rather be the author of that poem than take Quebec.
Side 291 - ... midst and heat of the battle, to live or die amongst you all, to lay down for my God, and for my kingdom, and for my people, my honour and my blood, even in the dust. I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman...
Side 507 - After various messages, a convention for the surrender of the army was settled, which provided that " The troops under General Burgoyne were to march out of their camp with the honors of war, and the artillery of the intrenchments, to the verge of the river, where the arms and artillery were to be left.
Side 439 - Kensington, in the fiftieth year of her age, and the thirteenth of her reign. Her easy temper and her faultless domestic life gained her the epithet of