Aunt Charlotte's Stories of English History for the Little OnesMarcus Ward & Company, 1873 - 268 páginas |
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... castle of Winchester , there was a great space of heathy ground , and holly copse and beeches and oaks above it , with deer and boars running wild in the glades a beautiful place for hunting , only that there were so many villages in it ...
... castle of Winchester , there was a great space of heathy ground , and holly copse and beeches and oaks above it , with deer and boars running wild in the glades a beautiful place for hunting , only that there were so many villages in it ...
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... castles , with immensely thick , strong walls , and loop- hole windows , whence to shoot arrows ; and here he placed his Normans to keep the English down . But the Normans were even more unruly than the English , and only his strong ...
... castles , with immensely thick , strong walls , and loop- hole windows , whence to shoot arrows ; and here he placed his Normans to keep the English down . But the Normans were even more unruly than the English , and only his strong ...
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... castle court , his two brothers , William and Henry , grew riotous , and poured water down from the upper win- dows on him and his friends . He flew into a passion , dashed up - stairs with his sword in his hand , and might have killed ...
... castle court , his two brothers , William and Henry , grew riotous , and poured water down from the upper win- dows on him and his friends . He flew into a passion , dashed up - stairs with his sword in his hand , and might have killed ...
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... and the English thought it made up for Hastings . Poor Robert was made prisoner by his brother , who sent him off to Cardiff Castle , in Wales , where he lived for twenty - eight years , and 42 Stories of English History .
... and the English thought it made up for Hastings . Poor Robert was made prisoner by his brother , who sent him off to Cardiff Castle , in Wales , where he lived for twenty - eight years , and 42 Stories of English History .
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... castles , and hired men , with whom they made war upon each other , robbed one another's tenants , and , when they saw a peaceable traveller on his way , they would dash down upon him , drag him into the castle , take away all the ...
... castles , and hired men , with whom they made war upon each other , robbed one another's tenants , and , when they saw a peaceable traveller on his way , they would dash down upon him , drag him into the castle , take away all the ...
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Aunt Charlotte's Stories of English History for the Little Ones Charlotte Mary Yonge Vista completa - 1875 |
Aunt Charlotte's Stories of English History for the Little Ones Charlotte Mary Yonge Vista completa - 1873 |
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Página 216 - There's some say that we wan, Some say that they wan, Some say that nane wan at a', man; But one thing I'm sure, That at Sheriffmuir A battle there was, which I saw, man; And we ran, and they ran, and they ran, and we ran, And we ran and they ran awa', man.
Página 191 - Here lies our Sovereign Lord the King, Whose word no man relies on ; Who never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one.
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Página 237 - As pleasant a book as could be given to any little girl." — Scotsman. "A most suitable book for girls, and one that will delight the little misses immensely.
Página 84 - Duke of Lancaster ; Edmund, Duke of York ; and Thomas, Duke of Gloucester.
Página 238 - Puck and Blossom," "Eldergowan," &c. With Twelve Chromographs of Flowers, by various Artists. Foolscap quarto, cloth extra, bevelled boards.
Página 210 - I sent you to fight against men,' he said, ' and not with the winds.' Elizabeth, too, acknowledged that her triumph was not owing to herself, or even to her sailors. She went in state to St. Paul's, to return thanks for the victory which had been gained, and she struck a medal which bore the motto, ' God blew with His wind, and they were scattered.
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