The Childhood of the English Nation; Or, The Beginnings of English HistoryG.P. Putnam's Sons, 1877 - 247 páginas |
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... Father . His wife , or wives and children , were wholly under his control , for there was no power to interfere with his authority . Out of the Family was developed the Clan . The mem- bers of the clan were bound together by blood ...
... Father . His wife , or wives and children , were wholly under his control , for there was no power to interfere with his authority . Out of the Family was developed the Clan . The mem- bers of the clan were bound together by blood ...
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... fathers never did . Rome has influenced us deeply , will ever influence us , by the potent seeds which she has cast into the field of modern civilisation , but this influence was not handed on to us by the Roman settlement in Britain ...
... fathers never did . Rome has influenced us deeply , will ever influence us , by the potent seeds which she has cast into the field of modern civilisation , but this influence was not handed on to us by the Roman settlement in Britain ...
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... father of gods and men ; his name is still preserved in the fourth day of the week , Wednesday ( O.-E. Wodnesdaeg ) , as well as in many names of places in England . All the English kings were said to be descended from Woden . Woden and ...
... father of gods and men ; his name is still preserved in the fourth day of the week , Wednesday ( O.-E. Wodnesdaeg ) , as well as in many names of places in England . All the English kings were said to be descended from Woden . Woden and ...
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... fathers are known to us chiefly as men of war , busied in laying the foundations of their dominion in blood and fire , there were yet thoughtful questioning spirits among them , and the practical character had its speculative side . We ...
... fathers are known to us chiefly as men of war , busied in laying the foundations of their dominion in blood and fire , there were yet thoughtful questioning spirits among them , and the practical character had its speculative side . We ...
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... father in Christ , ' the Northern Englishman should look reverently on the ruins which mark the site of Columba's monastery of Iona , and should remember gratefully that the faith of Christ was brought to his fathers by Gaelic ...
... father in Christ , ' the Northern Englishman should look reverently on the ruins which mark the site of Columba's monastery of Iona , and should remember gratefully that the faith of Christ was brought to his fathers by Gaelic ...
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