Universal history, ancient and modern, Volumen19 |
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Alfred alliance appeared archbishop arms army authority barons battle Becket bishop body Britons Brittany brother Calais castle Charles command conquest court crown Danes danger daughter death dominions duke of Brittany duke of Burgundy duke of Gloucester duke of Normandy duke of York earl of Warwick Edgar Atheling Edward Egbert eldest enemies engaged English enterprise executed father favour favourite forces French Guienne Harold heir Henry Henry's honour house of York hundred immediately invaders Ireland jealousy John Kent king of France king of Scotland king's kingdom Lancaster land levied London lord marched marriage married ment Mercia monarch nobility nobleman Norman Normandy Northumberland obliged parliament party person Philip pope possessed prelates present pretensions prince of Wales princess prisoner provinces queen received reign Richard royal Saxons Scots seized sent soon sovereign success Suffolk summoned thousand throne tion took treaty troops valour victory William
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Página 70 - Leofwin, dismounting, placed himself at the head of his infantry, and expressed his resolution to conquer, or to perish in the action. The first attack of the Normans was desperate, but was received with equal valour by the English; and after a furious combat, which remained long undecided, the former, overcome by the difficulty of the ground, and...
Página 347 - are no doubt your menial servants." The earl smiled, and confessed that his fortune was too narrow for such magnificence.
Página 313 - Dighton, and Forest, came in the night-time to the door of the chamber where the princes were lodged, and, sending in the assassins, he bade them execute their commission, while he himself stayed without.
Página 100 - William was put into the longboat, and had got clear of the ship, when, hearing the cries of his natural sister, the Countess of Perche, he ordered the seamen to row back in hopes of saving her ; but the numbers who then crowded in soon sank the boat, and the prince, with all his retinue, perished.
Página 373 - He wrote a book in Latin against the principles of Luther; a performance which, if allowance be made for the subject and the age, does no discredit to his capacity. He sent a copy of it to Leo, who received so magnificent a present with great testimony of regard ; and conferred on him the title of '-defender of the faith;" fm appellation still retained by the kings of England.
Página 44 - Nature also, as if desirous that so bright a production of her skill should be set in the fairest light, had bestowed on him all bodily accomplishments, vigour of limbs, dignity of shape and air, and a pleasant, engaging, and open countenance.
Página 46 - Alfred himself complains, that on his accession he knew not one person, south of the Thames, who could so much as interpret the Latin service; and very few in the northern parts, who had reached even that pitch of erudition.
Página 356 - Insatiable in his acquisitions, but still more magnificent in his expense ; of extensive capacity, but still more unbounded enterprise ; ambitious of power, but still more desirous of glory; insinuating, engaging, persuasive, and, by turns, lofty, elevated, commanding; haughty to his equals, but affable to his dependents; oppressive to the people, but liberal to his...
Página 317 - Richard himself had murdered, but this princess having born him but one son, who died about this time, he considered her as an invincible obstacle to the settlement of his fortune, and he was believed to have carried her off...
Página 58 - ... while the tide was rising; and as the waters approached, he commanded them to retire, and to obey the voice of him who was lord of the ocean.