Elements of History, Ancient and Modern: With Historical ChartsHilliard, Gray, Little and Wilkins, 1832 - 403 páginas |
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16th century afterwards American ancient army assembly Athenians Athens barbarous battle became Bonaparte Britain British brother Cæsar caliphs Carthaginians caused celebrated century character Charlemagne Charles Chart chivalry Christian church citizens civil colonies command commenced conquered conquest consuls contest crown crusades death declared defeated distinguished dominions Duke Edward Egypt elected eminent emperor empire enemy England English Europe father favor fleet flourished formed France French gained Gauls German empire Greece Greeks Henry Henry VII honor houses of York Indians inhabitants invaded Italy Julius Cæsar king kingdom land latter liberty Louis ment military monarch nation parliament peace period Persian Philip Pompey pope possession prince principal prisoner Ptolemy queen reign religion respecting Roman Rome Russia Saracens Scotland senate slain soon sovereign Spain Sparta styled subjects succeeded success successor surnamed Syria talents throne tion took place Trajan troops victory
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Página 112 - If these writings of the Greeks agree with the book of God, they are useless, and need not be preserved; if they disagree, they are pernicious, and ought to be destroyed.
Página 126 - IT hath been through all ages ever seen, That with the praise of arms and chivalry The prize of beauty still hath joined been ; And that for reason's special privity...
Página 298 - I ordered them to be executed. For of this I had no doubt, whatever was the nature of their religion, that a sullen and obstinate inflexibility called for the vengeance of the magistrate.
Página 204 - For all which treasons and crimes this Court doth adjudge that he, the said Charles Stuart, as a tyrant, traitor, murderer, and public enemy to the good people of this nation, shall be put to death by the severing of his head from his body.
Página 259 - Montcalm. Being told that he could not continue more than a few hours, he said, " It is so much the better ; I shall not then live to see the surrender of Quebec.
Página 127 - The wild exploits of those romantic knights who sallied forth in quest of adventures, are well known, and have been treated with proper ridicule. The political and permanent effects of the spirit of chivalry have been less observed.
Página 193 - ... had I but served God as diligently as I have served the king, he would not have given me over in my gray hairs.
Página 253 - England of his day, whatever its limitations, was seething with important movements as interesting, in slightly different applications, on this side of the Atlantic as well as on the other...
Página 126 - At a tournament the space enclosed within the lists was surrounded by sovereign princes and their noblest barons, by knights of established renown, and all that rank and beauty had most distinguished among the fair. Covered with steel and known only by their emblazoned...