A plain and short history of England for children;in letters from a father to his son, by the editor of the Cottager's monthly visitor |
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The Welsh , although they were so fiercely harassed by king Edward , made a
most resolute and persevering defence . They refused to have him for their king ,
and declared they would have none but a countryman of their own , who could ...
The Welsh , although they were so fiercely harassed by king Edward , made a
most resolute and persevering defence . They refused to have him for their king ,
and declared they would have none but a countryman of their own , who could ...
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Where was prince Edward when his father died ? Who was Edward ' s wife ?
What instance of affection is recorded of this lady ? In what year did Edward
come to the throne ? Was Edward brave and warlike ; or the contrary ? What
country did ...
Where was prince Edward when his father died ? Who was Edward ' s wife ?
What instance of affection is recorded of this lady ? In what year did Edward
come to the throne ? Was Edward brave and warlike ; or the contrary ? What
country did ...
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Who conquered ? How did the king treat William Wallace ? Did the Scots still
persevere ? Under whom ? Who was then crowned king of Scotland ? Where did
Edward the First die ? In what year ? What dying request did he make to his son ?
Who conquered ? How did the king treat William Wallace ? Did the Scots still
persevere ? Under whom ? Who was then crowned king of Scotland ? Where did
Edward the First die ? In what year ? What dying request did he make to his son ?
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What was the disposition of Edward the Third ? What kingdom did he attempt to
conquer ? Did he fight a great battle against the Scotch ? What battle ? and who
conquered ? What nation did he next attempt to conquer ? What great battle did ...
What was the disposition of Edward the Third ? What kingdom did he attempt to
conquer ? Did he fight a great battle against the Scotch ? What battle ? and who
conquered ? What nation did he next attempt to conquer ? What great battle did ...
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16 34 7 21 522 July 7 Westminster Edward II . . . . . . . 1307 July 7 19 6 18 502 Jan
. 25 Gloucester Edward III . . . . . 1327 Jan . 25 4 27 452 June 21 Westminster
Richard IL . . . . . . 1377 June 21 3 8430 Sept . 29 / Westminster THE LINE OF ...
16 34 7 21 522 July 7 Westminster Edward II . . . . . . . 1307 July 7 19 6 18 502 Jan
. 25 Gloucester Edward III . . . . . 1327 Jan . 25 4 27 452 June 21 Westminster
Richard IL . . . . . . 1377 June 21 3 8430 Sept . 29 / Westminster THE LINE OF ...
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Página 90 - That, with the hurly," death itself awakes ? Can'st thou, O partial sleep ! give thy repose To the wet sea-boy in an hour so rude ; And in the calmest and most stillest night, With all appliances and means to boot, Deny it to a king? Then, happy low, lie down ! Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
Página 89 - O sleep, O gentle sleep, Nature's soft nurse, how have I frighted thee, That thou no more wilt weigh my eyelids down And steep my senses in forgetfulness...
Página 90 - Wilt thou upon the high and giddy mast Seal up the ship-boy's eyes, and rock his brains In cradle of the rude imperious surge, And in the visitation of the winds, Who take the ruffian billows by the top, Curling their monstrous heads, and hanging them With deaf 'ning clamour in the slippery clouds, That, with the hurly, death itself awakes?
Página 185 - It will soon carry you a great way. It will carry you from earth to heaven, and there you shall find, to your great joy, the prize to which you hasten, a crown of glory.
Página 184 - Mark, child! what I say: They will cut off my head! and perhaps make thee a king: But mark what I say, thou must not be a king, as long as thy brothers Charles and James are alive. They will cut off thy brothers' heads, when they can catch them! And thy head too they will cut off at last! Therefore, I charge thee, do not be made a king by them!
Página 173 - I have a care of your preservation. Therefore I would advise you, as you tender your life, to devise some excuse to shift off your attendance at this parliament. For God and man have concurred to punish the wickedness of this time. And think not slightly of this advertisement ; but retire yourself into your country, where you may expect the event in safety. For though there be no appearance of any stir, yet, I say, they will receive a terrible blow — this parliament, and yet they shall not see...
Página 149 - He expired at Greenwich, in the sixteenth year of his age, and the seventh of his reign.
Página 235 - Fabrice's arms, he never recovered. but expired about eleven o'clock the next morning, in the sixty-eighth year of his age, and the thirteenth of his reign Questions for Examination, \ What was the conduct of the South Sea scheme ? 2 Explain the nature of it, 3.
Página 69 - Weave the warp and weave the woof, The winding-sheet of Edward's race; Give ample room and verge enough The characters of hell to trace: Mark the year, and mark the night, When Severn shall re-echo with affright The shrieks of death through Berkley's roofs that ring, Shrieks of an agonizing king!
Página 134 - O, father abbot, An old man, broken with the storms of state, Is come to lay his weary bones among ye ; Give him a little earth for charity...