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Page 169
... victory obtained , and a sufficient strength left in Sparatinum , Brutus with Antigonus , the king's brother , and his friend Anacletus , whom he had taken in the fight , returns to the residue of his friends in the thick woods ; while ...
... victory obtained , and a sufficient strength left in Sparatinum , Brutus with Antigonus , the king's brother , and his friend Anacletus , whom he had taken in the fight , returns to the residue of his friends in the thick woods ; while ...
Page 178
... slew ; then Rudau- cus of Cambria , Staterius of Albania , confederate together . In which fight Dunwallo is reported , while the victory hung Then doubtful , to have used this art . He 178 [ BOOK I. THE HISTORY OF BRITAIN .
... slew ; then Rudau- cus of Cambria , Staterius of Albania , confederate together . In which fight Dunwallo is reported , while the victory hung Then doubtful , to have used this art . He 178 [ BOOK I. THE HISTORY OF BRITAIN .
Page 179
... victory . This Dunwallo was the first in Britain that wore a crown of gold ; and therefore by some reputed the first king . He es- tablished the Molmutine laws , famous among the English to this day ; written long after in Latin by ...
... victory . This Dunwallo was the first in Britain that wore a crown of gold ; and therefore by some reputed the first king . He es- tablished the Molmutine laws , famous among the English to this day ; written long after in Latin by ...
Page 181
... victory by the cruel usage of his prisoners , whom his own hands , or others in his presence , put all to several deaths : well fitted to such a bestial cruelty was his end ; for hearing of a huge monster , that from the Irish sea ...
... victory by the cruel usage of his prisoners , whom his own hands , or others in his presence , put all to several deaths : well fitted to such a bestial cruelty was his end ; for hearing of a huge monster , that from the Irish sea ...
Page 195
... victory , dismissing all but four thousand of those charioteers , through woods and intri- cate ways attends their motion ; where the Romans are to pass , drives all before him ; and with continual sallies upon the horse , where they ...
... victory , dismissing all but four thousand of those charioteers , through woods and intri- cate ways attends their motion ; where the Romans are to pass , drives all before him ; and with continual sallies upon the horse , where they ...
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Page 122 - By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned; therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God; and I will destroy thee O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire.
Page 19 - Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing, and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked...
Page 15 - Ye adulterers and adulteresses know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God ? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
Page 71 - Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind, (for he that hath suffered in the flesh, hath ceased from sin,) that he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.
Page 69 - In this the children of God are manifest and the children of the devil : whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
Page 9 - For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom: But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness; But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.
Page 5 - Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.
Page 33 - And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine : and behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.
Page 135 - And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him.
Page 5 - It is good neither to eat flesh nor to drink wine, nor anything whereby thy brother stumbleth or is offended or is made weak.