The works of lord Macaulay, complete, ed. by lady Trevelyan, Volume 1Longmans, Green and Company, 1866 |
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... whole realm . The struggle between the two fierce Teutonic breeds lasted through six generations . Each was alternately paramount . Cruel mas- sacres followed by cruel retribution , provinces wasted , con- vents plundered , and cities ...
... whole realm . The struggle between the two fierce Teutonic breeds lasted through six generations . Each was alternately paramount . Cruel mas- sacres followed by cruel retribution , provinces wasted , con- vents plundered , and cities ...
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... whole population of England to the tyranny of the Norman race . The subjugation of a nation by a nation has seldom , even in Asia , been more complete . The country was portioned out among the captains of the invaders . Strong military ...
... whole population of England to the tyranny of the Norman race . The subjugation of a nation by a nation has seldom , even in Asia , been more complete . The country was portioned out among the captains of the invaders . Strong military ...
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... whole island contained in the days of the Plantagenets ; and , if the government were subverted by physical force , all this mov- able wealth would be exposed to imminent risk of spoliation and destruction . Still greater would be the ...
... whole island contained in the days of the Plantagenets ; and , if the government were subverted by physical force , all this mov- able wealth would be exposed to imminent risk of spoliation and destruction . Still greater would be the ...
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... whole , more arbitrary than of the that of the Plantagenets . Personal character may in some Tudors . degree explain the difference ; for courage and force of will were common to all the men and women of the House of Tudor . They ...
... whole , more arbitrary than of the that of the Plantagenets . Personal character may in some Tudors . degree explain the difference ; for courage and force of will were common to all the men and women of the House of Tudor . They ...
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... whole life is a preparation for the day of battle , whose nerves have been braced by long familiarity with danger , and whose movements have all the precision of clockwork . It is found that the defence of nations can no longer be ...
... whole life is a preparation for the day of battle , whose nerves have been braced by long familiarity with danger , and whose movements have all the precision of clockwork . It is found that the defence of nations can no longer be ...
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