Prose and PoetryR. Hart-Davis, 1952 - 864 pages |
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Page 17
... marched towards Lyme . But when , on the afternoon of Monday the fifteenth of June , he reached Axminster , he found the insurgents drawn up there to encounter him . They presented a resolute front . Four field pieces were pointed ...
... marched towards Lyme . But when , on the afternoon of Monday the fifteenth of June , he reached Axminster , he found the insurgents drawn up there to encounter him . They presented a resolute front . Four field pieces were pointed ...
Page 31
... marched southward , and by daybreak arrived at Frome , where he hoped to find reinforcements . Frome was as zealous in his cause as either Taunton or Bridge- water , but could do nothing to serve him . There had been a rising a few days ...
... marched southward , and by daybreak arrived at Frome , where he hoped to find reinforcements . Frome was as zealous in his cause as either Taunton or Bridge- water , but could do nothing to serve him . There had been a rising a few days ...
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... marched openly against the Glencoe men and put them to the edge of the sword , the act would probably not have wanted apologists , and most certainly would not have wanted precedents . But the Master of Stair had strongly recommended a ...
... marched openly against the Glencoe men and put them to the edge of the sword , the act would probably not have wanted apologists , and most certainly would not have wanted precedents . But the Master of Stair had strongly recommended a ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 7 |
THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND SELECTED PASSAGES II | 13 |
ESSAYS | 233 |
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