A Short History of Anglo-Saxon Freedom: The Polity of the English-speaking Race. Outlined in Its Inception, Development, Diffusion and Present ConditionC. Scribner's sons, 1890 - 420 páginas |
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... sometimes by scholars of reputa- tion . Under these circumstances , if a time were ever likely to arrive when doubtful questions will be any less in doubt , it would be prudent to defer the execution of such a task as the present one ...
... sometimes by scholars of reputa- tion . Under these circumstances , if a time were ever likely to arrive when doubtful questions will be any less in doubt , it would be prudent to defer the execution of such a task as the present one ...
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... sometimes fastened by a costly clasp . For their constant warfare , the coats of ringed mail that were necessary , the swords scored with mystic runes while the hilts were finely wrought in silver and bronze , the helmets with heads of ...
... sometimes fastened by a costly clasp . For their constant warfare , the coats of ringed mail that were necessary , the swords scored with mystic runes while the hilts were finely wrought in silver and bronze , the helmets with heads of ...
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... sometime be accessible to students in general in book form . My own examination of the passages in the Anglo - Saxon laws ( Schmid : Gesetze der Angel - Sachsen , Leipsic , 1858 ) cited by ... sometimes opposed by 6 ANGLO - SAXON FREEDOM .
... sometime be accessible to students in general in book form . My own examination of the passages in the Anglo - Saxon laws ( Schmid : Gesetze der Angel - Sachsen , Leipsic , 1858 ) cited by ... sometimes opposed by 6 ANGLO - SAXON FREEDOM .
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... sometimes opposed by loud shouts , sometimes approved by shaking their spears , while in vehement moments they clashed to- gether weapon and shield . No functionary was rec- ognized , except as he was elected by the national voice . No ...
... sometimes opposed by loud shouts , sometimes approved by shaking their spears , while in vehement moments they clashed to- gether weapon and shield . No functionary was rec- ognized , except as he was elected by the national voice . No ...
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... sometimes the brown thatch of cottages ; to the left , the irregular line of the ruined abbey , with the fresher buildings of a nobleman's seat - all sweet under the subdued light of the autumn afternoon . I stood on the spot occupied ...
... sometimes the brown thatch of cottages ; to the left , the irregular line of the ruined abbey , with the fresher buildings of a nobleman's seat - all sweet under the subdued light of the autumn afternoon . I stood on the spot occupied ...
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