History of the United States: To which is Prefixed a Brief Historical Account of Our [English] Ancestors, from the Dispersion at Babel, to Their Migration to America, and of the Conquest of South America, by the SpaniardsDurrie & Peck, 1835 - 322 Seiten |
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... winter , and scarcely any in summer . To harden their bodies , they were accustomed to plunge into cold water , every morning , as soon as they rose from sleep . In battle , their first onset was impetuous and almost irresistible , but ...
... winter , and scarcely any in summer . To harden their bodies , they were accustomed to plunge into cold water , every morning , as soon as they rose from sleep . In battle , their first onset was impetuous and almost irresistible , but ...
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... winter , and for the most part none at all . A Scythian , who was without clothing , when the snow was falling , was asked by the king , whether he was not cold . The man replied by asking the king , whether his face was cold . No ...
... winter , and for the most part none at all . A Scythian , who was without clothing , when the snow was falling , was asked by the king , whether he was not cold . The man replied by asking the king , whether his face was cold . No ...
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... winter in Northumberland , and in the spring invested London . Ethelred , the king , purchased their departure with a large sum of money . But peace was of short continuance . In the years 997 and 998 , armies of Danes again invaded and ...
... winter in Northumberland , and in the spring invested London . Ethelred , the king , purchased their departure with a large sum of money . But peace was of short continuance . In the years 997 and 998 , armies of Danes again invaded and ...
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... winter , in caves ; and in summer , in huts , made of stakes , wattled , and covered with branches of trees ; under the Romans , convenient houses were erected ; many improvements were introduced . But the Saxons , who were barbarians ...
... winter , in caves ; and in summer , in huts , made of stakes , wattled , and covered with branches of trees ; under the Romans , convenient houses were erected ; many improvements were introduced . But the Saxons , who were barbarians ...
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... winter a waistcoat . The shoe was of lether or coarse cloth , under the foot tied with strings round the ankle . The Mexicans wore their hair long , thinking it dishon- orable to be shaved . For ornaments , they wore ear- rings ...
... winter a waistcoat . The shoe was of lether or coarse cloth , under the foot tied with strings round the ankle . The Mexicans wore their hair long , thinking it dishon- orable to be shaved . For ornaments , they wore ear- rings ...
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