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... town of Boulogne is now . There he set sail in a ship , but at once came back again . The story says that he gave out that he had conquered the Ocean , and ordered his soldiers to fill their helmets with shells and to take them home by ...
... town of Boulogne is now . There he set sail in a ship , but at once came back again . The story says that he gave out that he had conquered the Ocean , and ordered his soldiers to fill their helmets with shells and to take them home by ...
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... towns where they lived . Among these was London , which was already a place of much trade ; others were Verulam , near Saint Albans , and Camelodunum , now called Colchester . You will understand that the Romans lived chiefly in towns ...
... towns where they lived . Among these was London , which was already a place of much trade ; others were Verulam , near Saint Albans , and Camelodunum , now called Colchester . You will understand that the Romans lived chiefly in towns ...
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... Towns were built all over the country , and roads were made from one town to another ; for the Romans were among the best builders and the best road - makers that ever were in the world . Many remains of Roman walls and other buildings ...
... Towns were built all over the country , and roads were made from one town to another ; for the Romans were among the best builders and the best road - makers that ever were in the world . Many remains of Roman walls and other buildings ...
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... towns were then almost everything . The men whom we should now call noble- men or rich gentlemen , though they had houses in the country where they spent part of their time , were citizens of some town , and filled offices there . A Roman ...
... towns were then almost everything . The men whom we should now call noble- men or rich gentlemen , though they had houses in the country where they spent part of their time , were citizens of some town , and filled offices there . A Roman ...
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... towns , and in the large towns most people cannot speak Welsh at all . And a Welsh gentleman can very seldom speak Welsh , unless he has learned it , as he may have learned French or German . But you know that the country people ...
... towns , and in the large towns most people cannot speak Welsh at all . And a Welsh gentleman can very seldom speak Welsh , unless he has learned it , as he may have learned French or German . But you know that the country people ...
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