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... early Britons in the art of encamping and fortifying them- selves in such strongholds . The Persians are said to have constructed their fortresses of wood ; the Romans of earthworks thrown up to a great height . ' One of the children ...
... early Britons in the art of encamping and fortifying them- selves in such strongholds . The Persians are said to have constructed their fortresses of wood ; the Romans of earthworks thrown up to a great height . ' One of the children ...
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... early times , but stands now a grand but lonely ruin , with not many of its chambers still entire . The Parliamentary force besieged and took it in 1646 , and demolished it as far as they could , under General Mytton ; and in later ...
... early times , but stands now a grand but lonely ruin , with not many of its chambers still entire . The Parliamentary force besieged and took it in 1646 , and demolished it as far as they could , under General Mytton ; and in later ...
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... . We can trace this reverence for ' Snowdon ' to those still obscurer and darker ages , when , under Druidical teachers , the early Britons worshipped mountains and streams . We , under a higher and Conway Castle . 19.
... . We can trace this reverence for ' Snowdon ' to those still obscurer and darker ages , when , under Druidical teachers , the early Britons worshipped mountains and streams . We , under a higher and Conway Castle . 19.
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... early times , yet , to my mind , those wild ideas are not nearly so displeasing a form of idolatry as that of many other nations ; I can imagine the Britons recognising , in primitive ages , by means of the glories of creation , that ...
... early times , yet , to my mind , those wild ideas are not nearly so displeasing a form of idolatry as that of many other nations ; I can imagine the Britons recognising , in primitive ages , by means of the glories of creation , that ...
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... married , was still in a convent in France . The family of De Montfort were powerful ; the young lady grew up lovely , and Llewelyn at length anxiously expected his bride . Early in the year 1276 32 Castles and their Heroes .
... married , was still in a convent in France . The family of De Montfort were powerful ; the young lady grew up lovely , and Llewelyn at length anxiously expected his bride . Early in the year 1276 32 Castles and their Heroes .
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