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... occasion to such a preference . Augustine had , moreover , a special reason for selecting this small island as the place of his disembarkation ; for he had to provide for his own safety , and that of his fol- lowers , until he could ...
... occasion to such a preference . Augustine had , moreover , a special reason for selecting this small island as the place of his disembarkation ; for he had to provide for his own safety , and that of his fol- lowers , until he could ...
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... occasion . It is sufficient for us that the spot where the first Anglo - Saxon prince became a Christian is as tho- roughly and satisfactorily authenticated as the site where once stood the Capitol of ancient Rome . To the present time ...
... occasion . It is sufficient for us that the spot where the first Anglo - Saxon prince became a Christian is as tho- roughly and satisfactorily authenticated as the site where once stood the Capitol of ancient Rome . To the present time ...
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... to be the most renowned of any ever erected in the island . Gregory the Great alludes , in one of his letters on this occasion , very pointedly to the memorable gift which , according to the OF ST . THOMAS BECKET . 9.
... to be the most renowned of any ever erected in the island . Gregory the Great alludes , in one of his letters on this occasion , very pointedly to the memorable gift which , according to the OF ST . THOMAS BECKET . 9.
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... , of Ethelbert's con- version , and was the occasion of giving to the cathedral a monument which , although it did not , perhaps , cause those of Lanfranc , Anselm , Stephen Langton , and 14 CANTERBURY , AND THE WORSHIP.
... , of Ethelbert's con- version , and was the occasion of giving to the cathedral a monument which , although it did not , perhaps , cause those of Lanfranc , Anselm , Stephen Langton , and 14 CANTERBURY , AND THE WORSHIP.
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... occasion of the holding of the old Norman courts . There were , indeed , at all times gradations of rank , so that the dignity of the Saxo - Scandinavian earl became merged in the rank of the Norman count — a dignity which the King ...
... occasion of the holding of the old Norman courts . There were , indeed , at all times gradations of rank , so that the dignity of the Saxo - Scandinavian earl became merged in the rank of the Norman count — a dignity which the King ...
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