Records of York castle, by A.W. Twyford and A. Griffiths. [With] York and York castle: an appendix |
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... hands of the Danes . A second period of darkness supervenes , during which we are left to decipher the local history from the scanty allusions of Norse sagas and the rude coins of the Danish kings . A regular Scandinavian dynasty ruled ...
... hands of the Danes . A second period of darkness supervenes , during which we are left to decipher the local history from the scanty allusions of Norse sagas and the rude coins of the Danish kings . A regular Scandinavian dynasty ruled ...
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... hand in hand with the Bible . But the tramp existed as a wanderer in 1068. So many of them say that they do not understand the Bible when they read it . " It is , " says one , " so deep and so big . " As light penetrates to a depth of ...
... hand in hand with the Bible . But the tramp existed as a wanderer in 1068. So many of them say that they do not understand the Bible when they read it . " It is , " says one , " so deep and so big . " As light penetrates to a depth of ...
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... hands , and read The book between his knees ! Leaf after leaf he turned it o'er , Nor ever glanc'd aside , For the peace of his soul he read that book In the golden eventide : Much study had made him very lean , And pale , and leaden ...
... hands , and read The book between his knees ! Leaf after leaf he turned it o'er , Nor ever glanc'd aside , For the peace of his soul he read that book In the golden eventide : Much study had made him very lean , And pale , and leaden ...
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... hand will point To show the burial clod ; And unknown facts of guilty acts Are seen in dreams from God ! He told how murderers walk the earth Beneath the curse of Cain , — With crimson clouds before their eyes , And flames about their ...
... hand will point To show the burial clod ; And unknown facts of guilty acts Are seen in dreams from God ! He told how murderers walk the earth Beneath the curse of Cain , — With crimson clouds before their eyes , And flames about their ...
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... hand , And call'd upon his name ! " Oh , God ! it made me quake to see Such sense within the slain ! But when I touch'd the lifeless clay , The blood gushed out amain ! For every clot , a burning spot 66 Was scorching in my brain ! My ...
... hand , And call'd upon his name ! " Oh , God ! it made me quake to see Such sense within the slain ! But when I touch'd the lifeless clay , The blood gushed out amain ! For every clot , a burning spot 66 Was scorching in my brain ! My ...
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