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Page 145
... lance . " " " As Edward the first , after having conquered , the Welsh , marched his victorious army with flying banners down the winding paths of the moun- tains in Wales , he was struck by the appearance of a Bard who had escaped his ...
... lance . " " " As Edward the first , after having conquered , the Welsh , marched his victorious army with flying banners down the winding paths of the moun- tains in Wales , he was struck by the appearance of a Bard who had escaped his ...
Page 151
... lance . weTo couch a fance is a technical térm , or a term of art belonging to war . Soldiers on horseback carried dances , and were called knights -- A lance was a long pike made in a particular manner , which cannot here be ...
... lance . weTo couch a fance is a technical térm , or a term of art belonging to war . Soldiers on horseback carried dances , and were called knights -- A lance was a long pike made in a particular manner , which cannot here be ...
Page 152
... lance struck any thing , it was held in its place by this lea- thern case : and the saddle and the horse received the shock , the knight being employed in directing the lance . If the little pupil who reads this is in London , I hope ...
... lance struck any thing , it was held in its place by this lea- thern case : and the saddle and the horse received the shock , the knight being employed in directing the lance . If the little pupil who reads this is in London , I hope ...
Page 171
... Lance to lance , and horse to horse , Long years of havoc urge their destined course , And through the kindred squadrons mow their way Ye Towers of Julius ' , London's lasting shame , With many a foul and midnight murder fed ; Revere ...
... Lance to lance , and horse to horse , Long years of havoc urge their destined course , And through the kindred squadrons mow their way Ye Towers of Julius ' , London's lasting shame , With many a foul and midnight murder fed ; Revere ...
Page 172
... Lance meets lance , and horse meets horse in the combat . Destined course . - The course which the destinies now foretold and years of Havoc mon their way through the squadrons , of both parties - is put for -Havoc for many years mows ...
... Lance meets lance , and horse meets horse in the combat . Destined course . - The course which the destinies now foretold and years of Havoc mon their way through the squadrons , of both parties - is put for -Havoc for many years mows ...
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