The Beauties of England and Wales: Introduction to the original delineations, topographical, historical and descriptive, intituled, The beaties of England and Wales ... |
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Succeeding ancient writers usually describe the various petty nations , whether
Celtic or Belgic , under the general name of Britons . Viewed in this light , as
tribes possessing the same forms of religion and of government , but dissimilar in
their ...
Succeeding ancient writers usually describe the various petty nations , whether
Celtic or Belgic , under the general name of Britons . Viewed in this light , as
tribes possessing the same forms of religion and of government , but dissimilar in
their ...
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Cæsar , speaking in general terms , describes the Britons in the interior parts (
the Celtæ ) as being clothed “ in the hides of animals ; " the first and most natural
resource of man , when attempting to defend himself against the inclemency , or ...
Cæsar , speaking in general terms , describes the Britons in the interior parts (
the Celtæ ) as being clothed “ in the hides of animals ; " the first and most natural
resource of man , when attempting to defend himself against the inclemency , or ...
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rance is common to every nation in the first stage of society ; but the Britons
speedily discovered the mineral treasures which lay plentifully embosomed in
various districts of their country , and they progressively acquired the talent of
refining ...
rance is common to every nation in the first stage of society ; but the Britons
speedily discovered the mineral treasures which lay plentifully embosomed in
various districts of their country , and they progressively acquired the talent of
refining ...
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The war - chariots * formed the most remarkable feature in the military
arrangement of the Britons , and were found , even by the firmest phalanx of the
Romans , to be vehicles of tremendous operation . These were of two kinds , both
having ...
The war - chariots * formed the most remarkable feature in the military
arrangement of the Britons , and were found , even by the firmest phalanx of the
Romans , to be vehicles of tremendous operation . These were of two kinds , both
having ...
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The towns of the Britons contained no buildings that were likely to meet the eye of
distant pusterity . It has been already noticed , that , according to Cæsar , these
towns consisted of mean huts for human inhabitation , and sheds for cattle ...
The towns of the Britons contained no buildings that were likely to meet the eye of
distant pusterity . It has been already noticed , that , according to Cæsar , these
towns consisted of mean huts for human inhabitation , and sheds for cattle ...
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| Назва | The Beauties of England and Wales: Introduction to the original delineations, topographical, historical and descriptive, intituled, The beaties of England and Wales ... |
| Автори | John Britton, James Norris Brewer |
| Видавець | J. Harris, 1818 |
| Оригінал із | Гарвардський університет |
| Оцифровано | 6 сер. 2007 |
| Обсяг | 676 стор. |
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