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... give a volume of them to that one of her sons who should first be able to read it , Alfred speedily won the prize , which his brothers did not think worth striving for . More advanced studies succeeded rapidly ; his acquaintance with ...
... give a volume of them to that one of her sons who should first be able to read it , Alfred speedily won the prize , which his brothers did not think worth striving for . More advanced studies succeeded rapidly ; his acquaintance with ...
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... give Saladin e Greek an of re - forming his troops , and renewing the battle w ts European popula . r Crusaders were dispersed over the he Templars , almost alone , made Syriand agypt . A ransom of ten p their bravest companions . The ...
... give Saladin e Greek an of re - forming his troops , and renewing the battle w ts European popula . r Crusaders were dispersed over the he Templars , almost alone , made Syriand agypt . A ransom of ten p their bravest companions . The ...
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... give to this Turkish Sultan the name of a just , humane , and generous prince . In the life of England's warlike king , Richard Cœur de Lion , you will hear more about Saladin and the Crusades , and learn more of the history of these ...
... give to this Turkish Sultan the name of a just , humane , and generous prince . In the life of England's warlike king , Richard Cœur de Lion , you will hear more about Saladin and the Crusades , and learn more of the history of these ...
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... gives a pleasing instance of this . A knight named Sir Reginald de Trie brought to the king a defaced document , with broken seals , which he declared to be a grant to the Countess Ida of Boulogne and her heirs of the county of ...
... gives a pleasing instance of this . A knight named Sir Reginald de Trie brought to the king a defaced document , with broken seals , which he declared to be a grant to the Countess Ida of Boulogne and her heirs of the county of ...
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... give battle to the enemy ; but draw- ing off his followers towards the barren hills of the North , he pur- posed , among their fastnesses , still to carry on a desultory war against the superior numbers opposed to him . At Stirling ...
... give battle to the enemy ; but draw- ing off his followers towards the barren hills of the North , he pur- posed , among their fastnesses , still to carry on a desultory war against the superior numbers opposed to him . At Stirling ...
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