 | 1849 - 818 sivua
...election between the island and the continent. Shut up by the sea with the people whom they had hitherto oppressed and despised, they gradually came to regard...favour shown by the court to the natives of Poitou and Aquitane. The great grandsons of those who had fought under William and the great grandsons of those... | |
 | William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone - 1849 - 840 sivua
...election between the island and the continent. Shut np by the sea with the people whom they had hitherto oppressed and despised, they gradually came to regard...the English as their countrymen. The two races, so l hostile, soon found that they had common interests and common enemies. Both were alike aggrieved... | |
 | Daniel Scrymgeour - 1851 - 424 sivua
...; " AMENITIES OF LITERATURE." THE REIGNS OF JOHN AND HENRY III. OF ENGLAND.1 Both Saxon and Norman were alike aggrieved by the tyranny of a bad king. Both were alike indignant at the favour shewn by the Court to the natives of Bretagne and Aquitaine. The great-grandsons of those who had fought... | |
 | William Douglas Hamilton - 1852 - 200 sivua
...continent, came to regard England as their home and Englishmen as their countrymen : hemmed in by the sea, " the two races, so long hostile, soon found that they...court to the natives of Poitou and Aquitaine. The grandsons of those who had fought under William, and the great-grandsons of those who had fought under... | |
 | 1853 - 1004 sivua
...election between the island and the continent. Shut up by the sea with the people whom they had hitherto oppressed and despised, they gradually came to regard...enemies. Both were alike aggrieved by the tyranny of я bad king. Botli were alike indignant at the favour shown by the court to the natives of Poitou and... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay - 1858 - 480 sivua
...election between the island and the continent. Shut up by the sea with the people whom they had hitherto oppressed and despised, they gradually came to regard...court to the natives of Poitou and Aquitaine. The greatgrandsons of those who had fought under William and the greatgrandsons of those who had fought... | |
 | Charles Hains Gunn - 1859 - 80 sivua
...continent. Shut up by the sea, with the people whom they had hitherto oppressed or (contemned, 21), they gradually came to regard England as their country,...that they had common interests and common (enemies, 118). Both were alike aggrieved by the (tyranny, 177) of a bad king. EXERCISE XXXII. BASE (envy, 163)... | |
 | Graduated series - 1859 - 462 sivua
...election between the island and the Continent. Shut up by the sea with the people whom they had hitherto oppressed and despised, they gradually came to regard...country, and the English as their countrymen.. .The two nations so long hostile, soon found that they had common interests and common enemies. Both were alike... | |
 | George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana - 1860 - 816 sivua
...election bet ween the island and the continent. Shut up by the sea with the people whom they had hitherto oppressed and despised, they gradually came to regard...tyranny of a bad king. Both were alike indignant at the favor shown by the court to the natives of Poitou and Aquitaine. The great-grandsons of those who had... | |
 | P. E. Tapernoux - 1861 - 378 sivua
...election between the island and the continent. Shut up by the sea with the people whom they had hitherto oppressed and despised, they gradually came to regard...king. Both were alike indignant at the favour shown byithe court to the natives of Poitou and Aquitaine. The grandsons of those who had fought under William... | |
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John was driven from Normandy. The Norman nobles were compelled to make their election between the island and the continent. Shut up by the sea with the people whom they had hitherto oppressed and despised, they gradually came to regard England as their... 
