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The History of the Castle, Town, and Forest of Knaresbrough: With Harrogate ... - Page 15
by Ely Hargrove - 1821 - 423 pages
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The history of the castle, town, and forest of Knaresborough; with Harrogate ...

Ely Hargrove - 1809 - 454 pages
...society in his hall; their leisure made them perpetual retainers on his person; they partook of hfs sports and amusements; and, their greatest ambition...necessity of his protection. Self-preservation obliging every man to court the protection of some powerful baron, his castle was the place to which all resorted...
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The History of England: From the Invasion of Julius Cæsar, to the ..., Volume 2

David Hume - 1810 - 530 pages
...ambition but by making a figure in his train: His favour and countenance was their greatest honour: His displeasure exposed them to contempt and ignominy...felt every moment the necessity of his protection, both in the controversies which occurred with other vassals, and, what was more material, in the daily...
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The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution ...

David Hume - 1812 - 528 pages
...ambition but by making 11. a figure in his train: His favour and countenance was their greatest honour: His displeasure exposed them to contempt and ignominy...felt every moment the necessity of his protection, both in the controversies which occurred with other vassals, and, what was more material, in the daily...
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The History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the ..., Volume 2

David Hume - 1825 - 494 pages
...ambition but by making a figure in his train; his favour and countenance were their greatest honour; his displeasure exposed them to contempt and ignominy;...felt every moment the necessity of his protection, both in the controversies which occurred with other vassals, and, what was more material, in the daily...
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The History of England, Volume 2

David Hume - 1826 - 476 pages
...ambition but by making a figure in his train; his favour and countenance was their greatest honour; his displeasure exposed them to contempt and ignominy;...felt every moment the necessity of his protection, both in the controversies which occurred with other vassals, and, what was more material, in the daily...
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History of England, by Hume and Smollett; with a continuation by T ..., Volume 1

David Hume - 1854 - 556 pages
...no means of gratifying their ambition but by making a figure in his train: his favor and countenance was their greatest honor; his displeasure exposed...felt every moment the necessity of his protection, both in the controversies which occurred with other vassals, and, what was more material, in the daily...
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The History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Cæsar to the ..., Volume 1

David Hume - 1856 - 536 pages
...means of gratifying their ambition but by making a figure in his train ; his favor and countenance was their greatest honor ; his displeasure exposed...felt every moment the necessity of his protection, both in the controversies which occurred with other vassals, and, what was more material, in the daily...
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The History of England: From the Invasion of Julius Cæsar to the ..., Volume 1

David Hume - 1858 - 570 pages
...no means of gratifying their ambition but by making a figure in his train; his favor and countenance was their greatest honor; his displeasure exposed...felt every moment the necessity of his protection, both in the controversies which occurred with other vassals, and, what was more material, in the daily...
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The History and Antiquities of North Allerton, in the County of York

Christopher James Davison Ingledew - 1858 - 456 pages
...means of gratifying their ambition but by making a figure in his train ; his favor and countenance was their greatest honor, his displeasure exposed...felt every moment the necessity of his protection, both in the controversies which occurred with other vassals, and what was more material, in the daily...
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The History and Antiquities of North Allerton, in the County of York

Christopher James Davison Ingledew - 1858 - 432 pages
...means of gratifying their ambition but by making a figure in his train ; his favor and countenance was their greatest honor, his displeasure exposed...felt every moment the necessity of his protection, both in the controversies which occurred with other vassals, and what was more material, in the daily...
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