 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1772 - 398 pàgines
...effect of this change of perfon is remarkable in the following paffage. The Britons, daily harafled by cruel inroads from the Picts, were forced to call in the Saxons for their defence, •wbo confequently reduced the greateft part of the ifland to their own power, drove the Britons into... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1774 - 382 pàgines
...other barbarous invaders. Mean time, the Britons left to fhift for themfelves, and daily harrailed by cruel inroads from the Picts, were forced to call in the Saxons for their defence; who con fequently reduced the greateft part of the ifl.md to thtir own power, drove the Britons into... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 486 pàgines
...the Goths, and other barbarous invaders. Mean time the Britains, left to shift for themselves, and daily harassed by cruel inroads from the Picts,. were forced to call in the Saxons for their defence ; who, consequently, reduced the greatest part of the island to their own power, drove the Britains... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1802 - 416 pàgines
...Romans in it. He goes on : " Meantime the Britons, left to fhift for themfelves, and daily " harafled by cruel inroads from the Picts, were forced to call " in the Saxons for their defence ; who, confequently, reduc" ed the greateft part of the ifland to their own power, drove " the Britons... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1807 - 588 pàgines
...effect of fuch change of perfon is remarkable in the following paflage. The Britons, daily haraffed by cruel inroads from the Picts, were forced to call in the Saxons for their defence, iubo confequently reduced the greateft part of the ifland to their own power, drove the Britons 'into... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1808 - 542 pàgines
...this injury, he came to himself; and the next day, they put him on board a ship, which conveyed him first to Corinth, and thence to the island of /Egina....were forced to call in -the Saxons for their defence; who consequently reduced the greater part of the island to their own power; drove the Britons into... | |
 | John Sabine - 1810 - 308 pàgines
...proposition with which the author set out. EXAMPLES In which the rules of unity are violated. Inelegant. The Britons, daily harassed by cruel inroads from the Picts, were forced to caltin the Saxons for their defence; who consequently reduced the greater part of the island to their... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1811 - 464 pàgines
...continuance of the Romans in it. He goes on : " Meantime the Britons, left to shift for them" selves, and daily harassed by cruel inroads from " the Picts,...were forced to call in the Saxons for " their defence ; who, consequently, reduced the " greatest part of the island to their own power, " drove the Britons... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1812 - 224 pàgines
...this injury, he dune to himself; and the next day, they put him on board a ship, which conveyed him first to Corinth, and thence to the island of ^Egina....were forced to call in the Saxons for their defence ; who consequently reduced the greater part of the island to their own power; drove the Britons into... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1814 - 308 pàgines
...they put him on board a ship, which conveyed him first to Corinth, and thence to the island of .Euina. The Britons, daily harassed by cruel inroads from...were forced to call in the Saxons for their defence ; who consequently reduced the greater part of the island to their own power ; drove the Britons into... | |
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The Britons, daily harassed by cruel inroads from the Picts, were forced to call in -the Saxons for their defence; who consequently reduced the greater part of the island to their own power... 
