Seldom has a shameful and violent death been better merited than by a double-dyed traitor like David, false by turns to his country and his king; nor
Suspicion Causes Break
A curious superstition precipitated an outbreak . . . the so-called prophecies of Merlin, which were designed to reconcile the Welsh to the Norman
Solon’s Laws Compared to Later Laws
Such are the only new political institutions (apart from the laws to be noticed presently) which there are grounds for ascribing to Solon, when we
Athens Classes of People
Such were the divisions in the political scale established by Solon, called by Aristotle a "timocracy", in which the rights, honors, functions, and
Solon Turns to Constitutional Government
. . . he was now called upon to draw up a constitution and laws for the better working of the government in future. His constitutional changes were
The Cavalry Charges In
Marlborough instantly ordered a charge along the line. The allied cavalry galloped forward at the enemy's squadrons, and the hearts of the French
Assault on Blenheim
As they approached the enemy, Marlborough's troops formed the left and the centre, while Eugene's formed the right of the entire army.The Battle of
Before the Fight
"I know the danger, yet a battle is absolutely necessary, and I rely on the bravery and discipline of the troops, which will make amends for our
Marlborough Marches South
"With such skill and science," says Coxe, "had this enterprise been concerted that at the very moment when it assumed a specific direction the enemy