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... keep out the wind and rain ; and the people , who were called Britons , used to build a good many together , and make a fence round them , to keep the bears , and the wolves , and the foxes , which lived in their woods , from coming in ...
... keep out the wind and rain ; and the people , who were called Britons , used to build a good many together , and make a fence round them , to keep the bears , and the wolves , and the foxes , which lived in their woods , from coming in ...
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... keep watch always , because the Britons were trying every day to drive them away ; and they kept good swords , and spears , and great shields , covered with plates of iron ; and they put pieces of iron on their backs and their breasts ...
... keep watch always , because the Britons were trying every day to drive them away ; and they kept good swords , and spears , and great shields , covered with plates of iron ; and they put pieces of iron on their backs and their breasts ...
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... keep their hair neat , and even to put on ornaments , like the Romans . When they saw how the Romans ploughed the fields , and made corn enough grow to make bread for everybody , as well as for the rich people , they began to do the ...
... keep their hair neat , and even to put on ornaments , like the Romans . When they saw how the Romans ploughed the fields , and made corn enough grow to make bread for everybody , as well as for the rich people , they began to do the ...
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... keep them safe . And if any enemies came to fight the people of a country , they used to put the women and children into their towers , while the strong men went to fight their enemies , and drive them away . Towers are chiefly used now ...
... keep them safe . And if any enemies came to fight the people of a country , they used to put the women and children into their towers , while the strong men went to fight their enemies , and drive them away . Towers are chiefly used now ...
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Lady Maria Callcott. them away . Towers are chiefly used now to keep guns and swords in , and curious things ; and some- times we put wild beasts in them , to keep them safe , while we go to see what they are like . Another sort of tower ...
Lady Maria Callcott. them away . Towers are chiefly used now to keep guns and swords in , and curious things ; and some- times we put wild beasts in them , to keep them safe , while we go to see what they are like . Another sort of tower ...
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