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A Metrical History of England

Or, Recollections, in Rhyme, Of some of the most prominent Features in our National Chronology, from the Landing of Julius Caesar to the Commencement of the Regency, in 1812. In Two Volumes ... By Thomas Dibdin
Dibdin, Thomas (1771-1841)

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VOL. I.
  
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INTRODUCTION.
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PART THE FIRST.
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THE KINGDOM OF KENT.
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KINGDOM OF NORTHUMBERLAND.
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THE KINGDOM OF EAST-ANGLIA.
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THE KINGDOM OF MERCIA.
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THE KINGDOM OF ESSEX,
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THE KINGDOM OF SUSSEX,
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THE KINGDOM OF WESSEX,
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PART THE SECOND.
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PART THE THIRD.
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PART THE FOURTH.
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PART THE FIFTH.
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PART THE SIXTH.
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VOL. II.

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France conquers peace with Spain, both nations join
Their pow'rs on land and ocean, to combine
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Against Old England, who nor courts, nor shuns
The war's continuance, but sends her sons,
Hotham, Cornwallis, Bridport, o'er the main,
Her long asserted title to maintain.
 

Pondicherry, Chandenagore and Mahie were taken from the French, whose settlements in the West Indies were also captured by Sir C. Grey and Sir John Jervis; we likewise took Martinico and St. Lucie.

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