La nazione britannica una storia / da George MWrong . battaglia e fu in sella il wholeday. La sua potente telaio e bracci lunghi ha fatto di lui per-midable in tilt e torneo, di cui e di caccia,amava. Edwards virtù era in anticipo di histime; i suoi vizi apparteneva a. La gara-hearted youngprince, che stava sullato seashore weepinguntil nave thatcarried subito il suo essere amato padre a Francewas fuori della vista, couldyet ordine nella sua followersto strappare un orecchio e eyefrom un plebeo gioventù,che ha attraversato la sua p:ith in-opportunamente. Egli wasgreedy di potenza, ambi-tious, crudele, orgogliosi, andvindictive. Ancora,

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The British nation a history / by George MWrong . battle and was in the saddle the wholeday. His powerful frame and long arms made him for-midable in tilt and tournament, of which, and of hunting, he was fond. Edwards virtues were in advance of histime; his vices belonged to it. The tender-hearted youngprince, who stood onthe seashore weepinguntil the ship thatcarried away his be-loved father to Francewas out of sight, couldyet order his followersto tear an ear and eyefrom a plebeian youth, who crossed his p:ith in-opportunely. He wasgreedy of power, ambi-tious, cruel, proud, andvindictive. Yet, con-sidering the times, hewas a good man and agreat king. He had a devout love of truth and justice and real manliness ofcharacter. His life was pure and he was unchanging tohis friends; his treasured motto, Keep faith, was nomockery on his lips. Xo one learned deeper lessons fromadversity, and when he made mistakes he was not ashamedfrankly to confess them even with tears, and tell his peo-ple that he would do better. There was nothing sordid. Edward I.From his great pcal. Note the elaliorate head-piece as compared with William I andEichanl I. 122 THE BRITISH NATION or mean in his aims. Tlic crusading movement wasdead, but Edward still had the chivalrous dream of res-cuing the Holy Land, and he fought there almost alonewhen little of glory was to be won. Thougli my soldiersand my countrymen desert me, he said, I will go aloneto Acre with Fowin, my groom, and keep to the death myword and my oath. Wales and Scotland, and Edwards own clergy, barons, and people, were restless when he came to the throne. He attacked the difficulties in Wales fiirst. TheThe conquest of ij^^le principality, saved by its mountains, had retained a certain independence. Thoughlong in vassalage to the English crown, the Welsh remem-bered that they were the descendants of the old Celticrace which once had ruled all Britain, and their able andvigorous Prince Llewellyn began to dream of driving outthe Engli

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