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Excerpt from An Abridgment of the History of England: From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Death of George the Second
The Britons had long remained in this rude but independent fiate, when Catfar havi over-run Gaul with his vi�tories, and Willi (til farther to extend his fame, determined uponrige conquefi of a country that feemed to promil'e an caf triumph. When the troops deftirred for the exp: ition were embarked, he let fail for Britain about'midnight, and the next morning arrived 'on the coali: neat Dover, where he faw the rocks and cliffs covered' with armed men to oppofe his landing. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
