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But what reafon is this, that euery vnlearned alTejfo fone as he hath ones pof - feflcd the fea of Rome, m. '»y with one word ouerthrowe all antiquity?
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In the second parte is discoursed, the perfect magnanimitye of a noble kinge, in checking vice and fauouring Vertue: Wherein is showne, the Ruyne and ouerthrowe, of dishonest practises: with the aduauncement of vpright dealing.
Even in a little thing gillpolack 2005
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Yea, the rockes of the sea whiche for the daungier of the accesse, thoughte themselues exempte from the dinte of their hande, when thei perceiued by experience, thei ware noyous to sailers, with vnspeakeable labour did thei ouerthrowe and breake into gobettes.
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King of Poland, determined againe to send his armie against the said king, and by the helpe of the Almightie creator, vtterly to subuert and ouerthrowe his kingdome.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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The Turkes the yeere before the ouerthrowe giuen them at
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Prussia with such extreme rigour, that the Prince of the countrey was constrained to make a league of foure yeeres with him, and to yeeld vnto such conditions, as turned to the vtter ouerthrowe of the whole Order.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Maiesties, and to ouerthrowe the trade of the said merchants: Her highnes request is, that the said Ralfe with his complices may be deliuered vnto me, to be caried home, and none other of her
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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The foresaid attempt and ouerthrowe, bred greater enmity betweene the Portugales and them of Bantam, and gaue an especiall occasion for the aduancement of our traffique.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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And thus much for our iourney to Cadiz: for the accidents that happened by the way, for the winning, spoiling, and burning of the saide towne, for the ouerthrowe of the Spanish Fleet there, and for al other by-matters that happened, as appendances to the same, both in the time of our abode there, as also at the very last houre of our comming from thence.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Religion which the insolent enemie sought so much to ouerthrowe.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
blacksmith_tb commented on the word ouerthrowe
Now, better known as overthrow.
March 16, 2010