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THE ADVENT OF THE ANGLES.
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violent lucid intervals which lasted until after breakfast; but the Saxons broke these up, it is said, and Rowena encouraged him in his efforts to become his own worst enemy, and after two or three patent-pails-full of wassail would get him to give her another county or two, until soon the
Briton saw that the Saxon had a mortgage on the throne, and after it was too late, he said that immigration should have been restricted.
Kent became the first Saxon kingdom, and remained a powerful state for over a century.
More Saxons now came, and brought with them yet other Saxons with yet more children, dogs,
