 On a certain day we were both of us sitting in the king's chamber talking on all kinds of subjects, as usual, and it happened that I read to him a quotation out of a certain book. He heard it attentively with both his ears, and addressed me with a thoughtful...  The Life and Times of Alfred the Great - Page 310by John Allen Giles - 1848 - 417 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Albrecht von Baron HALLER - 1849 - 388 pages
...book. He listened to it with the utmost attention, and addressed me with a thoughtful mind, showing me at the same moment a book which he carried in his...quotation in that book. Hearing this, and perceiving his ingenious benevolence, and devout desire of studying the word of divine wisdom, I gave, though in secret,... | |
 | 1849 - 492 pages
...most attentively, and giving me a book which he carried in his bosom, in which the daily courses'and psalms, and prayers which he had read in his youth, were written, he commanded me to write in it the passage I had just quoted. Hearing this, and perceiving his devout... | |
 | Alfred (King of England) - 1852 - 590 pages
...book. He heard it attentively with both his ears, and addressed me with a thoughtful mind, showing me at the same moment a book which he carried in his...quotation in that book. Hearing this, and perceiving 887 /lOKBCt appointed, and the kingdom was split into five parts ; but the principal rank in the kingdom... | |
 | Alfred (King of England) - 1852 - 596 pages
...book. He heard it attentively with both his ears, and addressed me with a thoughtful mind, showing me at the same moment a book which he carried in his bosom, wherein the duily courses and psalms, and prayers which he had read in his youth, were written, and he commanded... | |
 | 1857 - 830 pages
...mind, showing me at the same time a book which he carried in his bosom, wherein the daily services, and psalms, and prayers, which he had read in his youth, were written, and he bade me write the aforesaid quotation in that book. Hearing this, and perceiving his ingenuous goodwill,... | |
 | Alfred (King of England) - 1858 - 596 pages
...book. He heard it attentively with both his ears, and addressed me with a thoughtful mind, showing me at the same moment a book which he carried in his bosom, wherein the daily courses and psalms, and pruyers which he had read in his youth, were written, and he commanded me to write the same quotation... | |
 | John Allen Giles - 1863 - 416 pages
...book. He heard it attentively with both his ears, and addressed me with a thoughtful mind, showing me at the same moment a book which he carried in his...quotation in that book. Hearing this, and perceiving 99 887 appointed, and the kingdom was split into five parts ; but the principal rank in the kingdom... | |
 | Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson - 1900 - 408 pages
...book. He heard it attentively with both his ears, and addressed me with a thoughtful mind, showing me at the same moment a book which he carried in his bosom, wherein were written the daily courses and psalms and prayers which he had read in his youth, and he commanded... | |
 | Dugald Macfadyen - 1901 - 450 pages
...it attentively with both ears, and addressed me with a thoughtful mind, showing me at the same time a book which he carried in his bosom, wherein the...and devout desire of studying the words of divine 1 "A Royal Economist," p. 221. wisdom, I gave, though in secret, boundless thanks to Almighty God,... | |
 | Alfred (King of England), George Forrest Browne - 1920 - 434 pages
...book. He heard it attentively with both his ears, and addressed me with a thoughtful mind, showing me at the same moment a book which he carried in his...which he had read in his youth were written, and he bade me write the same quotation in that book. Hearing this, and perceiving his ingenuous benevolence... | |
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