The Whole Works of King Alfred the Great: With Preliminary Essays, Illustrative of the History, Arts, and Manners, of the Ninth Century, Volume 1Printed and published for the Alfred Committee by J. F. Smith, 1852 |
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... thou knowest that covetousness and the possession of this earthly power I did not well like , nor strongly desired at all this earthly kingdom , but , oh ! I desired materials for the work that I was commanded to do . This was that I ...
... thou knowest that covetousness and the possession of this earthly power I did not well like , nor strongly desired at all this earthly kingdom , but , oh ! I desired materials for the work that I was commanded to do . This was that I ...
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... ing that the Christian people with a hundred and a thou- sand times a thousand resist- ed their enemies , at the ex- hortation of their sacred Saron Chronicle Asser Ethelwerd 868 A. 869 . Here the FROM A. D. 849 TO 901 . 39 89.
... ing that the Christian people with a hundred and a thou- sand times a thousand resist- ed their enemies , at the ex- hortation of their sacred Saron Chronicle Asser Ethelwerd 868 A. 869 . Here the FROM A. D. 849 TO 901 . 39 89.
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... thou rulest heaven above , Cause the earth to be at peace And bind it fast in love . Peace was made between the kings and the pagans , and they parted one from the other , like sheep from the goats . The oratory of St Andrew the Apostle ...
... thou rulest heaven above , Cause the earth to be at peace And bind it fast in love . Peace was made between the kings and the pagans , and they parted one from the other , like sheep from the goats . The oratory of St Andrew the Apostle ...
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... thou comest into thy kingdom ! " for it was only at the end of his life that he began to learn the rudiments of the Christian faith . But the king , inspired by God , began to study the rudiments of divine Scripture on the sacred ...
... thou comest into thy kingdom ! " for it was only at the end of his life that he began to learn the rudiments of the Christian faith . But the king , inspired by God , began to study the rudiments of divine Scripture on the sacred ...
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... Thou , shut within thy peaceful walls , Shalt spend thy days in ease , And smile at all the impotence And fury of the breeze . These things the pious king turning over and over in his mind , gave forth a fragrance by his unspeakable ...
... Thou , shut within thy peaceful walls , Shalt spend thy days in ease , And smile at all the impotence And fury of the breeze . These things the pious king turning over and over in his mind , gave forth a fragrance by his unspeakable ...
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Ælfred aforesaid army ancient Anglo-Saxon army of pagans Asser battle bishop bith Boethius brother century Charlemagne Charles Charles the Bald CHARTERS Christians Chronicle Asser church coins Danes Danish death dominions duke Ealle earl earth East East-Anglia Elfred emperor empire enemy England English eorthan Ethelbald Ethelred Ethelwerd Ethelwulf father Florence Forthæm fortress fought France Franks Gaul gave gesceafta Guthrum honour Huntingdon Kent king Alfred king Alfred's king of Mercia king's kingdom land laws Lewis Lord Lord's Lothaire mæg meaht Mercia monastery monks nation Neustria nobles northern Northmen pagans peace place called pope prince race reign river river Thames Roman Rome royal Saron Chronicle Saxon Scandinavian ships Simeon siththan slain St Neot sword thæm Thæt Thames Theah thegn things thone Thonne thou tion victory Wessex West-Saxons wintered words
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Page 376 - I have carefully and regularly perused these Holy Scriptures, and am of opinion, that the volume, independently of its divine origin, contains more sublimity, purer morality, more important history, and finer strains of eloquence, than can be collected from all other books, in whatever language they may have been written.
Page 87 - In the meantime, the king, during the frequent wars and other trammels of this present life, the invasions of the pagans, and his own daily infirmities of body, continued to carry on the government, and to exercise hunting in all its branches ; to teach his workers in gold and artificers of all kinds, his falconers, hawkers and dog-keepers...
Page 339 - By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
Page 70 - Here he was met by all the neighbouring folk of Somersetshire, and Wiltshire, and Hampshire, who had not, for fear of the pagans, fled beyond the sea ; and when they saw the king alive after such great tribulation, they received him, as he deserved, with joy and acclamations, and encamped there for one night.
Page 329 - The engraving was made to embellish a small volume, published several years ago, on the " Coronation Service, or Consecration of the Anglo-Saxon kings, as it illustrates the origin of the Constitution, by the Rev. Thomas Silver, DCL of St. John's College, Oxford; formerly Anglo-Saxon Professor. Oxford, printed by W. Baxter, for J. Parker ; and J. Murray, London. 1831.
Page 46 - ... earls. Which the Christians perceiving, divided their army also into two troops, and also began to construct defences. But Alfred, as we have been told by those who were present, and would not tell an untruth, marched up promptly with his men to give them battle; for king Ethelred remained a long time in his tent in prayer, hearing the mass, and said that he would not leave it, till the priest had done, or abandon the divine protection for that of men.
Page 33 - Stimulated by these words, or rather by the Divine inspiration, and allured by the beautifully illuminated letter at the beginning of the volume, he spoke before all his brothers, who, though his seniors in age, were not so in grace, and answered, ' Will you really give that book to one of us, that is to say, to him who can first understand and repeat it to you ? ' At this his mother smiled with satisfaction, and confirmed what she had before said.
Page 87 - ... during the frequent wars and other trammels of this present life, the invasions of the pagans, and his own daily infirmities of body, continued to carry on the government, and to exercise hunting in all its branches; to teach his workers in gold and artificers of all kinds, his falconers, hawkers and dog-keepers; to build houses, majestic and good beyond all the precedents of his ancestors, by his new mechanical inventions...
Page 24 - For the benefit of his soul, then, which he studied to promote in all things from the first flower of his youth, he directed through all his hereditary dominions, that one poor man in ten, either native or foreigner, should be supplied with meat, drink, and clothing, by his successors, until the day of judgment; supposing, however, that the country should still be inhabited both by men and cattle, and should not become deserted.
Page 21 - Saxons do not allow a queen to sit beside the king, nor to be called a queen, but only the king's wife ; which stigma, the elders of that land say, arose from a certain obstinate and malevolent queen of the same nation, who did all things so contrary to her lord, and to all the people, that...