Alfred the GreatMacmillan & Company, 1869 - 334 pages |
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... God , it is in order that " he may judge Thy people according unto right , and defend the poor . " When the king sits in judg- ment , the reason of his sentence , whether of approval or condemnation , turns upon this same point of ...
... God , it is in order that " he may judge Thy people according unto right , and defend the poor . " When the king sits in judg- ment , the reason of his sentence , whether of approval or condemnation , turns upon this same point of ...
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... God to the family of mankind so far as words can reveal Him -- the fact is one which deserves and must claim their most serious thought . If they desire to be honest with themselves , they will not play fast and loose with the words ...
... God to the family of mankind so far as words can reveal Him -- the fact is one which deserves and must claim their most serious thought . If they desire to be honest with themselves , they will not play fast and loose with the words ...
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... God in this island . What that work was , how it was done , what portion of it remains to this day , it will be our task and our privilege to consider . CHAPTER II . A THOUSAND YEARS AGO . 66 For 14 LIFE OF ALFRED THE GREAT .
... God in this island . What that work was , how it was done , what portion of it remains to this day , it will be our task and our privilege to consider . CHAPTER II . A THOUSAND YEARS AGO . 66 For 14 LIFE OF ALFRED THE GREAT .
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... God the Creator verses and words which he had never heard . This was the beginning : - " Now let us praise The keeper of heaven's kingdom , The Creator's might , And the thought of His mind , The works of the World - Father- How of all ...
... God the Creator verses and words which he had never heard . This was the beginning : - " Now let us praise The keeper of heaven's kingdom , The Creator's might , And the thought of His mind , The works of the World - Father- How of all ...
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... God . Then came he on the morrow to the town - reeve who was his alderman , and told him of the gift he had gotten , and the town - reeve took him to the abbess ( St. Hilda ) , and told her . Then she ordered to gather all the wise men ...
... God . Then came he on the morrow to the town - reeve who was his alderman , and told him of the gift he had gotten , and the town - reeve took him to the abbess ( St. Hilda ) , and told her . Then she ordered to gather all the wise men ...
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