Six Old English Chronicles: Of which Two are Now First Translated from the Monkish Latin OriginalsJohn Allen Giles Bohn, 1848 - 512 pages |
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... gained by Offa . A. 779. Two years afterwards , the Gauls and Saxons stirred up no slight contests with one another . A. 783. In short , after four years , Cyneard slays king Cynewulf , and is himself also slain there . CHAP . XX . - Of ...
... gained by Offa . A. 779. Two years afterwards , the Gauls and Saxons stirred up no slight contests with one another . A. 783. In short , after four years , Cyneard slays king Cynewulf , and is himself also slain there . CHAP . XX . - Of ...
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... gained the victory : but there was a great loss on both sides ; and Hun duke of the province of Somerset was there slain : he lies buried in the city of Winchester . Lastly , king Egbert sent his son Ethelwulf with an army * Near ...
... gained the victory : but there was a great loss on both sides ; and Hun duke of the province of Somerset was there slain : he lies buried in the city of Winchester . Lastly , king Egbert sent his son Ethelwulf with an army * Near ...
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... gained the victory : the number of ships in the fleet was thirty - three . After this exploit the duke himself died in peace . The same year duke Ethelhelm , with the people of the province of Dorset , fought another battle against the ...
... gained the victory : the number of ships in the fleet was thirty - three . After this exploit the duke himself died in peace . The same year duke Ethelhelm , with the people of the province of Dorset , fought another battle against the ...
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... gained the victory , having defeated the Danish army . Also in the same year king Athelstan and duke Elchere fought against the army of the above - mentioned nation in the province of Kent , near the town of Sandwich , where they slew ...
... gained the victory , having defeated the Danish army . Also in the same year king Athelstan and duke Elchere fought against the army of the above - mentioned nation in the province of Kent , near the town of Sandwich , where they slew ...
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... gained the victory . A. 865. After four years , from the death of king Ethel- bald , the pagans strengthened their position in the isle of Thanet , and promise to be at peace with the men of Kent , who on their part prepare money ...
... gained the victory . A. 865. After four years , from the death of king Ethel- bald , the pagans strengthened their position in the isle of Thanet , and promise to be at peace with the men of Kent , who on their part prepare money ...
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Page 399 - He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dung-hill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord's, and he hath set the world upon them.
Page 297 - And I say unto you, that many shall come from the east and the west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven...
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Page 288 - But thou hast cast off, and put us to shame ; and goest not forth with our armies.
Page 213 - And Samuel said, As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women.
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Page 330 - For your hands are defiled with blood, And your fingers with iniquity ; Your lips have spoken lies, Your tongue hath muttered perverseness. None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: They trust in vanity, and speak lies ; They conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity. They hatch cockatrice...
Page 296 - And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven. But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness : there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Page 337 - They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed : their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD : they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels : because it is the stumblingblock of their iniquity.
Page 371 - Not only those who do these things, but those also who consent unto them," for none of them truly are free from this wickedness. And afterwards, " But thou, according to thy hardness and impenitent heart, dost lay up for thyself wrath, against the day of wrath, and revelation of the just judgment of God, who will yield unto every one according unto his works.