Alfred the GreatMacmillan & Company, 1891 - 334 pages |
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... night . " THE England upon which the child Alfred first looked out must , however , detain us for a short time . And at the threshold we are met with the fact that the names of his birthplace , Wanating ( Wantage ) ; of the shire in ...
... night . " THE England upon which the child Alfred first looked out must , however , detain us for a short time . And at the threshold we are met with the fact that the names of his birthplace , Wanating ( Wantage ) ; of the shire in ...
Page 20
... night , and there set his limbs . to rest , and fell asleep . Then a man stood by him in a dream and hailed him by name , and said , ' Cadmon , sing me something . ' Then answered he , ' I cannot sing anything , and therefore I went out ...
... night , and there set his limbs . to rest , and fell asleep . Then a man stood by him in a dream and hailed him by name , and said , ' Cadmon , sing me something . ' Then answered he , ' I cannot sing anything , and therefore I went out ...
Page 29
... nights entertain in his house a mer- chant or stranger , and should supply him with food , and the guest so received should commit a crime , the host must bring him to justice or answer for it . " On the other hand , so jealous were our ...
... nights entertain in his house a mer- chant or stranger , and should supply him with food , and the guest so received should commit a crime , the host must bring him to justice or answer for it . " On the other hand , so jealous were our ...
Page 49
... night as well as by day . In the midst of which revelry Alfred was attacked by sudden and violent pain , the cause of which neither they who were then present , nor indeed any physician in after years , could rightly ascertain . At the ...
... night as well as by day . In the midst of which revelry Alfred was attacked by sudden and violent pain , the cause of which neither they who were then present , nor indeed any physician in after years , could rightly ascertain . At the ...
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... night . We may fancy from the one camp the song of Regner Lodbrog beguiling the night watches : - " We fought with swords ! Young men should march up to the conflict of arms . Man should meet man and never give ground . In this hath ...
... night . We may fancy from the one camp the song of Regner Lodbrog beguiling the night watches : - " We fought with swords ! Young men should march up to the conflict of arms . Man should meet man and never give ground . In this hath ...
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