The Whole Works of King Alfred the Great: With Preliminary Essays, Illustrative of the History, Arts, and Manners, of the Ninth Century, Volume 1 |
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What , then , is the nature of the writings which employed the pen of a great prince , who was to found the largest and most powerful empire that the world has yet beheld ? The reader will see in these volumes what were the writings of ...
What , then , is the nature of the writings which employed the pen of a great prince , who was to found the largest and most powerful empire that the world has yet beheld ? The reader will see in these volumes what were the writings of ...
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... as he died in 1140 ; but the nature of his work , which does not follow the order of chronology , and is not arranged in the form of annals , renders it less adapted for being introduced into a Harmony than those before mentioned .
... as he died in 1140 ; but the nature of his work , which does not follow the order of chronology , and is not arranged in the form of annals , renders it less adapted for being introduced into a Harmony than those before mentioned .
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The mother of Alfred was named Osburgh , a religious woman , noble both by birth and by nature ; she was daughter of Oslac , the famous butler of king Ethelwulf , which Oslac was a Goth by nation , descended from the Goths and Jutes ...
The mother of Alfred was named Osburgh , a religious woman , noble both by birth and by nature ; she was daughter of Oslac , the famous butler of king Ethelwulf , which Oslac was a Goth by nation , descended from the Goths and Jutes ...
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The mother of Alfred was named Osburga , a religious woman , noble both by birth and by nature ; she was daughter of Oslac , the famous butler of king Etheluulf , which Oslac was a Goth by nation , descended from the Goths and Jutes ...
The mother of Alfred was named Osburga , a religious woman , noble both by birth and by nature ; she was daughter of Oslac , the famous butler of king Etheluulf , which Oslac was a Goth by nation , descended from the Goths and Jutes ...
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... by just right to reign , there his unjust and obstinate son did reign ; for the western part of Saxony is always preferable to the eastern . Simeon Egbirht , reigned 20 years and five months he was mild by nature , and more inclined ...
... by just right to reign , there his unjust and obstinate son did reign ; for the western part of Saxony is always preferable to the eastern . Simeon Egbirht , reigned 20 years and five months he was mild by nature , and more inclined ...
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Page 374 - 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 89 - 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 173 - general or chieftain' ; Boethius was in fact ' consul,' but, as in the case of ' atheling' for ' prince,' it is thought best to keep to the word of Alfred. So also of ' Amuling ;' which signifies the descendant of Amul. Boethius...
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 35 - Stimulated by these words, or rather by the divine inspiration, and allured by the beautifully illuminated letter at the beginning of the volume...
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 72 - 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 19 - The same year also, earl Ealhere, with the men of Kent, and Huda with the men of Surrey...
Page 378 - We fought with swords ; this fills me still with joy, because I know a banquet is preparing by the father of the Gods. Soon in the splendid Hall of Odin, we shall drink beer out of the skulls of our enemies.
Page 74 - Alre, near Athelney, and there king Alfred, receiving him as his son by adoption, raised him up from the holy laver of baptism on the eighth day, at a royal villa named Wedmore, where the holy chrism was poured upon him. After his baptism he remained twelve nights with the king, who, with all his nobles, gave him many fine house.
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| Title | The Whole Works of King Alfred the Great: With Preliminary Essays, Illustrative of the History, Arts, and Manners, of the Ninth Century, Volume 1 The Whole Works of King Alfred the Great: With Preliminary Essays, Illustrative of the History, Arts, and Manners, of the Ninth Century, Alfred (King of England) |
| Author | Alfred (King of England) |
| Publisher | Bosworth & Harrison, 1858 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 20 Jun 2006 |
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