 I rejected them, by the counsel of my ' witan,' and in otherwise commanded them to be holden ; for I durst not venture to set down in writing much of my own, for it was unknown to me what of it would please those who should come after us. But those things...  The Story of King Alfred - Page 139by Walter Besant - 1905 - 187 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool - 1875 - 480 pages
...unknown to me what of it would please those who should come after us. But those things which I met with, either of the days of Ine, my kinsman, or of Offa, King of the Mercians, or of JEthelbryht, who first among the English race received baptism, those which seemed to me the rightest,... | |
 | John Allen Giles - 1848 - 458 pages
...met with, either of the days of Ina my kinsman, or of Offa, king of the Mercians, or of Ethelbert, who first among the English race received baptism, those which seemed to me the rightest, those I have here gathered together, and rejected the others. I then Alfred, king of... | |
 | Albrecht von Baron HALLER - 1849 - 388 pages
...met with, either of the days of Ina my kinsman, or of Offa, king of the Mercians, or of Ethelbert, who first among the English race received baptism, those which seemed to me the lightest, those I have here gathered together, and rejected the others. I, then, Alfred, king of... | |
 | Church of England canons - 1850 - 620 pages
...many of mine own, because I know not what would please them that were to be after us. What I found in the days of Ine my kinsman, or of "Offa king of the Mercians, or of Ethelbert, (who first of the English nation received baptism,) which seemed to me most righteous, I... | |
 | Church of England - 1850 - 706 pages
...many of mine own, because I know not what would please them that were to be after us. What I found in the days of Ine my kinsman, or of "Offa king of the Mercians, or of Ethelbert, (who first of the English nation received baptism,) which seemed to me most righteous, I... | |
 | Charles Sandys - 1851 - 408 pages
...met with, either of the days of Ine, my kinsman, or Offa, king of the Mercians, or of JSthelbryht, who first among the English race received baptism, those which seemed to me the lightest, those I have here gathered together, and rejected the others. " I then, Alfred, king... | |
 | 1865 - 708 pages
...I met with, either of the days of Ina, my kinsman, or Offa, King of the Mercians, or of Ethelbert, who first among the English race received baptism, those which seemed to me the rightest, those I have here gathered together and rejected the others. I then, Alfred, King of... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1866 - 704 pages
...I met with, either of the days of Ina, my kinsman, or Offa, King of the Mercians, or of Ethelbert, who first among the English race received baptism, those which seemed to me the rightest, those I have here gathered together and rejected the others. I then, Alfred, King of... | |
 | Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool - 1875 - 492 pages
...unknown to me what of it would please those who should come after us. But those things which I met with, either of the days of Ine, my kinsman, or of Offa, King of the Mercians, or of JEthelbryht, who first among the English race received baptism, those which seemed to me the Tightest,... | |
 | Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool - 1875 - 482 pages
...met with, either of the days of Ine, my kinsman, or of Offa, King of the Mercians, or of ^3thelbryht, who first among the English race received baptism, those which seemed to me the Tightest, those I have gathered together, and rejected the others. " I, then, JElfred, King of... | |
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