Select Translations from Old English Prose, Volume 10 |
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abbot according Alfred Almighty answered Apollonius apostles began beginning believe better bishop blessed blood body brethren Britain brought called chap Christ Christian church command cross death desire divine doubt earth edition England English eternal evil example faith father fear follow give glory God's Gregory hand hast hear heard heathen heaven heavenly holy honor island king kingdom knew labor land Latin learned light living Lord means mind monastery monks never night Old English pass Pope prayer preach present priest province Pupil reason received Roman saints Saxons sent soul speak spiritual taught teach Teacher thee things thou took translation true turned understand unto whole wisdom wise wish wonderful write written
Popular passages
Page 275 - In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand : for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
Page 103 - God ; and how foreigners came to this land in search of wisdom and instruction, and how we should now have to get them from abroad if we were to have them.
Page 169 - This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.
Page 37 - Edwin extended, that, as is still proverbially said, a woman with her new-born babe might walk throughout the island, from sea to sea, without receiving any harm. That king took such care for the good of his nation, that in several places where he had seen clear springs near the highways, he caused stakes to be fixed, with brass dishes hang-ing- at them, for the...
Page 17 - Accordingly they engaged with the enemy, who were come from the north to give battle, and obtained the victory ; which, being known at home in their own country, as also the fertility of the country, and the cowardice of the Britons, a more considerable fleet was quickly sent over, bringing a still greater number of men, which, being added to the former, made up an invincible army. The...
Page 103 - England that there were very few on this side of the Humber who could understand their rituals in English or translate a letter from Latin into English ; and I believe there were not many beyond the Humber.
Page 104 - They did not think that men would ever be so careless, and that learning would so decay; through that desire they abstained from it, since they wished that the wisdom in this land might increase with our knowledge of languages." Then I remembered how the law was first known in Hebrew, and again, when the Greeks had learned it, they translated the whole of it into their own language, and all other books besides. And again the Romans...
Page 32 - He therefore ag-ain asked, what was the name of that nation? and was answered, that they were called Angles. "Right," said he, for they have an Angelic face, and it becomes such to be co-heirs with the Angels in heaven. What is the name," proceeded he, "of the province from which they a.re brought?
Page 41 - His course of life was so different from the slothfulness of our times, that all those who bore him company, whether they were shorn monks or laymen, were employed in meditation, that is, either in reading the Scriptures or learning psalms. This was the daily employment of himself and all that were with him wheresoever they went...
Page 157 - Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to...
Bibliographic information
| Title | Select Translations from Old English Prose, Volume 10 Select Translations from Old English Prose, Chaucey Brewster Tinker (jt. ed.) |
| Editors | Albert Stanburrough Cook, Chauncey Brewster Tinker |
| Publisher | Ginn, 1908 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 7 Sep 2006 |
| ISBN | 1404771581, 9781404771581 |
| Length | 296 pages |
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