The Whole Works of King Alfred the Great: With Preliminary Essays Illustrative of the History, Arts, and Manners, of the Ninth Century, Volume 1Printed and published for the Alfred Committee by J.F. Smith, 1852 |
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... carry this design into execution . What , however , public societies and private persons have failed to do , is now on the verge of accomplishment , after the revolution of one of those eras which often inspire mankind to feelings that ...
... carry this design into execution . What , however , public societies and private persons have failed to do , is now on the verge of accomplishment , after the revolution of one of those eras which often inspire mankind to feelings that ...
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... carrying on civil war , either on the side of the one or the other , the extraordinary mildness of the father , seconded by the con- sent of all the nobles , divided between the two the kingdom which had hitherto been undivided ; the ...
... carrying on civil war , either on the side of the one or the other , the extraordinary mildness of the father , seconded by the con- sent of all the nobles , divided between the two the kingdom which had hitherto been undivided ; the ...
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... carrying on civil war , either on the side of the one or the other , the extraordinary mildness of the father , seconded by the con- sent of all the nobles , divided between the two the kingdom which had hitherto been undivided ; the ...
... carrying on civil war , either on the side of the one or the other , the extraordinary mildness of the father , seconded by the con- sent of all the nobles , divided between the two the kingdom which had hitherto been undivided ; the ...
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... carried every year to Rome for the good of his soul , to be distributed in the following manner : namely , a hundred mancuses in hon- our of St Peter , specially to buy oil for the lights of the church of that apostle on Easter eve ...
... carried every year to Rome for the good of his soul , to be distributed in the following manner : namely , a hundred mancuses in hon- our of St Peter , specially to buy oil for the lights of the church of that apostle on Easter eve ...
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... carried to Rome for the good of his soul , to be distributed in the following manner : namely , an hundred mancuses in hon- our of St Peter , specially to buy oil for the lights of the church of that apostle on Easter evc , and also at ...
... carried to Rome for the good of his soul , to be distributed in the following manner : namely , an hundred mancuses in hon- our of St Peter , specially to buy oil for the lights of the church of that apostle on Easter evc , and also at ...
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æfre Ælfred aforesaid army ancient Anglo-Saxon army of pagans Asser battle Berkshire bishop bith Boethius BRITISH MUSEUM brother century Charlemagne Charles Charles the Bald CHARTERS Christians Chronicle Asser church coins Danes Danish death dominions duke Ealle earl earth East-Anglia Elfred emperor empire England English eorthan Essays Ethelbald Ethelred Ethelstan Ethelwerd Ethelwulf father Florence Forthæm fortress fought France Franks Gaul gave gesceafta honour Huntingdon Hwæt Kent king Alfred King Alfred's king of Mercia king's kingdom land Lewis London Lord Lord's Lothaire mæg meaht monastery monks nation Neustria nobles Northmen Ofer Oxford pagans peace place called pope princes reign river river Thames Roman Rome royal Saxon Chronicle ships Simeon siththan slain St Neot sword thæm thæs Thæt Thames Theah things thone Thonne thou tion victory Wessex West-Saxons wintered Wuhte