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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... King's Bench Walk . Lupton , J. Eagle , St. Mary Hall . Lysley , W. B. W. , esq . , Ch . Ch . Mc Dermot , W. H. , esq . , Kensington . Major , Rev. J. R. , King's College . Malkin , Captn . , 1 Charlcot Road , Regent's Park , 2 copies ...
... King's Bench Walk . Lupton , J. Eagle , St. Mary Hall . Lysley , W. B. W. , esq . , Ch . Ch . Mc Dermot , W. H. , esq . , Kensington . Major , Rev. J. R. , King's College . Malkin , Captn . , 1 Charlcot Road , Regent's Park , 2 copies ...
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... (King of England). whose soul shone through that thick darkness , and that individual was a king , engaged in a long course of more cruel warfare than the most warlike kings and generals of all former times had ever before accomplished ...
... (King of England). whose soul shone through that thick darkness , and that individual was a king , engaged in a long course of more cruel warfare than the most warlike kings and generals of all former times had ever before accomplished ...
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... king's work , and his tools to govern with ; THAT HE HAVE HIS LAND FULLY PEOPLED ; that he should have his prayermen , and armymen , and workmen . What ! thou knowest that without these tools no king may show his skill . These are also ...
... king's work , and his tools to govern with ; THAT HE HAVE HIS LAND FULLY PEOPLED ; that he should have his prayermen , and armymen , and workmen . What ! thou knowest that without these tools no king may show his skill . These are also ...
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... (King of England). preserved as a " household word , " which Geat the pagans long When gentile poets with their fictions vain In tragic language and bombastic strain To their god Geta , comic deity . Loud praises sing , & c . Geata was ...
... (King of England). preserved as a " household word , " which Geat the pagans long When gentile poets with their fictions vain In tragic language and bombastic strain To their god Geta , comic deity . Loud praises sing , & c . Geata was ...
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... king Etheluulf , which Oslac was a Goth by nation , descended from the Goths and Jutes , of the seed , namely , of Stuf and Wihtgar , two brothers and counts , who , having received posses- sion of the Isle of Wight from their uncle , king ...
... king Etheluulf , which Oslac was a Goth by nation , descended from the Goths and Jutes , of the seed , namely , of Stuf and Wihtgar , two brothers and counts , who , having received posses- sion of the Isle of Wight from their uncle , king ...
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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