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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... mind of their great author . But , as many of our readers were before , possibly , ignorant even of the fact that King Alfred has left behind him numerous writings in the Saxon or Old English language , it may not be lost time to notice ...
... mind of their great author . But , as many of our readers were before , possibly , ignorant even of the fact that King Alfred has left behind him numerous writings in the Saxon or Old English language , it may not be lost time to notice ...
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... mind to consider , what manner of wise men there were formerly in the English nation , both Spiritual and Tem- poral ... mind con- ceived and executed : - I called to mind [ SAYS HE ] , that the law was first written in the Hebrew tongue ...
... mind to consider , what manner of wise men there were formerly in the English nation , both Spiritual and Tem- poral ... mind con- ceived and executed : - I called to mind [ SAYS HE ] , that the law was first written in the Hebrew tongue ...
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... mind . Her father also was called Oslac ; he was the devoted and faithful butler of king Ethel- wlf . For he was sprung from the Goths and the Jutes , of the seed of Stuph and Wihtgar , two brothers . Having premised these things , let ...
... mind . Her father also was called Oslac ; he was the devoted and faithful butler of king Ethel- wlf . For he was sprung from the Goths and the Jutes , of the seed of Stuph and Wihtgar , two brothers . Having premised these things , let ...
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... mind , impelled him by their admo- throne , without any controversy or enmity from his nobles , even to the end of his life , contrary to the perverse custom of that nation . For the nation of the West Saxons do not allow a queen to sit ...
... mind , impelled him by their admo- throne , without any controversy or enmity from his nobles , even to the end of his life , contrary to the perverse custom of that nation . For the nation of the West Saxons do not allow a queen to sit ...
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... mind , he medi- tated before - hand on his own death , and , that his sons might not quarrel after he had departed this life , he com- posed an epistle in an elegant style , wherein he gave away all the things which belonged to himself ...
... mind , he medi- tated before - hand on his own death , and , that his sons might not quarrel after he had departed this life , he com- posed an epistle in an elegant style , wherein he gave away all the things which belonged to himself ...
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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