The Venerable Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England: Also the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. With Illustrative Notes, a Map of Anglo-Saxon England and a General IndexG. Bell, 1887 - 515 pages |
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Page xi
... Holy Scriptures , and in the intervals be- tween the hours of regular discipline and the duties of singing in the church , I always took pleasure in learning , or teaching , or writing something . " Sect . 3. - Of his admission to Holy ...
... Holy Scriptures , and in the intervals be- tween the hours of regular discipline and the duties of singing in the church , I always took pleasure in learning , or teaching , or writing something . " Sect . 3. - Of his admission to Holy ...
Page xix
... Holy Writ ; wherein also he admonished us to think of our last hour , and to shake off the sleep of the soul ; and being learned in our poetry , he said some things also in our tongue , for he said , putting the same into English ...
... Holy Writ ; wherein also he admonished us to think of our last hour , and to shake off the sleep of the soul ; and being learned in our poetry , he said some things also in our tongue , for he said , putting the same into English ...
Page xxi
... Holy Ghost , ' when he had named the Holy Ghost , he breathed his last , and so departed to the heavenly kingdom . All who were present at the death of the blessed father , said they had never seen any other person expire with so much ...
... Holy Ghost , ' when he had named the Holy Ghost , he breathed his last , and so departed to the heavenly kingdom . All who were present at the death of the blessed father , said they had never seen any other person expire with so much ...
Page xxix
... holy S. AUGUSTIN our Apostle , and his virtuous company , described truly and sincerely by Venerable BEDE , so called in all Christendom for his passing vertues and rare learning , the Author of this History . And to thentent Your ...
... holy S. AUGUSTIN our Apostle , and his virtuous company , described truly and sincerely by Venerable BEDE , so called in all Christendom for his passing vertues and rare learning , the Author of this History . And to thentent Your ...
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... holy father , Bishop Cuthbert , either in this volume , or in my treatise on his life and actions , I partly took , and faithfully copied from what I found written of him by the brethren of the Church of Lindisfarne ; †but at the same ...
... holy father , Bishop Cuthbert , either in this volume , or in my treatise on his life and actions , I partly took , and faithfully copied from what I found written of him by the brethren of the Church of Lindisfarne ; †but at the same ...
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