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 xv
... lived , is the more remarkable , as there is but one other recorded in history who possessed it in equal perfection , the immortal Homer . Sect . 5. Of his supposed journey to Rome . THE peaceful tenor of Bede's monastic life was ...
... lived , is the more remarkable , as there is but one other recorded in history who possessed it in equal perfection , the immortal Homer . Sect . 5. Of his supposed journey to Rome . THE peaceful tenor of Bede's monastic life was ...
Page xvii
... lived , was himself a man of singular learning , and a very great encourager of it in others ; and had , doubtlessly , an extraordinary respect for Bede , as appears by his request to him to write the Ecclesiastical History , and by ...
... lived , was himself a man of singular learning , and a very great encourager of it in others ; and had , doubtlessly , an extraordinary respect for Bede , as appears by his request to him to write the Ecclesiastical History , and by ...
Page xviii
... lived race . This rule was not exemplified in the case of Bede . He seems to have contracted at a somewhat early period a complaint in his stomach , accompanied with short- ness of breath : " So that , " says Malmesbury , " he suffered ...
... lived race . This rule was not exemplified in the case of Bede . He seems to have contracted at a somewhat early period a complaint in his stomach , accompanied with short- ness of breath : " So that , " says Malmesbury , " he suffered ...
Page xx
... lived so as to be ashamed to live among you ; nor do I fear to die , because we have a gracious God . ' During these days he laboured to compose two works well worthy to be remembered , besides the lessons we had from him , and singing ...
... lived so as to be ashamed to live among you ; nor do I fear to die , because we have a gracious God . ' During these days he laboured to compose two works well worthy to be remembered , besides the lessons we had from him , and singing ...
Page xxi
... lived long ; my merciful Judge well foresaw my life for me ; the time of my dissolu- tion draws nigh ; for I desire to die and to be with Christ . ' Having said much more , he passed the day joyfully till the evening ; and the boy ...
... lived long ; my merciful Judge well foresaw my life for me ; the time of my dissolu- tion draws nigh ; for I desire to die and to be with Christ . ' Having said much more , he passed the day joyfully till the evening ; and the boy ...
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