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" Tis with joy I cease. The goddesses of destiny are come to fetch me. Odin hath sent them from the habitation of the Gods. I shall be joyfully received into the highest seat, I shall quaff full goblets among the Gods. The hours of my life are passed away.... "
Great and good; or, Alfred the father of his people [by D. Alcock]. - Page 27
by Deborah Alcock - 1864
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Northern Antiquities: The Edda : or, ancient Icelandic mythology

1809 - 382 pages
...in crimson: I never yet could find a king more valiant than myself. The gods now invite me to them. Death is not to be lamented. Tis with joy I cease....Odin hath sent them from the habitation of the gods. 1 shall be joyfully received into the highest seat; I shall quaff full goblets among the gods. The...
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Historical Illustrations of the Origin and Progress of the ..., Volume 2

Samuel Walter Burgess - 1825 - 538 pages
...virgins filled their cups. " The goddesses of Destiny are come for me," sung the dying warrior : " Odin hath sent them from the habitation of the gods....shall be joyfully received into the highest seat, and quaff full goblets among them."f Confidence in celestial recompence inspired the soldier with redoubled...
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Alfred; an epic poem

Joseph Cottle - 1850 - 654 pages
...a king more valiant than myself. The gods now invite me to them. ^ Death is not to be lamented. 28 'Tis with joy I cease. The goddesses of destiny are come to fetch me, Odiu hath sent them from the habitation oT the gods. I shall be joyfully received into the highest...
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The Whole Works of King Alfred the Great: With Preliminary Essays ..., Volume 1

Alfred (King of England) - 1852 - 590 pages
...in crimson : I never yet could find a king more valiant than myself. The Gods now invite me to them. Death is not to be lamented. 'Tis with joy I cease....into the highest seat, I shall quaff full goblets among the Gods. The hours of my life are passed away. I die laughing. t Aalauga was the second wife...
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The Whole Works of King Alfred the Great: With Preliminary Essays ..., Volume 1

Alfred (King of England) - 1852 - 596 pages
...could find a kinf more valiant than myself. The Gods now invite me to them. Death is not to be lamentti Tis with joy I cease. The goddesses of destiny are come to fetch me. Odin hath set' them from the habitation of the Gods. I shall be joyfully received into the highest seat, I shall...
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The Whole Works of King Alfred the Great: With Preliminary Essays ..., Volume 1

Alfred (King of England) - 1858 - 596 pages
...in crimson : I never yet could find a king more valiant than myself. The Gods now invite me to them. Death is not to be lamented. "Tis with joy I cease....into the highest seat, I shall quaff full goblets among the Gods. The hours of my life are passed away. I die laughing. t Ailauga wai the lecond wife...
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Memorials of King Alfred: Being Essays on the History and Antiquities of ...

John Allen Giles - 1863 - 416 pages
...in crimson : I never yet could find a king more valiant than myself. The Gods now invite me to them. Death is not to be lamented. 'Tis with joy I cease....into the highest seat, I shall quaff full goblets among the Gods. The hours of my life are passed away. I die laughing. h 0. > tf. O m ct O 379 GBIMBALD'S...
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The Beginnings of the English Romantic Movement: A Study in Eighteenth ...

William Lyon Phelps - 1893 - 232 pages
...in crimson ; I never yet could find a man more valiant than myself. The gods now invite me to them. Death is not to be lamented. 'Tis with joy I cease....into the highest seat ; I shall quaff full goblets among the gods. The hours of my life are past away. I die laughing." 2 We can easily imagine how Pope...
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The Beginnings of the English Romantic Movement: A Study in Eighteenth ...

William Lyon Phelps - 1893 - 236 pages
...in crimson ; I never yet could find a man more valiant than myself. The gods now invite me to them. Death is not to be lamented. 'Tis with joy I cease....into the highest seat ; I shall quaff full goblets among the gods. The hours of my life are past away. I die laughing." 2 We can easily imagine how Pope...
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The Beginnings of the English Romantic Movement: A Study in Eighteenth ...

William Lyon Phelps - 1893 - 208 pages
...in crimson ; I never yet could find a man more valiant than myself. The gods now invite me to them. Death is not to be lamented. 'Tis with joy I cease....into the highest seat; I shall quaff full goblets among the gods. The hours of my life are past away. I die laughing." 2 We can easily imagine how Pope...
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