An Historical Sketch of the Progress and Present State of Anglo-Saxon Literature in EnglandLumley, 1840 - 180 pages |
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Page xi
... Cadmon , with Illustrations , projected - Dr . Johnson's History of the English Language - Ballard projects Alfred's Orosius , with Preface on Anglo - Saxon Literature , its Utility , & c . - Edward Lye , his Anglo- Saxon and Moso ...
... Cadmon , with Illustrations , projected - Dr . Johnson's History of the English Language - Ballard projects Alfred's Orosius , with Preface on Anglo - Saxon Literature , its Utility , & c . - Edward Lye , his Anglo- Saxon and Moso ...
Page xii
... Cadmon , Layamon , and the Exeter Book , pro- jected - Cadmon , published by Mr. Thorpe , with an English version ; Milton probably indebted to it - Silver's Lecture - Palgrave's Hist . A.-S. , and A.-S. Commonwealth - Allen on Royal ...
... Cadmon , Layamon , and the Exeter Book , pro- jected - Cadmon , published by Mr. Thorpe , with an English version ; Milton probably indebted to it - Silver's Lecture - Palgrave's Hist . A.-S. , and A.-S. Commonwealth - Allen on Royal ...
Page 9
... Cadmon ; a translation of St. John's Gospel by Bede ; a version of the Psalter , and one or two other works , are nearly the whole of native literature , to the period of Alfred's accession , that has descended to us . From a circular ...
... Cadmon ; a translation of St. John's Gospel by Bede ; a version of the Psalter , and one or two other works , are nearly the whole of native literature , to the period of Alfred's accession , that has descended to us . From a circular ...
Page 57
... Cadmon's Metrical Paraphrase , and subsequently promoted the publication of that work . We shall presently mention , also , ( when giving an account of the labours of Somner , ) the encouragement which the Saxon Dictionary received at ...
... Cadmon's Metrical Paraphrase , and subsequently promoted the publication of that work . We shall presently mention , also , ( when giving an account of the labours of Somner , ) the encouragement which the Saxon Dictionary received at ...
Page 60
... Cadmon's Metrical Paraphrase , which was printed at Am- sterdam in 1655 , in a Saxon text and letter , without transla- tion or notes . The original MS . of this poem was the pro- perty of Archbishop Usher , who presented it to Junius ...
... Cadmon's Metrical Paraphrase , which was printed at Am- sterdam in 1655 , in a Saxon text and letter , without transla- tion or notes . The original MS . of this poem was the pro- perty of Archbishop Usher , who presented it to Junius ...
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Ælfric afterwards Alfred's amongst ancient Anglo Anglo-Saxon Grammar Anglo-Saxon language Anglo-Saxon Laws Anglo-Saxon literature Anglo-Saxon MSS appears Archæologia archbishop of Canterbury Archbishop Parker Beowulf Bishop Bishop Gibson Bodleian Library Boethius Bosworth Cadmon Cambridge Canterbury Catalogue century character charters church clergy collated collection Conquest contains copy Cotton Library dialect Dissertation edition editor England English translation folio given Glossary Gospels Gothic Gough Harl Harleian Library Hickes Hickes's Ibid Illustrations indebted inserted Junius Kemble King knowledge labours Lambarde Latin Layamon learning Lecture letter lished literary Miss Elstob names Nichols's Nicolson notes notice original Orosius Oxford period Poetry portion Preface prefixed printed publication published Saxon Chronicle Saxon Dictionary Saxon Homilies Saxon language Saxon Laws Saxon literature Saxon tongue Society Somner specimen Spelman Strype's Thesaurus Thoresby Thwaites tion transcript valuable volume Wanley Wanley's Whelock words writings written