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... coast , in a manner not unworthy of his great father and still greater son . Indeed , if he was swayed more than his father liked by churchmen , the influence of Ealstan , the soldier - bishop of Sherborne , would seem to have been as ...
... coast , in a manner not unworthy of his great father and still greater son . Indeed , if he was swayed more than his father liked by churchmen , the influence of Ealstan , the soldier - bishop of Sherborne , would seem to have been as ...
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... coast on the king's business , watching for pirates . Whatever the cause , the civil feud raged so fiercely that the Danes were in the very heart of the kingdom before a blow was struck in its defence . Now at last , urged by the ...
... coast on the king's business , watching for pirates . Whatever the cause , the civil feud raged so fiercely that the Danes were in the very heart of the kingdom before a blow was struck in its defence . Now at last , urged by the ...
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... coast , but up every river as far as their light galleys can swim ; to retreat unmolested , at their own time , whenever the fortune . of war turns against them ; to bring reinforcements of men and supplies to the scene of action ...
... coast , but up every river as far as their light galleys can swim ; to retreat unmolested , at their own time , whenever the fortune . of war turns against them ; to bring reinforcements of men and supplies to the scene of action ...
Page 92
... coast where the admiral of twenty- five fights his first naval action , but know only that in the summer of 875 he is cruising with his fleet , and meets seven tall ships of the enemy . One of these he captures , and the rest make off ...
... coast where the admiral of twenty- five fights his first naval action , but know only that in the summer of 875 he is cruising with his fleet , and meets seven tall ships of the enemy . One of these he captures , and the rest make off ...
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... coast of Dorsetshire . There they land at Wareham , and seize and fortify the neck of land between the rivers Frome and Piddle , on which stood , when they landed , a fortress of the West Saxons and a monastery of holy virgins ...
... coast of Dorsetshire . There they land at Wareham , and seize and fortify the neck of land between the rivers Frome and Piddle , on which stood , when they landed , a fortress of the West Saxons and a monastery of holy virgins ...
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Page 162 - If he came in by himself, he shall go out by himself: if he were married, then his wife shall go out with him.
Page 310 - BEHOLD a pupil of the monkish gown, The pious ALFRED, King to Justice dear ! Lord of the harp and liberating spear...
Page 100 - And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, And a covert from the tempest; As rivers of water in a dry place, As the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.
Page 162 - Then his master shall bring him unto the judges ; he shall also bring him to the door, or unto the door-post ; and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl ; and he shall serve him for ever.
Page 326 - Will you solemnly promise and swear to govern the people of this kingdom of England, and the dominions thereto belonging, according to the statutes in parliament agreed on, and the laws and customs of the same?
Page 83 - A fire devoureth before them, and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.
Page 7 - The Commander over Men ; he to whose will our wills are to be subordinated, and loyally surrender themselves, and find their welfare in doing so, may be reckoned the most important of Great Men. He is practically the summary for us of all the various figures of Heroism...
Page 56 - Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound the alarm in my holy mountain ; let all the inhabitants of the land tremble : for the day of the Lord cometh, for it is nigh at hand : a day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness...
Page 291 - ... when he had learned this book, and turned [it] from Latin into the English language, he afterwards composed it in verse, as it now is done.
Page 173 - Wherefore now let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.