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... by God in this island . What that work was , how it was done , what portion of it remains to this day , it will be our task and our privilege to consider . CHAPTER II . A THOUSAND YEARS AGO . " For 14 LIFE OF ALFRED THE GREAT .
... by God in this island . What that work was , how it was done , what portion of it remains to this day , it will be our task and our privilege to consider . CHAPTER II . A THOUSAND YEARS AGO . " For 14 LIFE OF ALFRED THE GREAT .
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... remains to this day . Al- most as much might until lately have been said of the language . At least the writer , when a boy , has heard an able Anglo - Saxon scholar of that day maintain , that if one of the churls who fought at Ashdown ...
... remains to this day . Al- most as much might until lately have been said of the language . At least the writer , when a boy , has heard an able Anglo - Saxon scholar of that day maintain , that if one of the churls who fought at Ashdown ...
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... remains of which may still be seen near the battle- field , heavy with the spoils of London , it is said , part of which city they had succeeded in sacking . Ethel- wulf fell on them from the higher ground , and severely defeated them ...
... remains of which may still be seen near the battle- field , heavy with the spoils of London , it is said , part of which city they had succeeded in sacking . Ethel- wulf fell on them from the higher ground , and severely defeated them ...
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... remains of which may be seen to this day on at least three spots of the downs , the highest point of which is White Horse Hill ; and all of which , according to old maps , are included in the district known as Ashdown . That highest ...
... remains of which may be seen to this day on at least three spots of the downs , the highest point of which is White Horse Hill ; and all of which , according to old maps , are included in the district known as Ashdown . That highest ...
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... remains of the pagan army came back into the Reading entrenchments in the next few days , and there seem to have found Guthrum and his troops , with new reinforcements of plunderers from East Anglia and over the sea , upon whom they ...
... remains of the pagan army came back into the Reading entrenchments in the next few days , and there seem to have found Guthrum and his troops , with new reinforcements of plunderers from East Anglia and over the sea , upon whom they ...
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alderman Alfred's already amongst Ashdown Asser Athelney Athelstan bands battle Bishop brave brother Cædmon called camp century Charles the Bald Chippenham Christ Christian Church coast court Danes Danish death dooms earls East Anglia England Ethandune Ethelbald Ethelfleda Ethelred Ethelred and Alfred Ethelwulf Exeter faith father fight fleet forest fortified fought God's Guthrum hand Hasting holy honour host Hubba King Alfred king's thane kingdom land learned living Lord marched Mercia monastery monks neighbouring never night nobles Northmen Northumbria once Orosius pagan army Pagans peace pirates plunder poor Pope priests prince probably reign rest Rome royal S. L. VIII Saxon Chronicle scarcely Selwood Forest settled ships shire side slain strong Thames Thee thegn things thou town Treaty of Wedmore tything Wedmore Welsh Wessex West Saxons whole Winchester winter wise witan young
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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.