The Venerable Bede's Ecclasiatical History of England: Also the Anglo-Saxon chronicleBell & Daldy, 1894 - 515 pages |
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Page v
... appearance of this volume , been published in three separate editions in about seven years ; and to the same cause must be ascribed the publication of this volume , in which , at an unprecedented low price , are now for the first time ...
... appearance of this volume , been published in three separate editions in about seven years ; and to the same cause must be ascribed the publication of this volume , in which , at an unprecedented low price , are now for the first time ...
Page xx
... appeared in his feet ; but he passed all that day and dictated cheerfully , and now and then among other things , said , ' Go on quickly , I know not how long I shall hold out , and whether my Maker will not soon take me away . ' But to ...
... appeared in his feet ; but he passed all that day and dictated cheerfully , and now and then among other things , said , ' Go on quickly , I know not how long I shall hold out , and whether my Maker will not soon take me away . ' But to ...
Page xxii
... appeared as if he had achieved the object of his desires . When , also , he was asked by his most intimate friends , ' Where were the bones of venerable Bede ? ' he would reply , ' No one can answer that question so well as I. You may ...
... appeared as if he had achieved the object of his desires . When , also , he was asked by his most intimate friends , ' Where were the bones of venerable Bede ? ' he would reply , ' No one can answer that question so well as I. You may ...
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... appearance of his edition . It contains many important additions to the former Chronicles , some of which are confirmed by C.T. B. iv .; but many are not to be found in any other MS . , par- ticularly those in the latter part of it ...
... appearance of his edition . It contains many important additions to the former Chronicles , some of which are confirmed by C.T. B. iv .; but many are not to be found in any other MS . , par- ticularly those in the latter part of it ...
Page xxxiii
... appeared , of the Danish invasions , the civil wars in the reign of Edward the Confessor , and the battles of Harold previous to the Norman Conquest . The MS . terminates imperfectly in 1066 , after describing most minutely the battle ...
... appeared , of the Danish invasions , the civil wars in the reign of Edward the Confessor , and the battles of Harold previous to the Norman Conquest . The MS . terminates imperfectly in 1066 , after describing most minutely the battle ...
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The Venerable Bede's Ecclasiatical History Of England: Also The Anglo-saxon ... Saint Bede (the Venerable) No preview available - 2023 |
The Venerable Bede's Ecclasiatical History of England: Also the Anglo-Saxon ... Saint Bede (the Venerable) No preview available - 2015 |
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