Six Old English Chronicles: Of which Two are Now First Translated from the Monkish Latin OriginalsJohn Allen Giles Bell & Daldy, 1872 - 512 pages |
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... . " It is unnecessary in the present day to prove that king Brute is a shadowy personage , who never existed but in the regions of romance : but as the reader may justly expect to PREFACE . xi find in this place some account of X PREFACE .
... . " It is unnecessary in the present day to prove that king Brute is a shadowy personage , who never existed but in the regions of romance : but as the reader may justly expect to PREFACE . xi find in this place some account of X PREFACE .
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... never yet pub- lished ; but afterwards he made some alterations and divided it into eight books , to which he added the book of Merlin's Prophecies , which he had also translated from British verse into Latin prose , prefixing to it a ...
... never yet pub- lished ; but afterwards he made some alterations and divided it into eight books , to which he added the book of Merlin's Prophecies , which he had also translated from British verse into Latin prose , prefixing to it a ...
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... never so much satisfaction , to those who are able to judge of the antiquity of manuscripts , yet to the generality of readers , other arguments would perhaps be more convincing . " The passages which we have here quoted at length ...
... never so much satisfaction , to those who are able to judge of the antiquity of manuscripts , yet to the generality of readers , other arguments would perhaps be more convincing . " The passages which we have here quoted at length ...
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... never was the case ; and taking a por- tion , assemble on the coast , spread their canvas to the winds , and seek an exile on the shores of Gaul . A. 430. Twelve years after , bishop Palladius is sent by the holy pope Celestinus to ...
... never was the case ; and taking a por- tion , assemble on the coast , spread their canvas to the winds , and seek an exile on the shores of Gaul . A. 430. Twelve years after , bishop Palladius is sent by the holy pope Celestinus to ...
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... never done to the kings of the other districts , that they would quickly leave their territories . A. 877. But they broke the peace and contravened their engagements , and the following year extended their troops into the province of ...
... never done to the kings of the other districts , that they would quickly leave their territories . A. 877. But they broke the peace and contravened their engagements , and the following year extended their troops into the province of ...
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according aforesaid afterwards ancient Androgeus Armorica arms army arrived Arthur Aurelius Aurelius Ambrosius barbarians battle begat Belinus besieged bishop Brennius Britain British Britons brother Brutus Cadwalla Cæsar Cair Cassibellaun CHAP Christ church coast commanded consul Corineus Cornwall crown daughter death duke duke of Cornwall emperor endeavoured enemy Ethelwulf father fight fleet forces fought Gaul gave Germany hath Hengist holy honour hundred inhabitants Ireland island Iter Julius Cæsar Kent killed king Alfred king's kingdom kingdom of Britain London Lord's incarnation Lucius Tiberius Maximian Mercians Merlin miles nation Nennius night noble pagans passed peace Picts place called possessed priests princes prophet province reign river Rome saith our Lord Saxons Scots sent Severn ships side slain slaughter soldiers station sword Thames thee thence things thou took town Trinovantum unto usque Uther Pendragon victory VIIII Vortigern wall whole wicked words
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Page 399 - He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dung-hill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord's, and he hath set the world upon them.
Page 297 - And I say unto you, that many shall come from the east and the west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven...
Page 213 - And Samuel said, As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women.
Page 323 - Woe be to them who call good evil, and evil good, placing darkness for light, and light for darkness, bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter...
Page 330 - But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, And your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear. For your hands are defiled with blood, And your fingers with iniquity ; Your lips have spoken lies, Your tongue hath muttered perverseness. None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: They trust in vanity, and speak lies ; They conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity. They hatch cockatrice...
Page 325 - Him that dieth of Ahab in the city the dogs shall eat; and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat.
Page 288 - But thou hast cast off, and put us to shame ; and goest not forth with our armies.
Page 358 - Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land : By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed. And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword ; and they shall have none to bury them, them, their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters : for I will pour their wickedness upon them.
Page 319 - ... they very swords. 23 O cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall nourish thee : and shall not suffer the righteous to fall for ever. 24 And as for them : thou, O God, shalt bring them into the pit of destruction. 25 The blood-thirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days : nevertheless, my trust shall be in thee, O Lord.
Page 331 - Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips; whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness : their feet are swift to shed blood : destruction and misery are in their ways : and the way of peace they have not known : there is no fear of God before their eyes.