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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... things extracted from sa- cred and profane history , on which most persons have fixed their attention , have left higher matters to the skilful reader . And now I must turn my pen to the description of those things which properly ...
... things extracted from sa- cred and profane history , on which most persons have fixed their attention , have left higher matters to the skilful reader . And now I must turn my pen to the description of those things which properly ...
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... things , king Ethelbald re- ceived under his dominion the royal vill which is called Somerton . The same year the sun was eclipsed . A. 734. After the lapse of one year , the moon appeared as if stained with spots of blood , and by the ...
... things , king Ethelbald re- ceived under his dominion the royal vill which is called Somerton . The same year the sun was eclipsed . A. 734. After the lapse of one year , the moon appeared as if stained with spots of blood , and by the ...
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... things having been premised , Cynewulf fre- quently fought no slight battles against the Britons . For when thirty - one years had passed , he tried to expel from his territories a certain chief named Cyneard , brother to Sige- bert ...
... things having been premised , Cynewulf fre- quently fought no slight battles against the Britons . For when thirty - one years had passed , he tried to expel from his territories a certain chief named Cyneard , brother to Sige- bert ...
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... things beforehand , assembled his army and twice imbued their weapons in the blood of the Britons at Hengeston ... thing took place in the city of London , in Quintanwic [ Canterbury ] , and in the town of Rochester . A. 841. Meanwhile ...
... things beforehand , assembled his army and twice imbued their weapons in the blood of the Britons at Hengeston ... thing took place in the city of London , in Quintanwic [ Canterbury ] , and in the town of Rochester . A. 841. Meanwhile ...
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... things happened near Ockley Wood . A. 854. After three years king Burhred asked assistance from king Ethelwulf to subdue the Northern Britons : he granted it , and having collected his army , passed through the Mercian kingdom to go ...
... things happened near Ockley Wood . A. 854. After three years king Burhred asked assistance from king Ethelwulf to subdue the Northern Britons : he granted it , and having collected his army , passed through the Mercian kingdom to go ...
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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.