The Whole Works of King Alfred the Great: With Preliminary Essays Illustrative of the History, Arts, and Manners, of the Ninth Century, Volume 1Printed and published for the Alfred Committee by J.F. Smith, 1852 |
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Page 84
... less able to benefit mankind ; for he had a great dread of leprosy or blindness , or any such com- plaint , as makes men useless or contemptible when it afflicts them . When he had finished his prayers , he proceeded on his journey ...
... less able to benefit mankind ; for he had a great dread of leprosy or blindness , or any such com- plaint , as makes men useless or contemptible when it afflicts them . When he had finished his prayers , he proceeded on his journey ...
Page 85
... less able to benefit mankind ; when he had finished his prayers , he proceeded on his journey , and not long after he felt within him that by the hand of the Almighty he was healed , according to his request , of his disorder , and that ...
... less able to benefit mankind ; when he had finished his prayers , he proceeded on his journey , and not long after he felt within him that by the hand of the Almighty he was healed , according to his request , of his disorder , and that ...
Page 88
... less dear to him than his own ; he had them instructed in all kinds of good morals , and among other things , never ceased to teach them letters night and day ; but as if he had no consolation in all these things , and suffered no other ...
... less dear to him than his own ; he had them instructed in all kinds of good morals , and among other things , never ceased to teach them letters night and day ; but as if he had no consolation in all these things , and suffered no other ...
Page 89
... less dear to him than his own ; he had them instructed in all kinds of good morals , and among other things , never ceased to teach them letters night and day . Simeon This passage with the 3 follow- ing , is given in Florence in 872 ...
... less dear to him than his own ; he had them instructed in all kinds of good morals , and among other things , never ceased to teach them letters night and day . Simeon This passage with the 3 follow- ing , is given in Florence in 872 ...
Page 90
... less tribulation and § The original Latin continues , " Et illa adjuvaretur per rudimenta Sancti Degui in omni causa , tamen pro viribus , " which I do not under- stand , and therefore cannot translate . 885 Florence Huntingdon 1. He ...
... less tribulation and § The original Latin continues , " Et illa adjuvaretur per rudimenta Sancti Degui in omni causa , tamen pro viribus , " which I do not under- stand , and therefore cannot translate . 885 Florence Huntingdon 1. He ...
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æfre Ælfred aforesaid army ancient Anglo-Saxon army of pagans Asser battle Berkshire bishop bith Boethius BRITISH MUSEUM brother century Charlemagne Charles Charles the Bald CHARTERS Christians Chronicle Asser church coins Danes Danish death dominions duke Ealle earl earth East-Anglia Elfred emperor empire England English eorthan Essays Ethelbald Ethelred Ethelstan Ethelwerd Ethelwulf father Florence Forthæm fortress fought France Franks Gaul gave gesceafta honour Huntingdon Hwæt Kent king Alfred King Alfred's king of Mercia king's kingdom land Lewis London Lord Lord's Lothaire mæg meaht monastery monks nation Neustria nobles Northmen Ofer Oxford pagans peace place called pope princes reign river river Thames Roman Rome royal Saxon Chronicle ships Simeon siththan slain St Neot sword thæm thæs Thæt Thames Theah things thone Thonne thou tion victory Wessex West-Saxons wintered Wuhte