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The Whole Works of King Alfred the Great: With Preliminary Essays ... - Page 86
by Alfred (King of England) - 1852
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Six Old English Chronicles, of which Two are Now First Translated from the ...

John Allen Giles - 1891 - 564 pages
...ant] shrubs, essaying that which pleases most, thr t she may bea 70 ASSEB'S LIFE OF ALFRED, [ie §84. it to her home, so did he direct his eyes afar, and...kingdom. But God at that time, as some consolation to tne king's benevolence, yielding to his complaint, sent certain lights to illuminate him, namely, Werefrith,...
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Six Old English Chronicles: Of which Two are Now First Translated from the ...

John Allen Giles, Gildas - 1896 - 580 pages
...which rising in summer with the early morning from her beloved nest, steers her rapid flight through the uncertain tracks of ether, and descends on the...herbs, and shrubs, essaying that which pleases most, thr t she may boa 70 ASSER'S LIFE OF ALFBED. [ABMI it to her home, so did he direct his eyes afar,...
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Six Old English Chronicles: Of which Two are Now First Translated from the ...

John Allen Giles, Gildas - 1896 - 544 pages
...which rising in summer with the early morning from her beloved nest, steers her rapid flight through the uncertain tracks of ether, and descends on the...manifold and varied flowers of grasses, herbs, and shrub*, essaying that which pleases most, thr t she may bea it to her home, so did he direct his eyes...
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The Story of King Alfred

Walter Besant - 1901 - 218 pages
...which, rising in summer with the early morning from her beloved nest, steers her rapid flight through the uncertain tracks of ether, and descends on the...which he had not within, namely, in his own kingdom." And again — " Thus, like a most productive bee, he flew here and there, asking questions as he went,...
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Alfred the West Saxon: King of English

Dugald Macfadyen - 1901 - 426 pages
...the early morning from her beloved nest, steers her rapid flight through the uncertain tracts of air, and descends on the manifold and varied flowers of...afar, and seek without that which he had not within his kingdom." It is necessary to keep in mind the king's personal habits and his own practice, in order...
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Old English Chronicles: Including Ethelwerd's Chronicle, Asser's Life of ...

John Allen Giles - 1901 - 574 pages
...from her beloved nest, steers her rapid flight through the uncertain tracksjof ether, and descends en the manifold and varied flowers of grasses, herbs, and shrubs, essaying that which pleases most, thit she may be& it to her home, so did he direct his eyes afar, and seek without, that which he had...
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Collections of the Maine Historical Society

Maine Historical Society - 1904 - 514 pages
...which rising in summer with the early morning from her beloved nest, steers her rapid flight through the uncertain tracks of ether, and descends on the...eyes afar, and seek without, that which he had not 1clthin, namely in his own kingdom." In the way thus figuratively described, Alfred sought out and...
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A Source Book of Mediæval History: Documents Illustrative of European Life ...

Frederic Austin Ogg - 1907 - 522 pages
...which, going forth in summer with the early morning from its cell, steers its rapid flight through the uncertain tracks of ether and descends on the...and varied flowers of grasses, herbs, and shrubs, discovering that which pleases most, that it may bear it home, so did he direct his eyes afar and seek...
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A Source Book of Mediæval History: Documents Illustrative of European Life ...

Frederic Austin Ogg - 1907 - 520 pages
...varied flowers of grasses, herbs, and shrubs, discovering that which pleases most, that it may bear it home, so did he direct his eyes afar and seek without that which he had not within, that is, in his own kingdom.1 But God at that time, as some relief to the king's anxiety, Learned men...
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Select Translations from Old English Prose, Volume 10

Albert Stanburrough Cook, Chauncey Brewster Tinker - 1908 - 312 pages
...beloved cells, steers her course with rapid flight along the 1 Matt. 6. 33. uncertain paths of the air, and descends on the manifold and varied flowers of grasses, herbs, and shrubs, essaying that which most pleases her, and bearing it home, he directed the eyes of his mind afar, and sought that without...
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