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" Stimulated by these words, or rather by the Divine inspiration, and allured by the beautifully illuminated letter at the beginning of the volume, he spoke before all his brothers, who, though his seniors in age, were not so in grace, and answered, ' Will... "
The Whole Works of King Alfred the Great: With Preliminary Essays ... - Page 33
by Alfred (King of England) - 1852
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Alfred the Great, His Life and Times

George Frederick Bosworth - 1914 - 230 pages
...one thousand years ago. On a certain day, his mother was showing him and his brothers an English book of poetry, which she held in her hand, and said, " Whichever of you shall soonest learn this volume shall .iave it for his own." Stimulated by these words, or rather by the...
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English Literature from Widsith to the Death of Chaucer: A Source Book

Allen Rogers Benham - 1916 - 674 pages
...often witnessed. On a certain day, therefore, his mother was showing him and his brothers a Saxon book of poetry, which she held in her hand, and said, "Whichever...illuminated letter at the beginning of the volume, he spoke before all his brothers, who, though his seniors in age, were not so in grace, and answered,...
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Readings in English Social History, from Pre-Roman Days to A.D. 1837

Robert Burns Morgan - 1923 - 696 pages
...often witnessed. On a certain day, therefore, his mother was showing him and his brother a Saxon book of poetry, which she held in her hand, and said, "...illuminated letter at the beginning of the volume, he spoke before all his brothers, who, though his seniors in age, were not so in grace, and answered,...
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The Cambridge Book of Prose and Verse in Illustration of English Literature ...

George Sampson - 1924 - 504 pages
...often witnessed. On a certain day, therefore, his mother was showing him and his brother a Saxon book of poetry, which she held in her hand, and said, 'Whichever...illuminated letter at the beginning of the volume, he spoke before all his brothers, who, though his seniors in age, were not so in grace, and answered,...
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Tradition & Diversity: Christianity in a World Context to 1500

Karen Louise Jolly - 1997 - 588 pages
...you can soonest learn this volume, to him will I give it.' Stimulated by these words, or rather by divine inspiration, and allured by the beautifully...illuminated letter at the beginning of the volume, Alfred spoke before all his brothers, who, though his seniors in age, were not so in grace, and answered...
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The Anglo-Saxon World: An Anthology

Kevin Crossley-Holland - 1999 - 324 pages
...you can soonest learn this volume, to him will I give it.' Stimulated by these words, or rather by divine inspiration, and allured by the beautifully...illuminated letter at the beginning of the volume, Alfred spoke before all his brothers, who, though his seniors in age, were not so in grace, and answered...
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The Norman Conquest of England

Janice Hamilton - 2007 - 164 pages
...you can soonest learn this volume, to him will I give it." Stimulated by these words, or rather by divine inspiration, and allured by the beautifully...illuminated letter at the beginning of the volume, Alfred spoke before all his brothers, who, though his seniors in age, were not so in grace, and answered...
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By-roads in History

200 pages
...often witnessed. On a certain day, therefore, his mother was showing him and his brother a Saxon book of poetry, which she held in her hand, and said, "...illuminated letter at the beginning of the volume, he spoke before all his brothers, who, though his seniors in age, were not so in grace, and answered,...
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A Source Book of English History for the use of Schools

Elizabeth Kimball Kendall - 400 pages
...often witnessed. On a certain day, therefore, his mother was showing him and his brothers a Saxon book of poetry, which she held in her hand, and said, "Whichever...illuminated letter at the beginning of the volume, he spoke before all his brothers, who, though his seniors in age, were not so in grace, and answered,...
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Readings in Englishg Social History

156 pages
...often witnessed. On a certain day, therefore, his mother was showing him and his brother a Saxon book of poetry, which she held in her hand, and said, "...illuminated letter at the beginning of the volume, he spoke before all his brothers, who, though his seniors in age, were not so in grace, and answered,...
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