| 1863 - 468 pages
...and the miserable people murmured at it. But so firm was he that he cared nothing for the- ill will of the whole of them, yet must they entirely follow...the way which leadeth us to the kingdom of heaven." In the Lent of 1094, Wulfstan, then in his eighty-seventh year, began to show symptoms of decay. His... | |
| Sir Francis Palgrave - 1864 - 764 pages
...the popular 1067 mind. Those who deemed most truly, felt most kindly. — "May the Almighty God shew mercy to his soul, and grant him forgiveness of his sins. These things have we spoken concerning him, both good and evil, that men may choose the good after their goodness, and flee... | |
| John Hill Burton - 1867 - 458 pages
...property, or even his peace. Alas that any man should be so proud, so raise himself up, and account himself above all men ! May the Almighty God show mercy to his soul, and grant him forgiveness of his sins ! " l 1 Saxon Chronicle, 1087. The odiousness of the forest prerogatives is marked by the zealous efforts... | |
| John Langton Sanford - 1872 - 568 pages
...or even his peace. Alas ! that any mau should be so proud, and raise himself up, and account himself above all men ! May the Almighty God show mercy to...and grant him forgiveness of his sins ! These things we have written concerning him, both good and evil, that good men may imitate their goodness, and wholly... | |
| John Mackintosh - 1878 - 558 pages
...or even his peace. Alas ! that any man should be so proud, so raise himself up, and account himself above all men ! May the Almighty God show mercy to his soul, and grant him forgiveness of his sins."22 Such was William the Conqueror, the greatest of his caste, a man of remarkable energy and... | |
| United States. Bureau of Manufactures - 1884 - 836 pages
...property, or even his peace. Alas that any mau should be so proud to rai.se himself up and account himself above all men! May the Almighty God show mercy to his soul, and grant him forgiveuess for his sins. I venture to quote this, as quite recently, in 18G2, an attempt was made... | |
| Alexander Mackenzie, Alexander Macgregor, Alexander Macbain - 1887 - 636 pages
...or even his peace. Alas! that any man should be so proud, so raise himself up, and account himself above all men ! May the Almighty God show mercy to his soul, and grant him forgiveness of his sins."t Amen. * Acts Parl. (Scot.) Vol. I. pp. 9, 51 t Saxon Chronicle, pp. 188-190. It will be observed... | |
| Donald Grant Mitchell - 1889 - 352 pages
...man should be so moody, and should so puff up himself, and think himself above all other men ! May Almighty God show mercy to his soul, and grant him forgiveness of his sins." There are other contemporary Anglo-Saxon annalists, and there are the rhyming chroniclers of Norman... | |
| Donald Grant Mitchell - 1889 - 354 pages
...man should be so moody, and should so puff up himself, and think himself above all other men ! May Almighty God show mercy to his soul, and grant him forgiveness of his sins." There are other contemporary Anglo-Saxon annalists, and there are the rhyming chroniclers of Norman... | |
| Henry Donald Maurice Spence-Jones - 1897 - 506 pages
...wonderful life, closes his record with a pious prayer which all true Englishmen will surely re-echo : " May Almighty God show mercy to his soul and grant him forgiveness of his sins ! " Lanfranc was now an old man, and his race, too, was nearly run. Only a short space of time remained... | |
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