 England that there were very few on this side of the Humber who could understand their rituals in English or translate a letter from Latin into English ; and I believe there were not many beyond the Humber. There were so few of them that I cannot remember...  The Story of King Alfred - Page 152by Sir Walter Besant - 1901 - 187 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Karen Louise Jolly - 1997 - 588 pages
...were not many beyond the Humber. There were so few, in fact, that I cannot remember a single person south of the Thames when I came to the throne. Thanks be to God Almighty that we now have some teachers among us. And therefore I command thee to disengage thyself, as I believe thou... | |
 | Kevin Crossley-Holland - 1999 - 324 pages
...understand their rituals in English, or translate a letter from Latin into English; and I believe that there were not many beyond the Humber. There were...the Thames when I came to the throne. Thanks be to Almighty God that we have any teachers among us now. And therefore I command thee to do as I believe... | |
 | Paul E. Szarmach, Deborah A. Oosterhouse - 2000 - 590 pages
...apprehend their services in English or even translate a letter from Latin into English, and 1 think that there were not many beyond the Humber. There were so few of them that 1 cannot recollect a single one south of the Thames when 1 succeeded to the kingdom." The standard... | |
 | Richard M. Hogg, Norman Francis Blake, Suzanne Romaine, Roger Lass, R. W. Burchfield - 1992 - 652 pages
...could understand their services or even translate a letter from Latin into English; and I guess that there were not many beyond the Humber. There were so few of them that I cannot even think of a single one south of the Thames when I came to the throne. Alfred is talking about clerics;... | |
 | Michael Alexander - 2002 - 324 pages
...comprehend their services in English, or even translate a letter from Latin into English; and I imagine that there were not many beyond the Humber. There were so few of them that I cannot even remember a single one south of the Thames when I succeeded to the kingdom. Thanks be to Almighty... | |
 | John Barton - 2004 - 568 pages
...letter from Latin into English, and not many beyond the Humber. There were so few that I cannot think of a single one south of the Thames when I came to the throne.' Nevertheless it was unthinkable that there should be any sort of official version of the Bible in any... | |
 | Charles Dudley Warner, Hamilton Wright Mabie, Lucia Gilbert Runkle - 2008 - 612 pages
...letter from Latin into English; and I believe there were not many beyond the Humber. There were so few that I cannot remember a single one south of the Thames...worldly matters as often as thou canst, that thou mayst apply the wisdom which God has given thee wherever thou canst. Consider what punishments would... | |
 | Arthur Francis Leach - 1979 - 648 pages
...understand their services in English, or translate a letter from Latin into English; and I believe that there were not many beyond the Humber. There were...Almighty that we have any teachers among us now.... When I considered all this I remembered also how I saw, before it had been all ravaged and burnt, how... | |
 | 314 pages
...understand their rituals in English or translate a letter from Latin into English ; and I believe that there were not many beyond the Humber. There were...south of the Thames, when I came to the throne....! remembered also how I saw, before it had all been ravaged and burnt, how the churches throughout all... | |
 | R. H. C. Davis - 1991 - 348 pages
...apprehend their services in English or even translate a letter from Latin into English, and I think that there were not many beyond the Humber. There were so few of them that I cannot recollect a single one south of the Thames when I succeeded to the Kingdom.1* For us perhaps the most... | |
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