A History of English Literature in a Series of Biographical SketchesNelson, 1892 - 550 pages |
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... Church , and Boethius on the Consolation of Philosophy . Translations of Orosius , of Pope Gregory's Pastorale , and an unfinished rendering of the Psalms , are also named among his contributions to literature , 22 66 THE ' SAXON ...
... Church , and Boethius on the Consolation of Philosophy . Translations of Orosius , of Pope Gregory's Pastorale , and an unfinished rendering of the Psalms , are also named among his contributions to literature , 22 66 THE ' SAXON ...
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... Church , written - like nearly all his works - in Latin . Its style is simple and easy , unsullied by the far - fetched figures which are such favourites with Aldhelm . From it we learn nearly all we know of the early history of the ...
... Church , written - like nearly all his works - in Latin . Its style is simple and easy , unsullied by the far - fetched figures which are such favourites with Aldhelm . From it we learn nearly all we know of the early history of the ...
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... Church at York ; which , on the whole , is not very elegant Latin , and poor enough poetry . Theology , of course , was his prin- cipal study ; and on this theme he wrote much , pouring from his pen a host of Scriptural commentaries and ...
... Church at York ; which , on the whole , is not very elegant Latin , and poor enough poetry . Theology , of course , was his prin- cipal study ; and on this theme he wrote much , pouring from his pen a host of Scriptural commentaries and ...
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... to crush down his early love for a girl of great beauty , and to devote himself with might and main to the austerities of a monkish life . Be- * A Soot then meant a native of Ireland . DECAY OF SAXON LITERATURE . 27 side the church wall.
... to crush down his early love for a girl of great beauty , and to devote himself with might and main to the austerities of a monkish life . Be- * A Soot then meant a native of Ireland . DECAY OF SAXON LITERATURE . 27 side the church wall.
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William Francis Collier. DECAY OF SAXON LITERATURE . 27 side the church wall he built a cell , into which he shut himself with his tools of carpentry and smith - work , his paints and brushes for the illumination of manuscripts . Seldom ...
William Francis Collier. DECAY OF SAXON LITERATURE . 27 side the church wall he built a cell , into which he shut himself with his tools of carpentry and smith - work , his paints and brushes for the illumination of manuscripts . Seldom ...
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