Six Old English Chronicles: Of which Two are Now First Translated from the Monkish Latin OriginalsJohn Allen Giles, Gildas G. Bell & sons, 1872 - 512 pages |
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Page vi
... history is ever to be free from suspicion , or from difficulty , a doubt has been raised concerning the authenticity of this work . * There is also another short treatise called the Annals of Asser , or the Chronicle of St. Neot ...
... history is ever to be free from suspicion , or from difficulty , a doubt has been raised concerning the authenticity of this work . * There is also another short treatise called the Annals of Asser , or the Chronicle of St. Neot ...
Page vii
... history . Of the present translation , the first or historic half is entirely new ; in the rest , consisting almost entirely of texts from Scripture , the translator has thought it quite sufficient to follow the old translation of ...
... history . Of the present translation , the first or historic half is entirely new ; in the rest , consisting almost entirely of texts from Scripture , the translator has thought it quite sufficient to follow the old translation of ...
Page ix
... history : and Alfred of Beverley , a later writer , in his abridgment of this work which still exists , has omitted Geoffrey's name , though he calls the author of the original , Britannicus . An English translation of the work was ...
... history : and Alfred of Beverley , a later writer , in his abridgment of this work which still exists , has omitted Geoffrey's name , though he calls the author of the original , Britannicus . An English translation of the work was ...
Page x
... history are not thought so convincing , but that several men of equal reputation for learning and judgment with its adversaries , have written in favour of it ; that very few have at last spoken decisively against it , or absolutely ...
... history are not thought so convincing , but that several men of equal reputation for learning and judgment with its adversaries , have written in favour of it ; that very few have at last spoken decisively against it , or absolutely ...
Page xi
... history of which he professed to be the translator ; and it may be readily conceived that he did no more than fulfil the task which he had undertaken , of rendering the book into Latin out of the original language . But those who , even ...
... history of which he professed to be the translator ; and it may be readily conceived that he did no more than fulfil the task which he had undertaken , of rendering the book into Latin out of the original language . But those who , even ...
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aforesaid afterwards ancient Androgeus Armorica arms army arrived Arthur Aurelius Aurelius Ambrosius barbarians battle begat Belinus besieged bishop Brennius Britain British Britons brother Brutus Cadwalla Cæsar Cair Cassibellaun CHAP Christ church coast commanded consul Corineus Cornwall crown daughter death duke duke of Cornwall emperor endeavoured enemy Ethelwulf father fight fleet forces fought Gaul gave Germany hath Hengist History holy honour hundred inhabitants Ireland island Iter Julius Cæsar Kent killed king Alfred king's kingdom kingdom of Britain London Lucius Tiberius Maximian Mercians miles nation Nennius night noble pagans passed peace Picts place called Portrait possessed priests princes prophet province reign river road Roman Rome saith our Lord Saxons Scots sent Severn ships side Silures slain slaughter soldiers station sword thee thence things thou took town Translated Trinovantum unto Uther Pendragon victory VIIII vols Vortigern wall whole wicked words
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Page 297 - And I say unto you, that many shall come from the east and the west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven...
Page 399 - He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dung-hill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord's, and he hath set the world upon them.
Page 330 - But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, And your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear. For your hands are defiled with blood, And your fingers with iniquity ; Your lips have spoken lies, Your tongue hath muttered perverseness. None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: They trust in vanity, and speak lies ; They conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity. They hatch cockatrice...
Page 331 - Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips; whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness : their feet are swift to shed blood : destruction and misery are in their ways : and the way of peace they have not known : there is no fear of God before their eyes.
Page 319 - ... they very swords. 23 O cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall nourish thee : and shall not suffer the righteous to fall for ever. 24 And as for them : thou, O God, shalt bring them into the pit of destruction. 25 The blood-thirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days : nevertheless, my trust shall be in thee, O Lord.
Page 371 - But according to thy hardness and impenitent heart thou treasurest up to thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the just judgment of God who will render to every man according to his works.