King Alfred's Anglo-Saxon Version of Boethins De Consolatione Philosophiæ: With a Literal English Translation, Notes, and GlossaryH. G. Bohn, 1864 - 398 pages |
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... thee . Then Wisdom called out and said , Depart now ye execrable worldly cares from my disciple's mind , for ye are the greatest enemies . Let him again turn to my precepts . Then came Wisdom near , said Boethius , to my sorrowing ...
... thee . Then Wisdom called out and said , Depart now ye execrable worldly cares from my disciple's mind , for ye are the greatest enemies . Let him again turn to my precepts . Then came Wisdom near , said Boethius , to my sorrowing ...
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... thee of comfort , than of bewailing . § IV . Therefore , if thou wilt be ashamed of thine error , then will I soon begin to bear thee up , and will bring thee with me to the heavens . Then answered the sorrowful Mind to him , and said ...
... thee of comfort , than of bewailing . § IV . Therefore , if thou wilt be ashamed of thine error , then will I soon begin to bear thee up , and will bring thee with me to the heavens . Then answered the sorrowful Mind to him , and said ...
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... thee , and keep the institutions of thy com- mandments , except man alone , who is disobedient ? Ŏ , thou almighty maker and governor of all creatures , help now thy miserable mankind . Wherefore , O Lord , ever wouldest thou , that ...
... thee , and keep the institutions of thy com- mandments , except man alone , who is disobedient ? Ŏ , thou almighty maker and governor of all creatures , help now thy miserable mankind . Wherefore , O Lord , ever wouldest thou , that ...
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... thee , when thou wouldest call to mind , of what families thou wast , and of what citizens , as to the world : or ... thee well in- structed . I am not desirous of walls wrought with glass , or of thrones ornamented with gold and with ...
... thee , when thou wouldest call to mind , of what families thou wast , and of what citizens , as to the world : or ... thee well in- structed . I am not desirous of walls wrought with glass , or of thrones ornamented with gold and with ...
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... thee . Wisdom then said : Dost thou think that I am ignorant of the severity of thy trouble , that thou art encompassed with ? But tell me , to what end does every beginning tend ? Then answered the Mind , and said : I remembered it ...
... thee . Wisdom then said : Dost thou think that I am ignorant of the severity of thy trouble , that thou art encompassed with ? But tell me , to what end does every beginning tend ? Then answered the Mind , and said : I remembered it ...
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