The chronicle of Henry of Huntingdon. Also, The acts of Stephen, king of England, Tr. and ed. by T. Forester |
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Side iii
... NORMANDY . TRANSLATED AND EDITED BY THOMAS FORESTER , A.M. , AUTHOR OF " NORWAY IN 1848 AND 1849 , " ETC. , ETC. OF LONDON : HENRY G. BOHN , YORK STREET , COVENT GARDEN . MDCCCLIII . 101 NUSITIO LLUME EDITOR'S PREFACE CONTENTS . HENRY ...
... NORMANDY . TRANSLATED AND EDITED BY THOMAS FORESTER , A.M. , AUTHOR OF " NORWAY IN 1848 AND 1849 , " ETC. , ETC. OF LONDON : HENRY G. BOHN , YORK STREET , COVENT GARDEN . MDCCCLIII . 101 NUSITIO LLUME EDITOR'S PREFACE CONTENTS . HENRY ...
Side xi
... Normandy , on his way to Rome , he met Robert Del Mont ( called also De Torigny ) , a monk of that monastery , and a great antiquarian , who , con- versing with him on the subject of his History lately pub- lished , showed him , to his ...
... Normandy , on his way to Rome , he met Robert Del Mont ( called also De Torigny ) , a monk of that monastery , and a great antiquarian , who , con- versing with him on the subject of his History lately pub- lished , showed him , to his ...
Side xvii
... Normandy , flocked to their pre- sence to celebrate their praises and partake of their bounty . Nor were there wanting scholars who paid their homage to the Latin Muse , and made their offerings at the royal shrine . In most instances ...
... Normandy , flocked to their pre- sence to celebrate their praises and partake of their bounty . Nor were there wanting scholars who paid their homage to the Latin Muse , and made their offerings at the royal shrine . In most instances ...
Side xxi
... Normandy , embarked , to enforce his rights to the English crown . The historian represents the young prince as having hazarded a landing with a small body of troops , depending upon the justice of his cause , and the attach- ment of a ...
... Normandy , embarked , to enforce his rights to the English crown . The historian represents the young prince as having hazarded a landing with a small body of troops , depending upon the justice of his cause , and the attach- ment of a ...
Side 3
... Normandy . To the north of Britain , where it is exposed to the open and boundless ocean , lie the Orkney Islands , the farthest of which is called Thule3 , as it is said : " Ev'n utmost Thule shall thy pow'r obey . " 4 Britain is ...
... Normandy . To the north of Britain , where it is exposed to the open and boundless ocean , lie the Orkney Islands , the farthest of which is called Thule3 , as it is said : " Ev'n utmost Thule shall thy pow'r obey . " 4 Britain is ...
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Side 77 - When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; And when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me: Because I delivered the poor that cried, And the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. 189 The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: And I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
Side 297 - They are, under the point of view of religion and philosophy, wholly rotten, and from the sole of the foot to the crown of the head there is no soundness in them.
Side 89 - I say, flying in at one door, and immediately out at another, whilst he is within, is safe from the wintry storm ; but after a short space of fair weather, he immediately vanishes out of your sight, into the dark winter from which he had emerged. So this life of man appears for a short space, but of what went before, or what is to follow, we are utterly ignorant. If, therefore, this new doctrine contains something more certain, it seems justly to deserve to be followed.
Side 441 - Elements of Christian Theology ; containing Proofs of the Authenticity and Inspiration of the Holy Scriptures; a Summary of the History of the Jews; an Account of the Jewish Sects ; and a brief Statement of the Contents of the several Books of the Old Testament.
Side 72 - God ; that the nation, seeing that their temples are not destroyed, may remove error from their hearts, and knowing and adoring the true God, may the more familiarly resort to the places to which they have been accustomed.
Side 66 - Gregory, the servant of the servants of God, to the servants of our Lord. Forasmuch as it had been better not to begin a good work, than to think of desisting from that which has been begun, it behoves you, my beloved sons, to fulfil the good work, which, by the help of our Lord, you have undertaken.
Side 81 - To whom the man of God, Augustine, is said, in a threatening manner, to have foretold, that in case they would not join in unity with their brethren, they should be warred upon by their enemies ; and, if they would not preach the way of life to the English nation, they should at their hands undergo the vengeance of death.
Side 83 - We held both the Britons and Scots in great esteem for sanctity, believing that they had proceeded according to the custom of the universal church. But...
Side 437 - ST. PIERRE'S WORKS, Including the "Studies of Nature." "Paul and Virginia," and the "Indian Cottage," with a Memoir of the Author, and Notes, by the REV. E.
Side 66 - Augustine, who had been appointed to be consecrated bishop in case they were received by the English, that he might, by humble entreaty, obtain of the Holy Gregory, that they should not be compelled to undertake so dangerous, toilsome, and uncertain a journey. The pope, in reply, sent them a hortatory epistle, persuading them to proceed in the work of the Divine word, and rely on the assistance of the Almighty.