Lives of the Queens of England Before the Norman ConquestJ. Miller, 1843 - 469 pages |
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Lives of the Queens of England Before the Norman Conquest Mrs. Matthew Hall Affichage du livre entier - 1859 |
Lives of the Queens of England Before the Norman Conquest Mrs. Matthew Hall Affichage du livre entier - 1864 |
Lives of the Queens of England Before the Norman Conquest Mrs. Matthew Hall Affichage du livre entier - 1854 |
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Abbess Abbey Abbot afterwards Alfred altar ancient appears Archbishop Arthur Arviragus beauty became Bede bestowed Bishop Boadicea Britain British Britons brother called Canterbury Canute Caracalla Caractacus Cartismandua castle Christian church Claudius Constantine court cross crown Cymbeline Danes daughter death Dioclesian Dunstan Earl Edgar Edgifa Editha Edward Edward the Elder Egfrid Elfleda Elfrida Emperor Empress enemies England Ethelbert Ethelburga Etheldreda Ethelfleda Ethelgiva Ethelred Ethelwulf faith father favour Godwin gold Guenever Gwenissa hand Hardicanute Harold Helena Holinshed holy honour husband Judith Julia King King's kingdom lady land Lingard Malmesbury marriage married Maximian Maximus Mercia monarch monastery monks mother murder noble Northumberland occasion Offa Osburga Oswy palace person Picts prince princess Queen Emma Quendrida received reign remains Roger of Wendover Roman Rome royal saint Saxon Chronicle says sent Severus Sexburga sister spot throne tomb Vortigern Wales wife William of Malmesbury Winchester young
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Page 172 - Ninevites ; so should the Son of Man be saved from the heart of the earth. And those men of Nineveh, who repented at the preaching of Jonah, and the Queen of Sheba, who came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon...
Page 181 - THE predominant figure was an armed warrior. Its right hand held a banner, in which a red rose was conspicuous ; its left presented a balance. The crest of its helmet was a cock; on its breast was engraven a bear, and the shield depending from its shoulders exhibited a lion in a field full of...
Page 338 - ... words, express all her merit : this is, that in all her manners she is like her father. She lives now for thee ; thee alone. Hence she loves nought else but thee. She has enough of every good in this present life, but she has despised it all for thee alone. She has shunned it all because only she has not thee also. This one thing is now wanting to her. Thine absence makes her think that all which she possesses is nothing. Hence for thy love she is wasting, and full nigh dead with tears and sorrow.
Page 168 - is it not past the time for thee to take thy food?" Thereupon the emperor mounted his palfrey, the saddest man that mortal ever saw, and went forth towards Rome. And thus he was during the space of a week. When they of the household went to drink wine and mead out of golden vessels, he went not with any of them. When they went to listen to songs and tales, he went not with them there; neither could he be persuaded to do any thing but sleep.
Page 169 - there is the castle wherein I saw the damsel whom I best love." And he went forward into the castle and into the hall, and there he saw Kynan the son of Eudav, and Adeon the son of Eudav, playing at chess. And he saw Eudav the son of Caradawc sitting on a chair of ivory, carving chessmen. And the maiden whom he had beheld in his sleep he saw sitting on a chair of gold. "Empress of Rome...
Page 445 - Under the preceding kings, force generally supplied the place of justice, and the people were impoverished by the rapacity of the sovereign. But Edward enforced the laws of his Saxon predecessors, and disdained the riches which were wrung from the labours of his subjects.
Page 174 - The new emperor had not time to arm himself when they fell upon him, and slew him, and many others with him. And three nights and three days were they subduing the men that were in the city and taking the castle. And others of them kept the city, lest any of the host of Maxen should come therein, until they had subjected all to their will. Then spake Maxen to Helen Luyddawc, " I marvel, lady," said he, "that thy brothers have not conquered this city for me.
Page 403 - On the bridge were raised barricades, both towers and wooden parapets, in the direction of the river, which were nearly breast high; and under the bridge were piles driven into the bottom of the river. Now when the attack was made the troops stood on the bridge everywhere, and defended themselves. King ^Ethelred was very anxious to get possession of the bridge, and he called together all the chiefs to consult how they should get the bridge broken down. Then said King Olaf he would attempt to lay...
Page 169 - the land our master saw in his sleep." And they saw Aber Sain, and a castle at the mouth of the river. The portal of the castle saw they open, and into the castle they went, and they saw a hall in the castle. Then said they, " Behold, the hall which he saw in his sleep." They went into the hall, and they beheld two youths playing at chess on the golden bench. And they beheld the hoary-headed man beside the pillar, in the ivory chair, carving chessmen. And they beheld the maiden sitting on a chair...
Page 402 - Aelfsige, abbat of Peterborough, who was there with her, went to the minster which is called Bonneval, where St. Florentine's body lay. There found he a poor place, a poor abbat, and poor monks ; for they had been...