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... own with much care , and afterwards chose him for their king . It is from him that king Ethelwulf derives his descent .'— Ethelwerd's Chronicle , iii . 3 . drawing from the resources of popular story and legend for ANGLO - SAXON PERIOD . 9.
... own with much care , and afterwards chose him for their king . It is from him that king Ethelwulf derives his descent .'— Ethelwerd's Chronicle , iii . 3 . drawing from the resources of popular story and legend for ANGLO - SAXON PERIOD . 9.
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With an Appendix on English Metres Thomas Arnold. drawing from the resources of popular story and legend for the name and exploits of his chief hero , set this earlier element in a framework of historic fact . As to the date of the work ...
With an Appendix on English Metres Thomas Arnold. drawing from the resources of popular story and legend for the name and exploits of his chief hero , set this earlier element in a framework of historic fact . As to the date of the work ...
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... story of Moses is told very concisely down to the passage of the Red Sea , on which the writer descants lengthily . The passage from page 200 to page 206 reads like an interpolation of later date ; it goes back again to Noah and ...
... story of Moses is told very concisely down to the passage of the Red Sea , on which the writer descants lengthily . The passage from page 200 to page 206 reads like an interpolation of later date ; it goes back again to Noah and ...
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... story is adhered to pretty closely in its main features , though with much amplifica- tion in details . The discovery of the holy nails used in the Crucifixion receives especial prominence ; indeed , it almost throws the Invention of ...
... story is adhered to pretty closely in its main features , though with much amplifica- tion in details . The discovery of the holy nails used in the Crucifixion receives especial prominence ; indeed , it almost throws the Invention of ...
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... story is taken from Jewish history , the tone , the descriptions , and many of ' Yet must ye two , in little pieces , further con over a portion of my verses . 2 Turner's Anglo - Saxons , III . 302 . the incidents , present the broadest ...
... story is taken from Jewish history , the tone , the descriptions , and many of ' Yet must ye two , in little pieces , further con over a portion of my verses . 2 Turner's Anglo - Saxons , III . 302 . the incidents , present the broadest ...
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