Biographia Britannica Literaria: Anglo-Saxon periodJ.W. Parker, 1842 - Anglo-Norman literature |
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... Abbot Adrian was by birth an African , but , like his companion , he was , to use the words of Bede , " exceed- ingly skilled both in Greek and Latin ; " and he is termed by William of Malmsbury " a fountain of letters and a river of ...
... Abbot Adrian was by birth an African , but , like his companion , he was , to use the words of Bede , " exceed- ingly skilled both in Greek and Latin ; " and he is termed by William of Malmsbury " a fountain of letters and a river of ...
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... abbot of Win- chester , and John of Corvei , whom he in like manner placed over the new monastery of Athelney . Among the scholars patronised by Alfred , we must also reckon the erudite but free - spoken John Scotus , famous for his ...
... abbot of Win- chester , and John of Corvei , whom he in like manner placed over the new monastery of Athelney . Among the scholars patronised by Alfred , we must also reckon the erudite but free - spoken John Scotus , famous for his ...
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... abbot , whom we call Alquin , he was a scholar , and translated the .... books , Genesis , Exodus , Deuteronomy , Numbers , Leviticus . Through these were taught our people in English ; they were these bishops , who preached Christendom ...
... abbot , whom we call Alquin , he was a scholar , and translated the .... books , Genesis , Exodus , Deuteronomy , Numbers , Leviticus . Through these were taught our people in English ; they were these bishops , who preached Christendom ...
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... abbot Adamnan . The latter carefully stored up the information which the traveller communicated to him , and afterwards committed it to writing in a treatise which is still preserved . It is probable , indeed , from many circum- stances ...
... abbot Adamnan . The latter carefully stored up the information which the traveller communicated to him , and afterwards committed it to writing in a treatise which is still preserved . It is probable , indeed , from many circum- stances ...
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... abbots , and clergy assembled together ; and , fearing apparently that he was come to revenge his brother's death ... abbot of Ruys was soon spread over the neigh- bouring districts . According to the tradition there cur- rent Sixth ...
... abbots , and clergy assembled together ; and , fearing apparently that he was come to revenge his brother's death ... abbot of Ruys was soon spread over the neigh- bouring districts . According to the tradition there cur- rent Sixth ...
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