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9th century Aldhelm Alfred's Alfric alliteration alliterative verse Angles and Saxons ANGLO-SAXON LITERATURE battle BATTLE OF MALDON became Bede Bede's Historia Beowa Beowulf bishop Boethius Britain Britons Caedmon called Canterbury character Christ Chronicle church composed Cynewulf's Danes Danish death deeds dialect dialogue doctrine ecclesiastical England epic Exodus fight fire-dragon fragment Geats German Greek Gregory's Grendel Grendel's mother Grettir heathen poetry Hengest hero HEROIC POETRY Hrothgar Hygelac hymns interpolation island Judas Junian Genesis Keltic King Alfred land language Latin Latin original learning Lord matter medieval missionaries modern monastery monks narrated narrative Norman Conquest Northumbria Old-German Old-Saxon poem Othin passage Phoenix pieces poem of Beowulf poet pope popular priest primitive stories prince probably Professor ten Brink prose reign religious riddles rime Roman Saturn scholars shape speech spirit style sword thanes Theoderic tion translation tury vernacular victory Wessex Wiglaf Winchester Worcester words writings
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Page 42 - Sing the beginning of created beings," said the other. Hereupon he presently began to sing verses to the praise of God, which he had never heard, the purport whereof was thus: We are now to praise the Maker of the heavenly kingdom, the power of the Creator and his counsel, the deeds of the Father of glory. How He, being the eternal God, became the author of all miracles, who first, as almighty preserver of the human race, created heaven for the sons of men as the roof of the house, and next the earth.
Page 37 - I spent my whole life in the same monastery," he says, "and while attentive to the rule of my order and the service of the Church, my constant pleasure lay in learning, or teaching, or writing.
Page 43 - Egypt, and their entering into the land of promise, with many other histories from holy writ; the incarnation, passion, resurrection of our Lord, and his ascension into heaven; the coming of the Holy Ghost, and the preaching of the apostles; also the terror of future judgment, the horror of the pains of hell, and the delights of heaven...
Page 48 - Exodus read, because that day is the anniversary of the passage of the Children of Israel through the Red Sea, and the destruction therein of Pharaoh and his host.
Page 67 - In evidence that literary taste in England was changing, it will suffice to...