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... Orosius , the work of our great West - Saxon Monarch , which most loudly called for republication , not only on account of its scarcity and cost , but also because of the glaring inaccu- racies , both in the text and translation , of ...
... Orosius , the work of our great West - Saxon Monarch , which most loudly called for republication , not only on account of its scarcity and cost , but also because of the glaring inaccu- racies , both in the text and translation , of ...
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... Orosius known to exist , is in the Cottonian Library , marked Tiberius , B. 1. As far as penmanship is concerned , it is unquestionably a precious and beautiful volume , though manifestly the handiwork of an illiterate scribe . On ...
... Orosius known to exist , is in the Cottonian Library , marked Tiberius , B. 1. As far as penmanship is concerned , it is unquestionably a precious and beautiful volume , though manifestly the handiwork of an illiterate scribe . On ...
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... OROSIUS 238 Contents of Orosius • · · 514 Notes Anglo - Saxon Alphabet 529 533 Outline of Anglo - Saxon Grammar Glossary to Orosius 534 • • 551 99 99 266 , IV . , 1. 2 , " 9 99 268 , VI . , l . 1 , Page 254 , 1. 6 , ,, 264 , 1. 10 , III ...
... OROSIUS 238 Contents of Orosius • · · 514 Notes Anglo - Saxon Alphabet 529 533 Outline of Anglo - Saxon Grammar Glossary to Orosius 534 • • 551 99 99 266 , IV . , 1. 2 , " 9 99 268 , VI . , l . 1 , Page 254 , 1. 6 , ,, 264 , 1. 10 , III ...
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... Orosius . The reason which induced the king to undertake this work , is to be found in his desire to impart all the information then current respect- ing the whole of the ancient world to the laity of his country . A varied choice was ...
... Orosius . The reason which induced the king to undertake this work , is to be found in his desire to impart all the information then current respect- ing the whole of the ancient world to the laity of his country . A varied choice was ...
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... Orosius had casually employed , were now entirely neglected and forgotten . Alfred again treats his text in the manner we have before described ; he made it a principle to select only what was applicable to existing circumstances ...
... Orosius had casually employed , were now entirely neglected and forgotten . Alfred again treats his text in the manner we have before described ; he made it a principle to select only what was applicable to existing circumstances ...
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