A Compendious History of English Literature and of the English Language, from the Norman Conquest, Volume 1 |
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... appears to have been spent in his native island ; but at last he retired to Armorica , or Little Britain , on the Con- tinent , and died there . He is said to lie buried in the Cathedral of Vannes . Gildas is the author of two ...
... appears to have been spent in his native island ; but at last he retired to Armorica , or Little Britain , on the Con- tinent , and died there . He is said to lie buried in the Cathedral of Vannes . Gildas is the author of two ...
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... appears to have been a native of Asia Minor , so that Greek was his native tongue . We are assured by one of his biographers that Aldhelm could write and speak Greek like a native of Greece . He also early associated him- self with the ...
... appears to have been a native of Asia Minor , so that Greek was his native tongue . We are assured by one of his biographers that Aldhelm could write and speak Greek like a native of Greece . He also early associated him- self with the ...
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... appears , from an interesting account of Bede's last hours by his pupil St. Cuthbert , that he was engaged at the time of his death in translating St. John's Gospel into his native tongue . Among his last utterances to his affectionate ...
... appears , from an interesting account of Bede's last hours by his pupil St. Cuthbert , that he was engaged at the time of his death in translating St. John's Gospel into his native tongue . Among his last utterances to his affectionate ...
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... appears most probable that the form of composition which they exemplify was long in use ; and , if so , the ... appear to have belonged to the sixth century . A few additional pieces have also been preserved of the seventh , eighth ...
... appears most probable that the form of composition which they exemplify was long in use ; and , if so , the ... appear to have belonged to the sixth century . A few additional pieces have also been preserved of the seventh , eighth ...
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... appears to be much older than the twelfth century . As the forms of the original English alphabetical characters are the same with those of the Irish , it is probable that it was from Ireland the English derived their first knowledge of ...
... appears to be much older than the twelfth century . As the forms of the original English alphabetical characters are the same with those of the Irish , it is probable that it was from Ireland the English derived their first knowledge of ...
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