 | Paulus Orosius - History - 1858 - 504 pages
...he translated it. "Then began I, among other different and manifold affairs of this kingdom to turn into English the book, which is called in Latin Pastoralis, and in English Herdsman's book, one while word for word, another while meaning for meaning, as I learnt it from Plegmund... | |
 | Pope Gregory I - Church group work - 1871 - 570 pages
...read English writing, I began, among other various and manifold troubles of this kingdom, to translate into English the book which is called in Latin Pastoralis,...by word and sometimes according to the sense, as I had learnt it from Plegmund my archbishop, and Asser my bishop, and Grimbold my mass-priest, and John... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1876 - 466 pages
...manifold troubles of this kingdom, to translate into English the book which is called in Latin Fastoralis, and in English Shepherd's Book, sometimes word by word and sometimes according to the sense, as I had learnt it from Plegmund my archbishop, and Asser my bishop, and Grimbold my mass-priest, and John... | |
 | Brother Azarias - Anglo-Saxon literature - 1879 - 226 pages
...Accordingly, he translated it. And in his simple, truth-telling way, he informs us how he did it : " Sometimes word by word, and sometimes according to the sense, as I had learned it from Phlegmund my archbishop, and Asser my bishop, and Grimbald my mass-priest, and... | |
 | John Richard Green - Great Britain - 1883 - 700 pages
...read English writing, I began among other various and manifold troubles of this kingdom, to translate into English the book which is called in Latin Pastoralis,...by word, and sometimes according to the sense, as I had learnt it from Plegmund ray archbishop, and Asser my bishop, and Grimbald my mass-priest, and John... | |
 | Alfred John Church - Great Britain - 1889 - 420 pages
...read English writing, I began among other manifold and various troubles of this kingdom to translate into English the book which is called in Latin, '...by word, and sometimes according to the sense, as I had learnt it from Plegmund, my archbishop, and Asser, my bishop, and Grimbald, my mass-priest, and... | |
 | Alfred John Church - Great Britain - 1893 - 420 pages
...read English writing, I began among other manifold and various troubles of this kingdom to translate into English the book which is called in Latin, '...by word, and sometimes according to the sense, as I had learnt it from Plcgmund, my archbishop, and Asser, my bishop, and Grimbald, my mass-priest, and... | |
 | Jean Jules Jusserand - English literature - 1895 - 594 pages
...Remembering which, " I began, among other various and manifold troubles of this kingdom, to translate into English the book which is called in Latin Pastoralis, and in English Shepherd's Book (' Hirdeboc '), sometimes word for word, and sometimes according to the sense, as I had learnt it from... | |
 | George Haven Putnam - Books - 1896 - 506 pages
...English writing." " I began therefore among the many and manifold troubles of this Kingdom, to translate into English the book which is called in Latin Pastoralis and in English Shepherd's Booh (Hirdeboc), sometimes word for word and sometimes according to the sense, as I had learned it... | |
 | Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson - Antiquities - 1900 - 408 pages
...interesting passage : " I began, among other various and manifold troubles of this kingdom, to translate into English the book which is called in Latin Pastoralis, and in English Shepherd's Book (Hirdeboc), sometimes word for word, and sometimes according to the sense, as I had learnt it from... | |
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When I remembered how the knowledge of Latin had formerly decayed throughout England, and yet many could read English writing, I began, among other various and manifold troubles of this kingdom, to translate into English the book which is called in Latin... 
