The ecclesiastical history of England and Normandy. Tr., with notes, and the intr. of Guizot, by T. Forester |
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Page 56 - But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass: but the end is not by and by.
Page 275 - I made my humble petition in thy presence with my whole heart : O be merciful unto me, according to thy word.
Page 269 - I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth, that I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich: save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion.
Page 272 - And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit eternal life.
Page 352 - Give, and it shall be given unto you ; for with the same measure that ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
Page 276 - For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers : but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.
Page 411 - I were his enemy, but as the father of my country, watching for the welfare of a Christian people. It would, indeed, give me inexpressible and heartfelt joy to think that he would conduct himself with chastity and moderation, as...
Page 473 - But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her, for her hair is given her for a covering.
Page 28 - On many occasions, in the course of the present history, I have been free to extol William according to his merits, but I dare not commend him for an act which levelled both the bad and the good together in one common ruin, by the infliction of a consuming famine. For when I see that innocent children, youths in the prime of their age, and...
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| Title | The ecclesiastical history of England and Normandy. Tr., with notes, and the intr. of Guizot, by T. Forester Bohn's antiquarian libr The ecclesiastical history of England and Normandy. Tr., with notes, and the intr. of Guizot, by T. Forester, Ordericus Vitalis |
| Author | Ordericus Vitalis |
| Translated by | Thomas Forester |
| Published | 1854 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | May 16, 2007 |
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