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Lives of eminent Anglo-Saxons, illustrating the dawn of Christianity and ... - Page 168
by Anglo-Saxons - 1850
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The Ecclesiastical History of the English Nation: From the Coming of Julius ...

Saint Bede (the Venerable) - 1723 - 584 pages
...efpecially of our own Nation, for if Hiflory relates good Things of good Meny tb& i&ttttti've JJtarer is excited to imitate that •which is good ; or if it mentions ill Things of •wicked Perfons, neverthelefs the religious and pious Hearer or Reader, ftummg that...
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The Complete Works of Venerable Bede: Ecclesiastical history

Saint Bede (the Venerable) - 1843 - 418 pages
...with the actions and sayings of former men of renown, especially of our own nation. (For if history relates good things of good men, the attentive hearer...things which he knows to be good, and worthy of God.] Of which you also being deeply sensible, are desirous that the said history should be more fully made...
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The Complete Works of Venerable Bede: Ecclesiastical history

Saint Bede (the Venerable) - 1843 - 412 pages
...former men of renown, especially of our own nation. For if history relates good things of good menV the attentive hearer is excited to imitate that which...things which he knows to be good, and worthy of God. Of which you also being deeply sensible, are desirous that the said history should be more fully made...
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The Church Historians of England: pt. 2. The historical works of the ...

1853 - 496 pages
...the actions and sayings of former men of renown, especially those of our own nation. For when history relates good things of good men, the attentive hearer is excited to imitate that which is good ; or when it mentions evil things of wicked persons, nevertheless the religious and pious hearer or reader,...
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The historical works of the venerable Bede, tr. with a preface and notes by ...

Bede (the venerable.) - 1853 - 488 pages
...the actions and sayings of former men of renown, especially those of our own nation. For when history relates good things of good men, the attentive hearer is excited to imitate that which is good ; or when it mentions evil things of wicked persons, nevertheless the religious and pious hearer or reader,...
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The Church Historians of England, Volume 1, Page 2

1853 - 440 pages
...relates good things of good men, the attentive hearer is excited to imitate that which is good; or when it mentions evil things of wicked persons, nevertheless the religious and pious hearer or reader, by shunning that which is hurtful and perverse, is the more earnestly excited to perform those things...
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Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English Nation

Saint Bede (the Venerable) - 1870 - 548 pages
...former times, and especially of our nation. For if history relates good things concerning the good, the attentive hearer is excited to imitate that which is good ; or if it reports evil things concerning the depraved, the religious and pious hearer is no whit the less incited,...
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Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England

Saint Bede (the Venerable) - 1907 - 488 pages
...former men of renownj^specially of our own nafiori. For If R13t5ryTeIates good things of good men, fh"e attentive hearer is excited to imitate that which is good; or if it recounts evil things of wicked persons,, none the less the conscientious and devout hearer or reader,...
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Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England: A Revised Translation

Saint Bede (the Venerable) - 1912 - 118 pages
...with the actions and sayings of former men of renown, especially of our own nation. For if history relates good things of good men, the attentive hearer...is excited to imitate that which is good; or if it recounts evil things of wicked persons, oooc the less the conscientious and devout hearer or reader,...
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English Literature from Widsith to the Death of Chaucer: A Source Book

Allen Rogers Benham - 1916 - 674 pages
...with the actions and sayings of former men of renown, expecially of our own nation. For if history relates good things of good men, the attentive hearer...things which he knows to be good, and worthy of God. Of which you also being deeply sensible, are desirous that the said history should be more fully made...
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