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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1908. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... INDEX abbess, see Hild. abbots, 250-251; choice of, 275; deposed by William 1,75; duties of, 281; rank and title of, 285. acting, 213. Adam, first to leave hell, 226; speaks in hell, 220. iElfric, 149 ff.; account of him- self, 152-153; his method of translating, 150 fi. .iEthelred, King, the earlier, 89,90. JEthelred, King, the later, 152, 192 n., 193, 196. iEthelstan, Alfred's assistant, 93. jEthelwold, 152. .(Etna, 120, 121. Africa, 114. Aidan, 37 ff.; his almsgiving, 41; character of, 43; criticises his predecessor in England, 40; death of, 42, 236; teaches Ab- bess Hild, 52. Alaric, 117. Alcuin, 4, 100n., 261 ff.; life of, 260 n., 267; his nickname, 272; works on, 261 n. ale, 113, 114, 122, 185. Alexander the Great, 114. Alfred, King, life of: builds a navy, 71; captures a Danish banner, 70; collects laws, 76 n., 78; death of, 71; diseases, 89, 96 ff.; erects buildings, 97; god- father to Guthrum, 70; king of all the English, 71; leads at Ashdown, 90; retreats to the woods, 70; youth, 87. character of: desire to in, struct, 96; friendly to the poor, 98; generous, 71, 91, 92, 94-95; interested in foreigners, 91, 92, 101, 109; a just judge, 98 ff.; kingly ideals, 101, 122; love of hunting, 88, 91, 133; love of learning, 88-89; love of poetry, 87-88, 91; reliance on council- ors, 78; religious, 91, 92, 96, 131; rewards submission, 94; severe, 99. literary work of: assistants in, 85 n., 92, 93; Encheiridion, 95-96; father of English prose, 85 n.; mentioned by DEGREESElfric, 153; nature of, 85re., 102-103; translation, method of, 85 n., 101 n., 103, 108 n., 116 n., 117, 132; works on, 86 n. See also Augustine, Boethius, Gregory, Orosius. All Saints, 161. almsgiving, 39, 41, 59, 63, 195, 241. ambition, despised by Christ, 105. Ambrose, St., 263 n.; quoted, 253 n., 255...
