William of Malmesbury's Chronicle of the Kings of England: From the Earliest Period to the Reign of King Stephen |
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Page 279 - In fine, the English at that time, wore short garments reaching to the mid-knee ; i they had their hair cropped ; their beards shaven ; their arms , laden with golden bracelets ; their skin adorned with punctured designs. They were accustomed to eat till they became surfeited, and to drink till they were sick. These latter qualities they imparted to their conquerors ; as to the , rest, they adopted their manners.
Page 362 - The sufferings of the present time are not worthy to be compared to the glory which shall be revealed in us.
Page 277 - ... as being the righteous side, called for his arms ; and presently when, through the hurry of his attendants, he had put on his hauberk the hind part before, he corrected the mistake with a laugh, saying: " My dukedom shall be turned into a kingdom.
Page 47 - And God is able to make all grace abound toward you ; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work : 9 As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor : his righteousness remaineth for ever.
Page 337 - Men of the meanest condition or guilty of whatever crime, were listened to, if they could suggest anything likely to be advantageous to the king ; the halter was loosened from the robber's neck, if he could promise any emolument to the sovereign. All military discipline being relaxed...
Page 374 - Lycus, formed by the conflux of two little streams, pours into the harbour a perpetual supply of fresh water, which serves to cleanse the bottom and to invite the periodical shoals of fish to seek their retreat in that convenient recess.
Page 364 - This ardent love not only inspired the continental provinces, but even all who had heard the name of Christ, whether in the most distant islands, or savage countries. The Welshman left his hunting ; the Scot his fellowship with lice ;* the Dane his drinking party ; the Norwegian his raw fish.
Page 128 - The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few,' they elected and appointed one bishop to every province of the Gevisi, and that district which two formerly possessed they divided into five. The council being dissolved, the archbishop went to Rome with splendid presents ; appeased the Pope with much humility, and related the king's ordinance, which gave the pontiff great satisfaction. Returning home, in one day he ordained, in the city of Canterbury, seven Bishops to seven churches...
Page 201 - I have vowed to God Himself henceforward to reform my life in all things, and justly and piously to govern the kingdoms and the people subject to me, and to maintain equal justice in all things ; and have determined, through God's assistance, to rectify anything hitherto unjustly done, either through the intemperance of my youth, or through negligence; therefore I call to witness and command my counsellors, to whom I have entrusted the counsels of the kingdom, that they by no means, either through...
Page 11 - It is of this Arthur that the Britons fondly tell so many fables, even to the present day ; a man worthy to be celebrated, not by idle fictions, but by authentic history.