 Alfred was the noblest as he was the most complete embodiment of all that is great, all that is lovable, in the English temper. He combined as no other man has ever combined its practical energy, its patient and enduring force, its profound sense of duty,...  History of the English People - Página 75por John Richard Green - 1885Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | John Richard Green - 1877 - 630 páginas
...attitude of attack the Northmen were thrown back on an attitude of defence. The whole reign of Alfred was a preparation for a fresh struggle that was to...had won. What really gave England heart for such a straggle -Alfred. was the courage and energy of the King himself. Alfred was the noblest as he was... | |
 | Philip Schaff - 1885 - 826 páginas
...he spells the name) : "Aelfred stands in the forefront of his race, for he is the noblest as he is the most complete embodiment of all that is great, all that is lovable in the English temper, of its practical energy, its patient and enduring force, of the reserve... | |
 | A. A. Benton - 1883 - 824 páginas
...enlightened emperor. In Alfred the Great Christianized England produced the perfect king. " Alfred wag the noblest, as he was the most complete embodiment...that is great, all that is loveable in the English temper1' (Green's English People). The lir-t in the line of ecclesiastical statesmen who have played... | |
 | John Richard Green - 1883 - 700 páginas
...memory among Englishmen. He stands indeed in the forefront of his race, for he is the noblest as he is the most complete embodiment of all that is great, all that is loveable in the English temper, of its practical energy, its patient and enduring force, of the reserve and self-control that give... | |
 | 1901 - 750 páginas
...have quoted the judgment of Sir Walter Besant. Says Mr. Green in his History of the English People: "Alfred was the noblest as he was the most complete embodiment of all that is great, all that is lovable, in the English temper. He combined as no other man has ever combined its practical energy,... | |
 | 1884 - 626 páginas
...among Englishmen. He stand?, indeed, in the forefront of his race, for he is the noblest, as he is the most complete, embodiment of all that is great, all that is loveable in the English temper, — of its practical energy, its patient and enduring force, of the reserve and self-control that give... | |
 | John Richard Green - 1884 - 672 páginas
...memory among Englishmen. He stands, indeed, in the forefront of his race, for he is the noblest as he is the most complete embodiment of all that is great, all that is lovable in the English temper, of its practical energy, its patient and enduring force, of the reserve... | |
 | 1884 - 616 páginas
...memory among Englishmen. He" stands indeed in the fore-front of his race, for he is the noblest as he is the most complete embodiment of all that is great, all that is lovable in the English temper, of its practical energy, its patient and enduring force, of the reserve... | |
 | 1884 - 628 páginas
...memory among Englishmen. He' stands indeed in the fore-front of his race, for he is the noblest as he is the most complete embodiment of all that is great, all that is lovable in the English temper, of its practical energy, its patient and enduring force, of the reserve... | |
 | Hundred greatest men - 1885 - 530 páginas
...people's hero. Even in the history written in our own day, we read such panegyries as the following : ' What really gave England heart for such a struggle...complete embodiment of all that is great, all that is lovable in tho English temper. He combined, as no other man has ever combined, its practical energy,... | |
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