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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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THE SECOND VOLUME.

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CHAP. II.

ALFRED's Translation of BOETIUS's Consolations of Philo-

sophy. ALFRED considered as a Moral Essayist. — His

Thoughts, Tales, and Dialogues on various Subjects.

His Translation of Boetius

Considered as a moral Essayist

His feeling of connubial felicity

His story of Orpheus and Eurydice

His thoughts on wealth and liberality

a good name

On the value of jewels

On the advantage of the rich

On the intrinsic advantages of worldly goods

On power

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CHAP. III.

ALFRED'S Geographical, Historical, Astronomical,

Botanical, and other Knowlege.

His translation of Orosius

His geographical knowlege

Alfred's Notitia of Germany

Ohthere's voyage

Wulfstan's voyage

Alfred's historical knowlege

His translation of Bede

His astronomy

His botanical knowlege

His translation of Gregory's Pastorals

Werefrith's dialogues of Gregory

Alfred's selections from St. Austin

His Psalter

His Bible

His Æsop

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His taste in the arts

Architecture

Ship-building

Workmanship in gold

His hunting, falconry, hawking, and coursing

CHAP. IV.

ALFRED'S Poetical Compositions.

From Boetius on serenity of mind

On the natural equality of mankind

On tyrants

On covetousness

On self-government

On the excursiveness of mind

His picture of futurity

His address to the Deity

CHAP. V.

ALFRED'S Moral Character.

His education of his children

His arrangement of officers

His management of his time

His piety

Extracts from his translation of St. Austin's

Meditations

Character of St. Neot

Alfred surnamed the Truth-teller

CHAP. VI.

ALFRED'S Public Conduct.

His efforts to improve his countrymen

His embassy to India

His laws

His police

His administration of justice

His illness and death

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Antiquity of Oxford and Cambridge

Essay on the Christians in India in the time of

Alfred

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Bretagne

Armorica

513. Britons emigrate to Armorica

Armorican Cornwall

Britons fly to Athelstan

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APPENDIX TO THE REIGN OF ATHELSTAN.

BOOK VI. CHAP. II.

Sketch of the Ancient History of BRETAGNE, and

ATHELSTAN'S Reception of its Chiefs.

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