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It is of eloquence as of a flame; it requires matter to feed it, motion to excite it, and it brightens as it burns. Publius Cornelius Tacitus		Monday Mar 31, 2025
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About Alfred the Great

	Alfred the Great
	(849-899) Son of King Aethelwulf, King of the West Saxons, turned back the invading Danes.

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He promoted the education of the parish clergy and wrote: He seems to me a very foolish man, and very wretched, who will not increase his understanding while he is in the world, and ever wish and long to reach that endless life where all shall be made clear.

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