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The glories of our birth and state Are shadows, not substantial things. James Shirley		Saturday Apr 26, 2025
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	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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