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The golden days of the early English church from the arrival of Theodore to the death of Bede . red from ^ Ceoljrid^^ the word ^^abbas doingduty for both names, while the words ^corpus Petri inthe first line had been changed to Coe7iobium St. SahatorisThis was a clear proof that the original dedication hadbeen made by Abbot Ceolfrid. He further suggested thatthe word Longobardorum had been substituted for that ofBriton. Bishop Forest Browne pointed out the objections tothis last suggestion, namely, that the line as corrected did notscan, and, secondly, that it was virtually impossible for aNor
The golden days of the early English church from the arrival of Theodore to the death of Bede . red from ^ Ceoljrid^^ the word ^^abbas doingduty for both names, while the words ^corpus Petri inthe first line had been changed to Coe7iobium St. SahatorisThis was a clear proof that the original dedication hadbeen made by Abbot Ceolfrid. He further suggested thatthe word Longobardorum had been substituted for that ofBriton. Bishop Forest Browne pointed out the objections tothis last suggestion, namely, that the line as corrected did notscan, and, secondly, that it was virtually impossible for aNorthumbrian in the eighth century to speak of himself as aBriton. In his opinion the second word should be Anglorum aview afterwards shown to be correct.—London Guardian^ March 2,1887. Soon after. Dr. Hort, writing in the Academy of 26th February1887, was further able to show that in the anonymous Life ofCeolfrid already cited, the publication of which by Stevenson in1841 had apparently been overlooked abroad, there occur ^ Plummer, i. 385 and 402. ^ Anon. Life of Ceolfrid^ ib, 400 and
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