The rivers of Great Britain, descriptive, historical, pictorical; rivers of the south and west coasts . %^^ ^I^. .?W To the honour of St. Saviour and St. Peter, his patron saints, the pious heroof Athelney raised a monastery on the island, where, in their holy orisons, themonks chanted the praises of the God who had so confused the heathen b} theshores of the river that stayed its course and stagnated where the reeds and rushescaught the water-sprite, heavy with sleep, in their toils. Barely two acres inWilliam of j\Ialmesburys day, vet covered by a forest of alders of vast extent (!),the hist
The rivers of Great Britain, descriptive, historical, pictorical; rivers of the south and west coasts . %^^ ^I^. .?W To the honour of St. Saviour and St. Peter, his patron saints, the pious heroof Athelney raised a monastery on the island, where, in their holy orisons, themonks chanted the praises of the God who had so confused the heathen b} theshores of the river that stayed its course and stagnated where the reeds and rushescaught the water-sprite, heavy with sleep, in their toils. Barely two acres inWilliam of j\Ialmesburys day, vet covered by a forest of alders of vast extent (!),the historic sjjot is now known as Athelney Farm, a stone pillar telling its great 70 ETVERS OF GREAT BRITATN. [The Pahuet. storv in tliis concise iiiscriptitui : King Allrcd \]\v (.Jrcat, in tlic viar ni our LordS70, having been defeated by the Danes, Hed for refuge to the Forest of Athehiey,where he hiv concealed from his enemies for the sjjuce of a whole year. lie soonafter regained possession of his throne; and, in grateful reuienibrance ot llic pro-tection he had received untler tlu- favour of Heaven, lie er
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