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Then, in a sudden burst of inspiration, I described the Cordilleras to her that world-long, stupendous chain; its sea of Titicaca, and wintry, desolate Paramo, where lie the ruins of Tiahuanaco, older than Thebes. I mentioned its principal cities those small inflamed or festering pimples that attract much attention from appearing on such a body.
Here Athelstane king, Of earls the lord, To warriors the ring-giver Glory world-long Had won in the strife, By edge of the sword, At Brunanburgh. And Ella who had stood by his father's side in that dread field where Danes, Scots, and Welshmen fled before the English sword listened with enthusiasm, till he thought of his brother Oswald, when tears, unobserved, rolled down his cheeks.
Such is the case with the writer of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, from whom the following verses are abridged. They have been already partially quoted in the text. Here Athelstane king, Of earls the lord, To warriors the ring-giver, Glory world-long Had won in the strife, By edge of the sword, At Brunanburgh. The offspring of Edward, The departed king, Cleaving the shields. Struck down the brave.
So, in the first round of the world-long battle between the persecutors and the persecuted, the victory is all on the side of the latter. So it has been ever since, though often the victors have died in the conflict. 'The Church is an anvil which has worn out many hammers, and the story of the first collision is, in essentials, the story of all.
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