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Alfred 8
He was not able to satisfy his desire for what he most wanted, namely, [a knowledge of] the liberal arts.
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He was not able to satisfy his desire for what he most wanted, namely, [a knowledge of] the liberal arts.
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... quod maxime desiderabat, liberalem scilicet artem, desiderio suo non suppetebat....
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Alfred 8
(the Great, king of the Anglo-Saxons, 871-899)
He was not able to satisfy his desire for what he most wanted, namely, [a knowledge of] the liberal arts.
He was not able to satisfy his desire for what he most wanted, namely, [a knowledge of] the liberal arts.