sentences:  He quotes from Gregory the Great's "Regula Pastoralis", a work he and Alfred subsequently collaborated in translating, and from Augustine of Hippo's "Enchiridion".About half of the "Life" is little more than a translation of part of the "Anglo-Saxon Chronicle" for the years 851–887, though Asser adds personal opinions and interpolates information about Alfred's life.Asser also adds material relating to the years after 887 and general opinions about Alfred's character and reign.