The history of the decline and fall of the Roman empire, with notes by Milman and Guizot. Ed. by W. Smith, Volum 31854 |
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... See the Antiquitates Christianæ , tom . ii . p . 232 - a work pub- lished with six approbations at Rome , in the year 1751 , by Father Mamachi , a learned Dominican . enforce them with safety and with effect . During the.
... See the Antiquitates Christianæ , tom . ii . p . 232 - a work pub- lished with six approbations at Rome , in the year 1751 , by Father Mamachi , a learned Dominican . enforce them with safety and with effect . During the.
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... father Constantius . But the devotion of Constantine was more peculiarly directed to the genius of the Sun , the Apollo of Greek and Roman mythology ; and he was pleased to be represented with the symbols of the God of Light and Poetry ...
... father Constantius . But the devotion of Constantine was more peculiarly directed to the genius of the Sun , the Apollo of Greek and Roman mythology ; and he was pleased to be represented with the symbols of the God of Light and Poetry ...
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... Father and Creator of the universe.16 Use and beauty of morality . But the counsels of princes are more frequently influenced by views of temporal advantage than by considerations of abstract and speculative truth . The partial and ...
... Father and Creator of the universe.16 Use and beauty of morality . But the counsels of princes are more frequently influenced by views of temporal advantage than by considerations of abstract and speculative truth . The partial and ...
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... father had instructed Constantine to esteem and to reward the merit of the Christians ; and in the distribution of public offices he had the advantage of strengthening his government by the choice of mi- nisters or generals in whose ...
... father had instructed Constantine to esteem and to reward the merit of the Christians ; and in the distribution of public offices he had the advantage of strengthening his government by the choice of mi- nisters or generals in whose ...
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... Fathers of the fourth and fifth centuries , who in their voluminous writings repeatedly celebrate the triumph of the church and of Constantine . As these venerable men had not any dislike to a miracle , we may suspect ( and the ...
... Fathers of the fourth and fifth centuries , who in their voluminous writings repeatedly celebrate the triumph of the church and of Constantine . As these venerable men had not any dislike to a miracle , we may suspect ( and the ...
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Side 8 - History of Latin Christianity ; including that of the Popes to the Pontificate of Nicholas V.
Side 6 - LUCKNOW : A Lady's Diary of the Siege. Written for Friends at Home, fourth Thousand. Fcap. Svo. 4s. 6d. LYELL'S (SiR CHARLES) Principles of Geology; or, the Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants considered as illustrative of Geology.
Side 354 - We authorize the followers of this doctrine to assume the title of Catholic Christians; and as we judge, that all others are extravagant madmen, we brand them with the infamous name of Heretics; and declare that their conventicles shall no longer usurp the respectable appellation of churches. Besides the condemnation of divine justice, they must expect to suffer the severe penalties, which our authority, guided by heavenly wisdom, shall think proper to inflict upon them.
Side 50 - Athanasius himself, has candidly confessed that, whenever he forced his understanding to meditate on the divinity of the Logos, his toilsome and unavailing efforts recoiled on themselves; that the more he thought, the less he comprehended; and the more he wrote, the less capable was he of expressing his thoughts.
Side 115 - So eagerly the fiend, O'er bog, or steep, through strait, rough, dense, or rare, With head, hands, wings, or feet, pursues his way, And swims, or sinks, or wades, or creeps, or flies.
Side 4 - But the devotion of Constantino was more peculiarly directed to the genius of the Sun, the Apollo of Greek and Roman mythology; and he was pleased to be represented with the symbols of the God of Light and Poetry.
Side 283 - In the second year of the reign of Valentinian and Valens, on the morning of the twenty-first day of July, the greatest part of the Roman world was shaken by a violent and destructive earthquake. The impression was communicated to the waters; the shores of the Mediterranean were left dry, by the sudden retreat of the sea...
Side 160 - Whilst Alypius, assisted by the governor of the province, urged, with vigour and diligence, the execution of the work, horrible balls of fire breaking out near the foundations, with frequent and reiterated attacks, rendered the place, from time to time, inaccessible to the scorched and blasted workmen; and the victorious element continuing in this manner obstinately and resolutely bent, as it were, to drive them to a distance, the undertaking was abandoned.
Side 11 - PENROSE'S (REV. JOHN) Faith and Practice; an Exposition of the Principles and Duties of Natural and Revealed Religion. Post Svo. 8s. 6d. - (FC) Principles of Athenian Architecture, and the Optical Refinements exhibited in the Construction of the Ancient Buildings at Athens, from a Survey. With 40 Plates. Folio.
Side 307 - A fabulous origin was assigned worthy of their form and manners — that the witches of Scythia, who, for their foul and deadly practices, had been driven from society, had copulated in the desert with infernal spirits, and that the Huns were the offspring of this execrable conjunction.