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Goth , Saxon , Frank , Burgundian , Sclavon , Hun , Avar , rushed on in wild
confusion ; the foremost in advance impelled onward by the ever - increasing
pressure in the rear . In the storm and fury of these barbaric inroads , the whole
fabric of ...
Goth , Saxon , Frank , Burgundian , Sclavon , Hun , Avar , rushed on in wild
confusion ; the foremost in advance impelled onward by the ever - increasing
pressure in the rear . In the storm and fury of these barbaric inroads , the whole
fabric of ...
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Yet poor and , as far as practical utility went , of little worth as this learning was , it
was a mighty advance upon the utter ignorance of the preceding generations .
Mental activity , however ill directed , and though barren of immediate results , is
...
Yet poor and , as far as practical utility went , of little worth as this learning was , it
was a mighty advance upon the utter ignorance of the preceding generations .
Mental activity , however ill directed , and though barren of immediate results , is
...
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... and this especially in the conquered districts . The reason for this preference
was twofold . First , because the clergy , though ignorant in comparison with the
attainments of our age , were yet very far in advance of the laity of their own day .
... and this especially in the conquered districts . The reason for this preference
was twofold . First , because the clergy , though ignorant in comparison with the
attainments of our age , were yet very far in advance of the laity of their own day .
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... of the much greater advance which England had made , that Alcuin repeatedly
requested permission to visit his native country , and procure thence copies of the
treatises which he stood in most need of . to the correction and multiplication of ...
... of the much greater advance which England had made , that Alcuin repeatedly
requested permission to visit his native country , and procure thence copies of the
treatises which he stood in most need of . to the correction and multiplication of ...
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... and had organized feudal institutions . It would be altogether out of place here
to discuss the nature or the merits of feudalism , beyond the remark , that it was a
step in advance - a step necessary to be taken in the passage of Europe from ...
... and had organized feudal institutions . It would be altogether out of place here
to discuss the nature or the merits of feudalism , beyond the remark , that it was a
step in advance - a step necessary to be taken in the passage of Europe from ...
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Page 103 - Thus saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him ; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the twoleaved gates ; and the gates shall not be shut...
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Page 132 - Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed: feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind ; neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.
Page 107 - ... of Virgil, and another in meditating the Analytics of Aristotle, in which he who had a genius for art might illuminate a martyrology or carve a crucifix, and in which he who had a turn for natural philosophy might make experiments on the properties of plants and minerals.
Page 90 - O let them not bring about their damned designs, that stand now at the entrance of the bottomless pit, expecting the watchword to open and let out those dreadful locusts and scorpions ; to re-involve us in that pitchy cloud of infernal darkness, where we shall never more see the sun of thy trutli again — never hope for the cheerful dawn — never more hear the bird of morning sing.
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Page 109 - He did not see why true believers, having the promise of the life that now is, as well as that which is to come...
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Page 107 - Whatever reproach may, at a later period, have been justly thrown on the indolence and luxury of religious orders, it was surely good that, in an age of ignorance and violence, there should be quiet cloisters and gardens, in which the arts of peace could be safely cultivated, in which gentle and contemplative natures could find an asylum, in which one brother could employ himself in transcribing the...
Bibliographic information
| Title | Life and times of Charlemagne Monthly series |
| Contributor | Religious Tract Society (Great Britain) |
| Publisher | Religious Tract Society, 1799 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 21 Jun 2006 |
| Length | 192 pages |
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