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In order to render to the above and similar decrees effective , it was ordered that “
schools should be established for the purpose of giving instruction in general
learning , but most especially in the exposition of the Scriptures ; that thus a ...
In order to render to the above and similar decrees effective , it was ordered that “
schools should be established for the purpose of giving instruction in general
learning , but most especially in the exposition of the Scriptures ; that thus a ...
Page 102
Though in the system which he established we may trace the germs of our
modern representative institutions , yet it was an absolute autocracy , a paternal
despotism . Capitulary de Villis . L * That it should be so was necessary under the
...
Though in the system which he established we may trace the germs of our
modern representative institutions , yet it was an absolute autocracy , a paternal
despotism . Capitulary de Villis . L * That it should be so was necessary under the
...
Page 159
... his dominions , and established two singing schools , the one at Soissons the
other at Metz , where it was taught . The attention of Charlemagne was directed to
architecture as well as to music , by the mani66 fest superiority of that in Italy to ...
... his dominions , and established two singing schools , the one at Soissons the
other at Metz , where it was taught . The attention of Charlemagne was directed to
architecture as well as to music , by the mani66 fest superiority of that in Italy to ...
Page 163
With the Sclavons , who peopled the coasts of the Baltic , he established a trade
in furs and slaves ; and with the Greeks in works of art , the precious metals , and
articles of luxury . He even sent ambassadors to the distant court of Persia .
With the Sclavons , who peopled the coasts of the Baltic , he established a trade
in furs and slaves ; and with the Greeks in works of art , the precious metals , and
articles of luxury . He even sent ambassadors to the distant court of Persia .
Page 191
It is not granted to mortal man to establish an universal monarchy . After an
interval of a thousand years , on the same scene , Napoleon , in his towering
ambition , aspired to this height . He aimed to become the Charlemagne of the
nineteenth ...
It is not granted to mortal man to establish an universal monarchy . After an
interval of a thousand years , on the same scene , Napoleon , in his towering
ambition , aspired to this height . He aimed to become the Charlemagne of the
nineteenth ...
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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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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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