 | william harrison ainsworth - 1856 - 524 pages
...hidden from us, a change from era to era. The paths trodden by the footsteps of ages were broken up, old things were passing away, and the faith and the...the old world were passing away, never to return. A new continent had risen up beyond the western sea. The floor of heaven, inlaid with stars, had sunk... | |
 | James Anthony Froude - Great Britain - 1856 - 488 pages
...hidden from us, a change from era to era. The paths trodden by the footsteps of ages were broken up ; old things were passing away, and the faith and the...forms, desires, beliefs, convictions of the old world wae passing away, never to return. A new continent had risen up beyond the western sea. The floor of... | |
 | 1856 - 390 pages
...hidden from us. a chango from era to era. The paths trodden by the footsteps of ages were broken up; old things were passing away, and the faith and the life of tea cen tunes were dissolving like a dream. Chivalry was dying; the abbey and the eastle were soon... | |
 | American periodicals - 1857 - 592 pages
...Century," Mr. Froude eloquently says : " The paths trodden by the footsteps of ages were broken up; old things were passing away, and the faith and the life of ten centuries were dissolved like a dream. Chivalry was dying; the abbey and the castle were soon together to crumble... | |
 | William Sidney Gibson - English essays - 1858 - 332 pages
...Century," Mr. Froude eloquently says: " The paths trodden by the footsteps of ages were broken up; old things were passing away, and the faith and the...of the old world were passing away never to return Only among the aisles of the cathedrals, only as we gaze upon their silent figures on their tombs,... | |
 | 1858 - 878 pages
...the footsteps of ages were broken up ; old things were passing away, and the faith and the life often centuries were dissolving like a dream. Chivalry was...the old world were passing away, never to return. A new continent had risen up beyond the western sea. The floor of heaven, inlaid with stars, had sunk... | |
 | James Anthony Froude - Great Britain - 1858 - 506 pages
...hidden from us, a change from era to era. The paths trodden by the footsteps of ages were broken up ; old things were passing away, and the faith and the life of ten centuries were dissolvtng like a dream. Chivalry was dying; the abbey and the castle were soon together to crumble... | |
 | American periodicals - 1861 - 606 pages
...that it was .an era of transition. " The paths trodden by the footsteps of past ages were broken up ; old things were passing away, and the faith and the...life of ten centuries were dissolving like a dream:" It was natural, too, that at such a period men should exhibit the strongest conservatism in those minor... | |
 | James Anthony Froude - Great Britain - 1862 - 516 pages
...hidden from us, a change from era to era. The paths trodden by the footsteps of ages were broken up; old things were passing away, and the faith and the...the old world were passing away, never to return. A new continent had risen up beyond the western sea. The floor of heaven, inlaid with stars, had sunk... | |
 | James Anthony Froude - Great Britain - 1862 - 514 pages
...hidden from us, a change from era to era. The paths trodden by the footsteps of ages were broken up ; old things were passing away, and the faith and the...the old world were passing away, never to return. A new continent had risen up beyond the western sea. The floor of heaven, inlaid with stars, had sunk... | |
| |
The paths trodden by the footsteps of ages were broken up : old things were passing away, and the faith and the life of ten centuries were dissolving like a dream. Chivalry was dying ; the abbey and the castle were soon together to crumble into ruins... 
