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... Whilst all Europe felt the fury of the storm , Germany and France were its focus and centre It was there that the conflicting torrents met , and that the devastation and ruin were com- plete . It was there , too , that the work of ...
... Whilst all Europe felt the fury of the storm , Germany and France were its focus and centre It was there that the conflicting torrents met , and that the devastation and ruin were com- plete . It was there , too , that the work of ...
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... Whilst sleeping he was killed by assassins sent by his son for that purpose . But by the judgment of God , he fell into the grave he had dug for his father . He sent to king Clovis to announce what had happened . Clovis sent back this ...
... Whilst sleeping he was killed by assassins sent by his son for that purpose . But by the judgment of God , he fell into the grave he had dug for his father . He sent to king Clovis to announce what had happened . Clovis sent back this ...
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... whilst the spiritual results of these alleged national conversions were thus unsatis- factory , the indirect and secondary effects flowing from them were to some considerable extent beneficial . It was no slight advantage , though a ...
... whilst the spiritual results of these alleged national conversions were thus unsatis- factory , the indirect and secondary effects flowing from them were to some considerable extent beneficial . It was no slight advantage , though a ...
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... Carolus Magnus - Charles the Great ; whilst all succeeding ages have identified greatness with his name he is known to us , not as Charles , but as Charle- magne . To fill up this outline with a sketch of his OF CHARLEMAGNE . 27.
... Carolus Magnus - Charles the Great ; whilst all succeeding ages have identified greatness with his name he is known to us , not as Charles , but as Charle- magne . To fill up this outline with a sketch of his OF CHARLEMAGNE . 27.
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... Whilst the Saxons were thus to be feared from their fierce spirit , as indicated and con- firmed by their religious creed , they were yet more to be dreaded from the military strength of their confederation . This arose from two causes ...
... Whilst the Saxons were thus to be feared from their fierce spirit , as indicated and con- firmed by their religious creed , they were yet more to be dreaded from the military strength of their confederation . This arose from two causes ...
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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...
Page 9 - And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held : and they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth...
Page 192 - Come forth out of thy royal chambers, O Prince of all the kings of the earth ! put on the visible robes of thy imperial majesty, take up that unlimited sceptre which thy almighty Father hath bequeathed thee ; for now the voice of thy bride calls thee, and all creatures sigh to be renewed.
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.
Page 131 - Ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for our sakes he became poor, that we through his poverty might be rich.
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...
Page 192 - But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever; a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom...
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...