The Catholic Historical Review, Volume 2; Volume 8

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Catholic University of America Press, 1923 - Electronic journals
 

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Page 196 - But let its humbled sons, instead, From sea to lake, A long lament, as for the dead, In sadness make. Of all we loved and honored, naught Save power remains, — A fallen angel's pride of thought, Still strong in chains. All else is gone : from those great eyes The soul has fled : When faith is lost, when honor dies, The man is dead!
Page 196 - So fallen ! so lost ! the light withdrawn Which once he wore ! The glory from his gray hairs gone Forevermore ! Revile him not — the Tempter hath A snare for all ; And pitying tears, not scorn and wrath, Befit his fall...
Page 472 - In his palace at Madrid he had the pleasure of being assiduously courted by the ambassador of George the Second , and of bidding defiance in high terms to the ambassador of George the...
Page 472 - Scattered over all Europe were to be found brave Irish generals, dexterous Irish diplomatists, Irish Counts, Irish Barons, Irish Knights of Saint Lewis and of Saint Leopold, of the White Eagle and of the Golden Fleece, who, if they had remained in the house of bondage, could not have been ensigns of marching regiments or freemen of petty corporations.
Page 284 - Christ, shall at any time be any way molested, punished, disquieted, or called in question for any difference of opinion or matter of religious concernment, who do not actually disturb the civil peace of the province ; but that all and every such person or persons may, from time to time, and at all times, freely have and fully enjoy his or their judgments or consciences, in matters of religion, throughout all the province — they behaving themselves peaceably and quietly, and not using this liberty...
Page 238 - It is not for you to know the times or moments, which the Father hath put in His own power : but you shall receive the power of the Holy Ghost coming upon you, and you shall be witnesses unto Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and even to the uttermost part of the earth.
Page 47 - Fama Gerberti per Gallias et Italiam diffusa. Fervebat studiis, numerusque discipulorum in dies accrescebat. Nomen etiam tanti doctoris ferebatur non solum per Gallias sed etiam per Germaniae populos dilatabatur. Transiitque per Alpes, ac diffunditur in Italiàm, usque Thirrenum et Adriaticum.
Page 360 - Secondly, however, we may say, these Historical Novels have taught all men this truth, which looks like a truism, and yet was as good as unknown to writers of history and others, till so taught: that the bygone ages of the world were actually filled by living men, not by protocols, statepapers, controversies and abstractions of men.
Page 329 - Let no man do aught of things pertaining to the Church apart from the bishop. Let that be held a valid eucharist...
Page 528 - Christ did, indeed, occupy a place in their theology, but in spirit they may almost be considered as Jews and not Christians. Their God was the God of the Old Testament...

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