 She had given a too easy admission to doctrines borrowed from the ancient schools, and to rites borrowed from the ancient temples. Roman policy and Gothic ignorance, Grecian ingenuity and Syrian asceticism, had contributed to deprave her. Yet she retained...  The New Monthly Belle Assemblée - Page 881849Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1849 - 550 pages
...Gothic ignorance, Grecian ingenuity and Syrian asceticism, had contributed to deprave her. Yet she retained enough of the sublime theology and benevolent...the civil magistrate would, in our time, be a great evil. But that which in an age of good government is an evil, may, in an age of grossly bad government,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1849 - 470 pages
...Gothic ignorance, Grecian ingenuity and Syrian asceticism, had contributed to deprave her. Yet she retained enough of the sublime theology and benevolent...the civil magistrate would, in our time, be a great evil. But that which in an age of good government is an evil may, in an age of grossly bad government,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1849 - 664 pages
...Gothic ignorance, Grecian ingenuity and Syrian asceticism, had contributed to deprave her. Yet she retained enough of the sublime theology and benevolent...blemishes, were, in the seventh century, and long afterward, among her chief merits. That the sacerdotal order should encroach on the functions of the... | |
 | 1849 - 638 pages
...and Gothic ignorance, Grecian ingenuity and Syrian asceticism had contributed to deprave her. Yet she retained enough of the sublime theology and benevolent...also which at a later period were justly regarded аз among her chief blemishes, were in the seventh century, and long afterwards, among her chief merits.... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1849 - 664 pages
...were justly regarded as among her chief blemishes, were, in the seventh century, and long afterward. among her chief merits. That the sacerdotal order...functions of the civil magistrate would, in our time, be a grout evil. But that which in an age of good government is an evil, may, in an age of grossly bad government,... | |
 | 1849 - 858 pages
...to deprave her. \et she retained enough of the sublime theology and benevolent morality of her early days to elevate many intellects and to purify many...which, at a later period were justly regarded as among herchief blemishes, were in the seventh century, and long afterwards, among her chief merits. That... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1850 - 552 pages
...Gothic ignorance, Grecian ingenuity and Syrian asceticism, had contributed to deprave her. Yet she retained enough of the sublime theology and benevolent...the civil magistrate would, in our time, be a great evil. But that which in an age of good government is an evil may, in an age of grossly bad government,... | |
 | American Institute of Instruction - 1850 - 256 pages
...though " corrupted by Roman policy and Gothic ignorance, Grecian ingenuity and Syrian asceticism, still retained enough of the sublime theology and benevolent...of her earlier days to elevate many intellects and purify many hearts." In the fulness of time, when the Teutonic mind had been prepared, by its previous... | |
 | William Lindsay Alexander - 1799 - 208 pages
...Gothic ignorance, Grecian ingenuity and Syrian asceticism, had contributed to deprave her. Yet she retained enough of the sublime theology and benevolent...elevate many intellects and to purify many hearts."* From that time to the present, her influence has been such that no one can hesitate to pronounce her... | |
 | Johannes Heinrich August Ebrard - 1853 - 688 pages
...unb tief »егаЬ[феи1 ingenuity and Syrian asceticism, had contributed to deprave her. Yet she retained enough of the sublime theology and benevolent...later period were justly regarded as among her chief blamishes , were in the seventh century and long afterwards among her chief merits. That the sacerdotal... | |
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