Lectures on the Philosophy of Modern History: Delivered in the University of Dublin, Volume 4Graisberry & Campbell, 1820 - Europe |
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Page 53 - Wickliffe ; but this must be understood of the writings and opinions of that great man in relation to the papal hierarchy, the despotism of the court of Rome, and the corruption of the clergy ; for, in other respects, it is certain that he adhered to the most superstitious doctrines of the church, as appears by two sermons he had prepared for the council of Constance.
Page 565 - I found in the library of the convent, a book entitled, 'The Sermons of John Huss.' I was anxious to know the doctrines of that arch-heretic. My astonishment in the reading of them was incredible. What, thought I, could move the council to burn so great a man, so able and judicious an expositor of Scripture!
Page 505 - Hoc qui existimat fieri potuisse, non intelligo, cur non idem putet, si innumerabiles unius et viginti formae literarum vel aureae, vel quales libet,* aliquo conjiciantur, posse ex his in terram excussis annales Ennii, ut deinceps legi possint, effici ; quod nescio an ne in uno quidem versu possit tantum valere fortuna.
Page 382 - It is to the discovery of the passage to India, by the cape of Good Hope, and to the vigour and success with which the Portuguese prosecuted their conquests and established their dominion there, that Europe has been indebted for its preservation from the most illiberal and humiliating servitude that ever oppressed polished nations.
Page 120 - Catharine of Aragon, Queen of England, the first wife of Henry VIII. , and fourth daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella, king and queen of Castile and Aragon, was born December 1485.
Page 128 - By bold ambition led, and bolder thirst Of gold. For then from ancient gloom emerged The rising world of trade : the genius, then, Of navigation, that, in hopeless sloth, Had slumbered on the vast Atlantic deep, For idle ages, starting, heard at last The Lusitanian prince ; who, Heaven-inspired, To love of useful glory roused mankind, And in unbounded commerce mixed the world.
Page 54 - ... country. Being frequently seen by the king with folded arms, and absorbed in thought, Wenceslaus demanded the cause of his unusual gloom. He replied, " What Bohemian can be otherwise than deeply affected, when his country is insulted by the infamous execution of Huss and Jerome?" The king carelessly shook his head, and answered, " What can we do to repair this injury? if thou canst devise any means, go and avenge thy countrymen ; thou hast our free permission.
Page 566 - I had a great curiosity to know what doctrines that arch-heretic had propagated. My astonishment at the reading of them was incredible. I could not comprehend for what cause they burnt so great a man, who explained the Scriptures with so much gravity and skill.
Page 348 - The arms of the Turks undoubtedly pressed the flight of the Muses; yet we may tremble at the thought, that Greece might have been overwhelmed, with her schools and libraries, before Europe had emerged from the deluge of barbarism ; that the seeds of science might have been scattered by the winds, before the Italian soil was prepared for their cultivation.