 | William Robertson - Europe - 1769 - 442 pages
...the Great in England, endeavoured to difpel this darknefs, and- gave their fubjects a (hort glimpfe of light and knowledge. But the ignorance of the age was too powerful for their efforts and inftitutions. The darknefa returned, and fettled aver Europe more thick and heavy than formerly. As... | |
 | William Robertson - 1777 - 530 pages
...Alfred the Great in England, endeavoured to difpel this darknefs, and gave their fubjefts a more glimpfe of light and knowledge. But the ignorance of the age was too powerful for their efforts and inftitutions. The darknefs returned, and fettled over Europe more thick and heavy than formerly. As... | |
 | John Adams - World history - 1795 - 480 pages
...fame century, endeavoured to difpel this darknefs, and give their fubjei.ts a fhort glimpfe of light. But the ignorance of the age was too powerful for their efforts and iaftitutions. The darknefs returned and even encreafed; fo that a ftill greater degree of ignorance... | |
 | William Guthrie, John Knox - Geography - 1801 - 1204 pages
...century, — endeavoured to difpel this darknel's, and give their fubjecb a ihort glimpf« of light. But the ignorance of the age was too powerful for their efforts and inftitutions. The darknefs returned, and even increafed ; fo that a ftill greater degree of ignorance... | |
 | William Robertson - Europe - 1804 - 378 pages
...consecrated ; or so absurd as to be a disgrace to reason and humanity' [M]. Charlemagne in France, and Alfred the Great in England, endeavoured to dispel this darkness,...the ignorance of the age was too powerful for their ef[K] NOTE X. [L] NOTE XI. [M] NOTE XII. S EC T. forts and institutions. The darkness returned, and... | |
 | William Robertson - Europe - 1809 - 516 pages
...consecrated ; or so absurd as to be a disgrace to reason and humanity [M]. Charlemagne in France, and Alfred the Great in England, endeavoured to dispel this darkness,...than before. As the inhabitants of Europe, during thesecen-i*p°nthe turies, were strangers to the arts which embellish a polished age, they were destitute... | |
 | Ignatius Thomson - Chronology - 1810 - 220 pages
...endeavored to di/'pel this darknefs, and give their fubjefts a fhort glimpfe of light. ••• V221. But the ignorance of the age was too powerful for their efforts and institutions. The darknefs returned, and even increafed ; fo that a ftill greater degree of ignorance and barbarifm prevailed... | |
 | William Robertson - 1812 - 526 pages
...the Great in England, endeavoured to difpel this darknefs, and gave their fubjects a fhort glimpfe of light and knowledge. But the ignorance of the age was too powerful for their efforts and inftitutions. . The darknefs returned, and fettled over Europe more thick and heavy than before. As... | |
 | William Robertson - America - 1813 - 598 pages
...consecrated ; or so absurd as to be a disgrace to reason and humanity*. Charlemagne in France, and Alfred the Great in England, endeavoured to dispel this darkness,...the inhabitants of Europe, during these centuries, Upon the were strangers to the arts which embellish a polished age, ^d they were destitute of the virtues... | |
 | William Robertson - 1813 - 602 pages
...consecrated ; or so absurd as to be a disgrace to reason and humanity.* Charlemagne in France, and Alfred the Great in England, endeavoured to dispel this darkness,...their efforts and institutions. The darkness returned, aud settled over Europe more thick and heavy than before. As the inhabitants of Europe, during these... | |
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Charlemagne in France, and Alfred the Great in England, endeavoured to dispel this darkness, and gave their subjects a short glimpse of light and knowledge. But the ignorance of the age was too powerful for their efforts and institutions. The darkness... 
