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... influence of those men of the eighteenth century who , in their several capacities , contributed to bring about the crowning event which was accomplished at the end of it . ' The apostles of the doctrine of calm inquiry intro- duced in ...
... influence of those men of the eighteenth century who , in their several capacities , contributed to bring about the crowning event which was accomplished at the end of it . ' The apostles of the doctrine of calm inquiry intro- duced in ...
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... influences , had no doubt their effect in urging a high - minded , but self - willed , youth in the opposite direction . For there was no tincture of irreligion in Joseph's religious liberalism . Averse from what he considered idle ...
... influences , had no doubt their effect in urging a high - minded , but self - willed , youth in the opposite direction . For there was no tincture of irreligion in Joseph's religious liberalism . Averse from what he considered idle ...
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... influence of the clergy , and of the Court under Maria Theresa , was directed to the gradual breaking down of these rights , and towards the ' reconciliation ' of these sectaries to the dominant church , through that kind of persecution ...
... influence of the clergy , and of the Court under Maria Theresa , was directed to the gradual breaking down of these rights , and towards the ' reconciliation ' of these sectaries to the dominant church , through that kind of persecution ...
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... influence of the re- presentations of Migazzi and his party that Pius VI . deter- mined on his memorable journey to Vienna in 1782 . It was in truth a memorable journey , and we of the third generation after it are now , for the first ...
... influence of the re- presentations of Migazzi and his party that Pius VI . deter- mined on his memorable journey to Vienna in 1782 . It was in truth a memorable journey , and we of the third generation after it are now , for the first ...
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... influence of the ulemas and fakirs-- 6 Joseph is said , on this occasion ( but on no very clear authority ) to have consulted with the most ' advanced ' heads of the time as to the feasi- bility of breaking altogether with the See of ...
... influence of the ulemas and fakirs-- 6 Joseph is said , on this occasion ( but on no very clear authority ) to have consulted with the most ' advanced ' heads of the time as to the feasi- bility of breaking altogether with the See of ...
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Page 100 - The pamphlet proves what I have always maintained, that any fool may write a most valuable book by chance, if he will only tell us what he heard and saw with veracity.
Page 188 - And you, my midnight darlings, my Folios ! must I part with the intense delight of having you (huge armfuls) in my embraces ? Must knowledge come to me, if it come at all, by some awkward experiment of intuition, and no longer by this familiar process of reading ? Shall I enjoy friendships there wanting the smiling indications which point me to them here, — the recognisable face the "sweet assurance of a look?