The History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V.W. Whitestone, 1777 - Europe |
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... Necessary to the caufes which con- tribute to wards this improve- ment . In pointing out and explaining these causes point out and events , it is not neceffary to obferve the or- and events der of time with a chronological accuracy ; it ...
... Necessary to the caufes which con- tribute to wards this improve- ment . In pointing out and explaining these causes point out and events , it is not neceffary to obferve the or- and events der of time with a chronological accuracy ; it ...
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... necessary to under- ftand . BUT when the forms of legal proceeding were The effects fixed , when the rules of decifion were commit- of this on fociety . ted to writing , and collected into a body , law became a science , the knowledge ...
... necessary to under- ftand . BUT when the forms of legal proceeding were The effects fixed , when the rules of decifion were commit- of this on fociety . ted to writing , and collected into a body , law became a science , the knowledge ...
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... necessary to attend to its privileges , and not only to guard against any real violation of thefe , but to avoid any fufpicion of its being poffible that they might be violated . Thus a fpecies of government was established in France ...
... necessary to attend to its privileges , and not only to guard against any real violation of thefe , but to avoid any fufpicion of its being poffible that they might be violated . Thus a fpecies of government was established in France ...
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... necessary to fix those compofitions which make so great a figure in the laws of barbarous nations . The nature of crimes and offences was eftimated by the magiftrate , and the fum due to the perfon offended was af- certained with a ...
... necessary to fix those compofitions which make so great a figure in the laws of barbarous nations . The nature of crimes and offences was eftimated by the magiftrate , and the fum due to the perfon offended was af- certained with a ...
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... necessary for them to have fome intercourfe . The mutual intereft of both monafteries prompted each to find out the fituation of the other . After a long fearch , which is particularly defcribed , the discovery was made by accident ...
... necessary for them to have fome intercourfe . The mutual intereft of both monafteries prompted each to find out the fituation of the other . After a long fearch , which is particularly defcribed , the discovery was made by accident ...
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Page 199 - When the entertainment, to which that fierce conqueror admitted the Roman ambassadors, was ended, two Scythians advanced towards Attila, and recited a poem in which they celebrated his victories and military virtues. All the Huns fixed their eyes with attention on the bards. Some...
Page 22 - ... monk, who conceived the idea of leading all the forces of Christendom against the infidels, and of driving them out of the Holy Land by violence, was sufficient to give a beginning to that wild enterprise.
Page 120 - The History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V. ; with a View of the Progress of Society in Europe, from the Subversion of the Roman Empire to the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century.
Page 11 - Very faint vestiges of the Roman policy, jurisprudence, arts, or literature remained. New forms of government, new laws, new manners, new dresses, new languages, and new names of men and countries, were every where introduced.
Page 70 - The wild exploits of those romantic knights who sallied forth in quest of adventures, are well known, and have been treated with proper ridicule. The political and permanent effects of the spirit of chivalry have been less observed.
Page 68 - The same spirit of enterprise which had prompted so many gentlemen to take arms in defence of the oppressed pilgrims in Palestine, incited others to declare themselves the patrons and avengers of injured innocence at home. When the final reduction of the Holy Land under the dominion of infidels put an end to these foreign expeditions, the latter was the only employment left for the activity and courage of adventurers.
Page 70 - ... institution, which has appeared whimsical to superficial observers, but by its effects has proved of great benefit to mankind. The sentiments which chivalry inspired had a wonderful influence on manners and conduct during the twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth centuries. They were so deeply rooted, that they continued to operate after the vigour and reputation of the institution itself began to decline.
Page 240 - A young girl richly dressed, with a child in her arms, was set upon an ass superbly caparisoned. The ass was led to the altar in solemn procession. High mass was said with great pomp. The ass was taught to kneel at proper places ; a hymn no less childish than impious was sung...
Page 298 - It was a matter of doubt and dispute (saith the historian) whether the sons of a son ought to be reckoned among the children of the family, and succeed equally with their uncles, if their father happened to die while their grandfather was alive.
Page 239 - ALL the religious maxims and practices of the dark ages are a proof of this. I shall produce one remarkable testimony in confirmation of it, from an author canonized by the church of Rome, St. Eloy, or Egidius, bishop of Noyon, in the seventh century.