She saw the commencement of all the governments and of all the ecclesiastical establishments that now exist in the world ; and we feel no assurance that she is not destined to see the end of them all. She was great and respected before the Saxon had set... Critical, Historical and Miscellaneous Essays - Pagina 301door Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1860Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
| 1841 - 596 pagina’s
...world ; and we feel no assurance that she is not destined to see the end of them all. She was great and respected before the Saxon had set foot on Britain...Rhine — when Grecian eloquence still flourished at Antioch — when idols were still worshipped in the temple of Mecca. And she may still exist in... | |
| 1841 - 602 pagina’s
...not destined to see the end of them all. She was great and respected before the Saxon had set foot oo Britain — before the Frank had passed the Rhine — when Grecian eloquence still flourished at Antioch — when idols we're still worshipped in the temple of Mecca. And she may still exist in... | |
| Brothers of the Christian schools of Ireland - 1841 - 316 pagina’s
...she is not destined to see the end of them all. She was respected before the Saxon had set foot in Britain, before the Frank had passed the Rhine, when Grecian eloquence still nourished at Antioch, when idols were still worshipped in the temple of Mecca; and she may still exist... | |
| 1842 - 820 pagina’s
...world ; and we feel no assurance that she is not destined to see the end of them all. She was great and respected before the Saxon had set foot on Britain...Rhine — when Grecian eloquence still flourished at Antioch — when i<iols were still worshipped in the temple of Mecca. And she may still exist in... | |
| 1843 - 784 pagina’s
...world; and we feel no assurance that she is not destined to see the end of them all. She was fjreat and respected before the Saxon had set foot on Britain...Rhine — when Grecian eloquence still flourished at Antioch — when idols were still worshipped in the temple of Mecca. And she may still exist in... | |
| Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Timothy Dwight - 1852 - 688 pagina’s
...world ; and we feel no assurance that she is not destined to see the end of them all. She was great and respected before the Saxon had set foot on Britain — before the Frank had passed the Khine — when Grecian eloquence still flourished at Antioch — when idols were still worshiped in... | |
| Vanbrugh Livingston - 1843 - 278 pagina’s
...Britain—before the Frank had passed the Rhine—when Grecian eloquence still flourished at Antioch—when idols were still worshipped in the temple of Mecca. And she may still exist in undiminished vigor when some traveller from New Zealand shall, in the midst of a vast... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843 - 424 pagina’s
...Britain—before the Frank had passed the Rhine—when Grecian eloquence still flourished at Antioch—when idols were still worshipped in the temple of Mecca. And she / may still exist in undiminished vigour when some traveller / from New Zealand shall, in the midst of a... | |
| 1849 - 606 pagina’s
...is not destined to see the end of them all. She was great and respected before the Saxon set foot in Britain — before the Frank had passed the Rhine — when Grecian eloquence still flourished at Antioch — when idols were still worshipped in Mecca. And she may still exist in undiminished vigor... | |
| Martin John Spalding - 1844 - 412 pagina’s
...destined to see the end of them all. She was great and respected before the Saxon set foot on Briton — before the Frank had passed the Rhine — when Grecian eloquence still flourished at Antioch — when idols were still worshipped in the Temple of Mecca. And she may still exist in... | |
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