A History of Mediaeval and Modern Europe for Secondary Schools

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Houghton Mifflin, 1914 - 560 páginas
 

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Página 205 - THE world is very evil, The times are waxing late : Be sober and keep vigil, The Judge is at the gate; The Judge that comes in mercy, The Judge that comes with might, To terminate the evil, To diadem the right.
Página 251 - Be of good comfort, Master Ridley, and play the man. We shall this day light such a candle, by God's grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out.
Página 560 - Yet I doubt not through the ages one increasing purpose runs, And the thoughts of men are widened with the process of the suns.
Página 244 - ... had I but served God as diligently as I have served the king, he would not have given me over in my gray hairs.
Página 396 - Monsieur, tell those who sent you that we are here by the will of the People, and that nothing but the force of bayonets...
Página 58 - And let schools be established in which boys may learn to read. Correct carefully the Psalms, the signs in writing (notas), the songs, the calendar, the grammar, in each monastery or bishopric, and the catholic books; because often some desire to pray to God properly, but they pray badly because of the incorrect books.
Página 286 - Parliament; that they must not only sweep the house clean below, but must pull down all the cobwebs which hung in the top and corners, that they might not breed dust and so make a foul house hereafter; that they had now an opportunity to make their country happy, by removing all grievances and pulling up the causes of them by the roots, if all men would do their duties...
Página 320 - I have been too fond of war ; do not imitate me in that, ne m'imitez pas en cela.
Página 318 - This man, who never besieged a town which he did not take, nor fought a battle which he did not gain, was at St.
Página 49 - Karl was large and robust, and of commanding stature, though not exceeding good proportions, for it appears that he measured seven feet in height. The top of his head was round, his eyes large and animated, his nose somewhat long, his hair white, and his face bright and pleasant; so that, whether standing or sitting, he showed very great presence and dignity.

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