 Fourteenth to repeal the edict of Nantes, and to suppress the protestant religion. But what was the consequence ? Where shall we look, after this period, for her Fenelons and her Pascals — where for the distinguished monuments of piety and learning...  Memoir of William Wilberforce - Page 64by Thomas Price - 1836 - 103 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1855 - 604 pages
...of piety and learning which were the glory of her ' better days ? As for piety, she perceived that she had no ' occasion for it, when there was no lustre...holiness ' surrounding her ; nor for learning, when there were no longer ' any opponents to confute, nor any controversies to maintain. ' She felt herself... | |
 | 1809 - 604 pages
...where for the distinguished monuments of pieiy and learning which were the glory of her better clays? As for piety, she perceived she had no occasion for...ignorant, as secular, as irreligious as she pleased ; and amidst the silence and darkness she had created around her, she drew the curtains and retired to rest.... | |
 | Robert Hall - 1827 - 276 pages
...vasto rex yF.olns antro Luctantes ventos tempestateeque sonoras Imperio preiuit. The Gallican church, no doubt, looked upon it as a signal triumph, when...ignorant, as secular, as irreligious as she pleased ; and amidst the silence and darkness she had created around her, she drew the curtains and retired to rest.... | |
 | Robert Hall - 1827 - 276 pages
...vasto rex JEoiua antro Luctanles ventos tempestatesque sonoras Imperio preinit. The Gallican church, no doubt, looked upon it as a signal triumph, when...to maintain. She felt herself at liberty to become oe ignorant, as secular, as irreligious as she pleased ; and amidst the silence and darkness she had... | |
 | John Angell James - 1828 - 444 pages
...moral beauty will deem it too long an extract from the writings of Mr. Hall. " The Gallican church, no doubt, looked upon it as a signal triumph, when...as secular, as irreligious, as she pleased ; and, amidst the silence and darkness she had created around her, she drew the curtains, and retired to rest.... | |
 | Robert Hall - 1832 - 516 pages
...vasto rex /Eolus antro Luctantes ventos tempestatesquc sonoras Imperio premit." The Gallican church, no doubt, looked upon it as a signal triumph, when...ignorant, as secular, as irreligious as she pleased; and, amidst the silence and darkness she had created around her, she drew the curtains and retired to rest.... | |
 | Robert Hall - 1833 - 522 pages
...vasto rex yEolus antro Luctantes ventos tempestatesque sonoras Imperio premit." The Gallican church, no doubt, looked upon it as a signal triumph, when...ignorant, as secular, as irreligious as she pleased ; and, amidst the silence and darkness she had created around her, she drew the curtains and retired to rest.... | |
 | 1836 - 432 pages
...where, for the distinguished monuments of piety and learning, which were the glorv of her better days 1 As for piety, she perceived she had no occasion for...ignorant, as secular, as irreligious, as she pleased; and, amidst the silence and darkness she had created around her, she drew the curtains and retired to rest.... | |
 | 1836 - 436 pages
...where, for the distinguished monuments of piety and learning, which were the glorv of her better days 1 As for piety, she perceived she had no occasion for...any opponents to confute, or any controversies to maintam. She felt herself at liberty to become as ignorant, as secular, as irreligious, as she pleased... | |
 | John Cockin - 1843 - 480 pages
...kernel is to the shell, or the jewel to the casket. Nantes, and to suppress the Protestant religion. Bat what was the consequence ? Where shall we look, after...as secular, as irreligious, as she pleased ; and, amidst the silence and darkness she had created around her, she drew the curtains and retired to rest.... | |
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