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Page 190
And not only did they work for their own salvation, but also for the moral and
physical well-being of their fellow-men. In the earlier Middle Ages it was they who
taught the secrets of intensive agriculture to the peasantry of Europe, and turned
...
And not only did they work for their own salvation, but also for the moral and
physical well-being of their fellow-men. In the earlier Middle Ages it was they who
taught the secrets of intensive agriculture to the peasantry of Europe, and turned
...
Page 194
... serious doubts as to his moral principles. For instance, in his essay De
voluptate, he lays down the proposition that “My life is a greater good than that of
all other people. What belongs to ourselves ought to be our first concern,. * Idem.
* Ibid.
... serious doubts as to his moral principles. For instance, in his essay De
voluptate, he lays down the proposition that “My life is a greater good than that of
all other people. What belongs to ourselves ought to be our first concern,. * Idem.
* Ibid.
Page 321
He claimed that his object had been to give counsel and advice, to work for the
betterment of morality, and that he had ... and thus improve the morals of his
readers, he shortly thereafter says that his enemies do him wrong in supposing
that he ...
He claimed that his object had been to give counsel and advice, to work for the
betterment of morality, and that he had ... and thus improve the morals of his
readers, he shortly thereafter says that his enemies do him wrong in supposing
that he ...
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Contents
CHAPTER | 3 |
MONASTIC LIFE AT STEYN | 39 |
SECRETARY TO THE BISHOP OF CAMBRAI MATRICULATION | 49 |
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| Title | Life, Character & Influence of Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam, Volume 1 Life, Character & Influence of Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam, John Joseph Mangan Volume 1 of Life, Character & Influence of Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam: Derived from a Study of His Works and Correspondence, John Joseph Mangan |
| Author | John Joseph Mangan |
| Publisher | Macmillan, 1928 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 11 Dec 2006 |
| Length | 427 pages |
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