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... force itself upon us too frequently during our survey of the life of Savonarola . His favourite studies too were guided and stimu- lated by this intuitive predilection . He turned from the great authorities of the profession ...
... force itself upon us too frequently during our survey of the life of Savonarola . His favourite studies too were guided and stimu- lated by this intuitive predilection . He turned from the great authorities of the profession ...
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... force of all Italian preaching - subtle logical distinctions , profane and idle similitudes , illustrations from heathen poets , from Dante or Petrarch ; he compares the preachers of his day to the singers and mourners in the house of ...
... force of all Italian preaching - subtle logical distinctions , profane and idle similitudes , illustrations from heathen poets , from Dante or Petrarch ; he compares the preachers of his day to the singers and mourners in the house of ...
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... forces at Volterra was responsible ) ; the plunder of the Monti di Pietą founded for the dowry of Florentine damsels who had been deprived of their marriage - portions ; and the condemnation to death of many innocent persons after the ...
... forces at Volterra was responsible ) ; the plunder of the Monti di Pietą founded for the dowry of Florentine damsels who had been deprived of their marriage - portions ; and the condemnation to death of many innocent persons after the ...
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... force , though not of grace ; surging up , as it were , from hot - springs in his heart , and flow- ing forth from his eyes , his hands , his features , as well as from his lips , rendering him unmindful of all but his subject , and his ...
... force , though not of grace ; surging up , as it were , from hot - springs in his heart , and flow- ing forth from his eyes , his hands , his features , as well as from his lips , rendering him unmindful of all but his subject , and his ...
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... forces , with Julius himself at their head , around the beleaguered city . He retired to Florence . He returned to Bologna in time to see the triumphant entrance of the Pope into the rebellious city . He made an excursion , for a third ...
... forces , with Julius himself at their head , around the beleaguered city . He retired to Florence . He returned to Bologna in time to see the triumphant entrance of the Pope into the rebellious city . He made an excursion , for a third ...
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Page 116 - Stemmed the wild torrent of a barbarous age, And drove those holy Vandals off the stage. But see! each Muse, in Leo's golden days, Starts from her trance, and trims her withered bays; Rome's ancient genius, o'er its ruins spread, Shakes off the dust, and rears his reverend head.
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Page 31 - O LORD, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived; thou art stronger than I, and thou hast prevailed. I have become a laughingstock all the day; every one mocks me. For whenever I speak, I cry out, I shout, "Violence and destruction!
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