The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 1. köideThomas Spencer Baynes A. and C. Black, 1875 - 908 pages |
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... regarded , to a certain extent at least , as tentative and provisional . In these circumstances , the really important thing is , that whatever may be said on such unsettled questions should be said with the authority of the fullest ...
... regarded , to a certain extent at least , as tentative and provisional . In these circumstances , the really important thing is , that whatever may be said on such unsettled questions should be said with the authority of the fullest ...
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... regarded as subservient to the wider problems raised by the philosophy of history . In the new edition of the Encyclop¿dia full justice will , it is hoped , be done to the progress made in these various directions . It may be well ...
... regarded as subservient to the wider problems raised by the philosophy of history . In the new edition of the Encyclop¿dia full justice will , it is hoped , be done to the progress made in these various directions . It may be well ...
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... regarded as invariable . The history of Monasticism is one of alternate periods of decay and revival . With growth in popular esteem came increase in material wealth , leading to luxury and worldliness . The first religious ardour ...
... regarded as invariable . The history of Monasticism is one of alternate periods of decay and revival . With growth in popular esteem came increase in material wealth , leading to luxury and worldliness . The first religious ardour ...
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... regarded as a cause for thankfulness . On opening the door he welcomed the new arrival with a blessing - Benedicite . He fell on his knees before him , and then went to inform the abbot . However important the abbot's occupations might ...
... regarded as a cause for thankfulness . On opening the door he welcomed the new arrival with a blessing - Benedicite . He fell on his knees before him , and then went to inform the abbot . However important the abbot's occupations might ...
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... regarded as inconsistent with the higher spiritual life , but , before the close of the 5th century , at least in the East , abbots seem almost universally to have become deacons , if not presbyters . The change spread more slowly in ...
... regarded as inconsistent with the higher spiritual life , but , before the close of the 5th century , at least in the East , abbots seem almost universally to have become deacons , if not presbyters . The change spread more slowly in ...
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