 | James C. Hannan - 1870 - 280 pages
...her: " The proudest royal houses are but of yesterday, compared with the line of the Supreme Pontiffs. The Republic of Venice came next in antiquity. But...and the Papacy remains. The Papacy remains, not in decay—not a mere antique, but full of life and youthful vigor. The Catholic Church is still sending... | |
 | James Kent Stone - 1870 - 362 pages
...the nineteenth century to the Pope who crowned Pepin in the eighth ; and far beyond the time of Pepin the august dynasty extends, till it is lost in the...next in antiquity. But the republic of Venice was modem when compared with the Papacy ; and the republic of Venice is gone, and the Papacy remains. The... | |
 | Henry D. Langdon - 1870 - 250 pages
...philosophy, have risen up, lived their time, and disappeared; and the Church of Christ stands alone, ' not in decay, not a mere antique, but full of life and youthful vigour.'76 Man is not, he has never been, able to produce such a work, it must then be the work of... | |
 | Angela Gillespie, Member of the Order of the Holy Cross - 1871 - 664 pages
...nineteenth century, to the Pope who crowned Pepin in the eighth ; and far beyond the time of Pepin the august dynasty extends, till it is lost in the...not a mere antique, but full of life and youthful vigor. 3. The Catholic Church is still sending forth to the farther ends of the world missionaries... | |
 | Edward Everett Hale - 1871 - 286 pages
...nineteenth century, to the Pope who crowned Pepin in the eighth ; and far beyond the time of Pepin the august dynasty extends, till it is lost in the...But the Republic of Venice was modern when compared to the Papacy ; and the Republic of Venice is gone, and the Papacy remains. The Papacy remains, not... | |
 | Literary and Historical Society of Quebec - 1871 - 524 pages
...the nineteenth century to the Pope who crowned Pepin in the eighth ; and far beyond the time of Pepin the august dynasty extends, till it is lost in the twilight of fable." The opinions here expressed by Macaulay have been shared by many ; and when it was announced, towards the... | |
 | Edward Everett Hale - 1871 - 280 pages
...nineteenth century, to the Pope who crowned Pepin in the eighth ; and far beyond the time of Pepin the august dynasty extends, till it is lost in the twilight of fable. The Eepublic of Venice came next in antiquity. But the Eepublic of Venice was modern when compared to the... | |
 | John Francis Arundell Baron Arundell of Wardour - 1872 - 476 pages
...nineteenth century, to the Pope who crowned Pepin in the eighth ; and far beyond the time of Pepin the august dynasty extends, till it is lost in the twilight of fable The Catholic Church is still sending forth to the farthest ends of the world missionaries as zealous as... | |
 | Joseph Smith Van Dyke - 1872 - 334 pages
...the nineteenth century to the Pope who crowned Pepin in the eighth ; and far beyond the time of Pepin the august dynasty extends, till it is lost in the twilight of fable. .... 46 Nor do we see any sign which indicates that the term of her long dominion is approaching. She... | |
 | Pádraig Ó Seaghdha - 1878 - 462 pages
...to the Pope who crowned Pepin in the eighth ; and far beyond the time of Pepiu the august d* nasty extends, till it is lost in the twilight of fable...not a mere antique, but full of life and youthful vigor. o. The Catholic Church is still sending forth to tho farther ends of the world missionaries... | |
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The proudest royal houses are but of yesterday when compared with the line of the Supreme Pontiffs. That line we trace back in an unbroken series from the pope who crowned Napoleon in the nineteenth century to the pope who crowned Pepin in the eighth... 
