 ... consent to be governed, he felt that he was not secure in his own kingdom. The abuses of the power of the Church had risen to an intolerable height; the rapacity of the priests, only equalled by their tyranny, was incredible; and the darkness of the...  The lady and the priest - Стр. 165авторы: Catherine Charlotte Maberly (hon.) - 1851Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
 | University magazine - 1851 - Страниц: 796
...tyranny, was incredible; and the darkness of the age encouraged the superstition of the masses, aud daily added to the ecclesiastical despotism. The people...in advance of the times in which he lived, not only discovered the evil, but likewise the remedy. To proceed with caution was bis first object; to lead... | |
 | 1851 - Страниц: 778
...tyranny, was incredible; and the darkness of the age encouraged the superstition of the masses, aud daily added to the ecclesiastical despotism. The people...in advance of the times in which he lived, not only discovered the evil, but likewise the remedy. To proceed with caution was his first object; to lead... | |
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