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Page vii
... as the bearers and expon- ents of the significant ages to which they belong . These ages , as they strike the historical eye , are the following the patriarchal age , the age of Moses and the Jewish law , the Hebrew monarchy , the.
... as the bearers and expon- ents of the significant ages to which they belong . These ages , as they strike the historical eye , are the following the patriarchal age , the age of Moses and the Jewish law , the Hebrew monarchy , the.
Page viii
... head of the State : this brings us to the age of the great civil war in England , and the action of popular Parliaments in the government of modern European States . The century following saw two new scenes in the grand drama viii PREFACE .
... head of the State : this brings us to the age of the great civil war in England , and the action of popular Parliaments in the government of modern European States . The century following saw two new scenes in the grand drama viii PREFACE .
Page x
... ages serve only the same sub- sidiary purpose , in connection with Martin Luther . Good men and great men they might be individu- ally ; but being spokesmen and standard - bearers of a cause essentially selfish , sacerdotal , and ...
... ages serve only the same sub- sidiary purpose , in connection with Martin Luther . Good men and great men they might be individu- ally ; but being spokesmen and standard - bearers of a cause essentially selfish , sacerdotal , and ...
Page xiii
... THE OLD WORLD . PAGE ABRAHAM , . 3 MOSES , 8 DAVID , 13 SOCRATES , 20 ALEXANDER , CÆSAR , ST PAUL , 40 53 223 29 CANTO II . - THE MIDDLE AGES . COLUMBA , ALFRED , 1889 75 WALLACE AND BRUCE ,. 103 CANTO III . - THE NEW WORLD . LUTHER ,
... THE OLD WORLD . PAGE ABRAHAM , . 3 MOSES , 8 DAVID , 13 SOCRATES , 20 ALEXANDER , CÆSAR , ST PAUL , 40 53 223 29 CANTO II . - THE MIDDLE AGES . COLUMBA , ALFRED , 1889 75 WALLACE AND BRUCE ,. 103 CANTO III . - THE NEW WORLD . LUTHER ,
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... ages Grew to serve our mortal need . Not a priest , and not a churchman , From all proud pretension free , Shepherd - chief and shepherd - warrior , Human - faced like you and me ; Human - faced and human - hearted , To the pure ...
... ages Grew to serve our mortal need . Not a priest , and not a churchman , From all proud pretension free , Shepherd - chief and shepherd - warrior , Human - faced like you and me ; Human - faced and human - hearted , To the pure ...
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