She saw the commencement of all the governments and of all the ecclesiastical establishments that now exist in the world; and we feel no assurance that she is not destined to see the end of them all. She was great and respected before the Saxon had set... Essays, Critical and Miscellaneous - Page 401by Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1846 - 758 pagesFull view - About this book
| English literature - 1841 - 596 pages
...ecclesiastical establishments, that now exist in the world ; and we feel no assurance that she is not destined to see the end of them all. She was great and respected...when some traveller from New Zealand shall, in the midst of a vast solitude, take his stand on a broken arch of London Bridge to sketch the ruins of St... | |
| 1841 - 602 pages
...not destined to see the end of them all. She was great and respected before the Saxon had set foot oo Britain — before the Frank had passed the Rhine...when some traveller from New Zealand shall, in the midst of a vast solitude, take his stand on a broken arch of London Bridge to sketch the ruins of St... | |
| Brothers of the Christian schools of Ireland - 1841 - 316 pages
...set foot in Britain, before the Frank had passed the Rhine, when Grecian eloquence still nourished at Antioch, when idols were still worshipped in the...when some traveller from New Zealand shall, in the midst of a vast solitude, take his stand upon a broken arch of London Bridge, to sketch the ruins of... | |
| 1842 - 820 pages
...ecclesiastical establishments, that now exist in the world ; and we feel no assurance that she is not destined to see the end of them all. She was great and respected...Grecian eloquence still flourished at Antioch — when i<iols were still worshipped in the temple of Mecca. And she may still exist in undiminished vigor... | |
| Jeremiah Donovan - Rome - 1842 - 704 pages
...Britain-before the Frank had passed the Rhine-wheu Grecian eloquence still flourished at Antioch-when \ idols were still worshipped in the temple of Mecca....when some traveller from New Zealand shall, in the midst of a vast solitude, take his stand on a broken arch of London Bridge to sketch the ruins of S.... | |
| 1843 - 784 pages
...world; and we feel no assurance that she is not destined to see the end of them all. She was fjreat and respected before the Saxon had set foot on Britain...when some traveller from New Zealand shall, in the midst of a vast solitude, take his stand on a broken arch of London Bridge, to sketch the ruins of... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - Great Britain - 1843 - 424 pages
...Britain—before the Frank had passed the Rhine—when Grecian eloquence still flourished at Antioch—when idols were still worshipped in the temple of Mecca....when some traveller / from New Zealand shall, in the midst of a vast solitude,! take his stand on a broken arch of London Bridge to sketch i the ruins of... | |
| Martin John Spalding - Europe - 1844 - 412 pages
...destined to see the end of them all. She was great and respected before the Saxon set foot on Briton — before the Frank had passed the Rhine — when Grecian...of Mecca. And she may still exist in undiminished vigor, when some traveller from New Zealand shall, in the midst of a vast solitude, take his stand... | |
| Thomas Babington baron Macaulay - 1846 - 222 pages
...ecclesiastical establishments, that now exist in the world ; and we feel no assurance that she is not destined to see the end of them all. She was great and respected...of Mecca. And she may still exist in undiminished vigor when some traveller from New Zealand shall, in the midst of a vast solitude, take his fltand... | |
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