Britons sold with scruple to the merchants of the continent their countrymen, and even their own children. Their religion was accommodated to their manners, and their manners were perpetuated by their religion. In their theology they acknowledged no sin... The Antiquities of the Anglo-Saxon Church - Página 30por John Lingard - 1810 - 528 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| William Eusebius Andrews - 1826 - 446 páginas
...with" out scruple to the merchants of the continent, their countrymen, and " even their own children. Their religion was accommodated to their '" manners,...victims. Of a future life their notions were faint and waver" ing : and if the soul were fated to survive the body, to quaff ale out " of the skulls of their... | |
| 1827 - 204 páginas
...was taught to consider perpetual servitude as a gratuitous favour. Their religion was accommodatedto their manners, and their manners were perpetuated...but cowardice, and revered no virtue but courage." of the Assyrians, who were the second Persian race. From this tongue proceeded the .Chaldee, and from... | |
| John Lingard - 1845 - 478 páginas
...sold without scruple to the merchants of the continent their countrymen, and even their own children.3 Their religion was accommodated to their manners,...virtue but courage. Their gods they appeased with the 1 Julian, de laud. Constan. p. 116. Sidon. 1. viii. ep. 9. Zozim. 1. iii. p. 147. 2 Altissimse gratise... | |
| William Eusebius Andrews - 1853 - 678 páginas
...sold with scruple to the merchants of the continent their countrymen, and even their own children. Their religion was accommodated to their manners,...to survive the body, to quaff ale out of the skulls of their enemies, was to be the great reward of the virtuous ; to lead a life of hunger and inactivity,... | |
| James Andrew Corcoran, Patrick John Ryan, Edmond Francis Prendergast - 1894 - 926 páginas
...without scruple, to the merchants of the continent, their countrymen, and even their own children. Their religion was accommodated to their manners,...to survive the body, to quaff ale out of the skulls of their enemies was to be the great reward of the virtuous ; to lead a life of hunger and inactivity... | |
| Thomas William Allies - 1896 - 412 páginas
...sold without scruple to the merchants of the Continent their countrymen, and even their own children. Their religion was accommodated to their manners,...to survive the body, to quaff ale out of the skulls of their enemies was to be the great reward of the virtuous; to lead a life of hunger and inactivity... | |
| 1919 - 566 páginas
...of his History and Antiquities of the Anglo-Saxon Church, in speaking of the "pagan Saxons," says: "In their theology they acknowledged no sin but cowardice, and revered no virtue but courage. " He seems to be very anxious to make the contrast between the heathen and the christianized Anglo-Saxons... | |
| Albert Keiser - 1919 - 182 páginas
...of his History and Antiquities of the Anglo-Saxon Church, in speaking of the "pagan Saxons," says: "In their theology they acknowledged no sin but cowardice, and revered no virtue but courage. " He seems to be very anxious to make the contrast between the heathen and the christianized Anglo-Saxons... | |
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