 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;...  Critical Historical, and Miscellaneous Essays - Página 276por Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1860Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Brothers of the Christian schools of Ireland - 1841
...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...century, to the Pope, who crowned Pepin in the eighth j and far beyond the time of Pepin the august dynasty extends, till it is lost in the twilight of fable.... | |
 | 1841
...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...crowned Napoleon in the nineteenth century, to the jpope who crowned Pepin in the eighth ; and far beyond the time of Pepin the august dynasty extends,... | |
 | Jeremiah Donovan - 1842
...Pontiffs. That line we trace back in an unbroken series till it is lost in the twilight of fable (a). The republic of Venice came next in antiquity. But...of Venice was modern when compared with the Papacy ; aud the republic of Venice is gone , and the Papacy remains. The Papacy remains, not in decay, not... | |
 | 1842
...proudest royal houses are but of yesteftla;,, when compared with the line of the fuprcia< pontiffs. That line we trace back in an unbroken series from the...who crowned Napoleon in the nineteenth century to tb>. pope who crowned Pepin in the eighth; ал'. far beyond the time of Pepin the aujid dynasty ascends,... | |
 | Vanbrugh Livingston - 1843 - 242 páginas
...proudest royal houses are but yesterday, when compared with the line of the Supreme Pontifls. That line we trace back in an unbroken series, from the...of Venice was modern, when compared with the papacy ; and the republic of Venice is gone, and the papacy remains. The papacy remains, not in decay, not... | |
 | 1843
...proudest royal houses are but of yesterday, when compared with the line of the Supreme Pontiffs. The line we trace ' back, in an unbroken series, from...beyond the time of Pepin the august dynasty extends, until its origin is lost in the twilight of fable. [This is tantamount to saying, what the prejudices... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843
...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...eighth; and far beyond the time of Pepin the august dinasty extends, till it is lost in the twilight of fable. The republic of Venice came next in antiquity.... | |
 | Martin John Spalding - 1844 - 379 páginas
...proudest royal houses 14 are but of yesterday, when compared with the line of the Roman pontiffs. This line we trace back, in an unbroken series, from the...beyond the time of Pepin, the august dynasty extends until its origin is lost in the twilight of fable! (Was the apostolic age "the twilight of fable ?")... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1846 - 758 páginas
...compared with the line of the Supreme Pontiffs. That line we trace back in an unbroken series, from ihe Pope who crowned Napoleon in the nineteenth century,...of Venice was modern when compared with the Papacy; M'irl the republic of Venice is gone, and the Papacy remains. The Papacy remains, not in decay, not... | |
 | Thomas Babington baron Macaulay - 1846
...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...of Venice was modern when compared with the Papacy; and the republic of Venice is gone, and the Papacy remains. The Papacy remains, not in decay, not a... | |
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