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... light , refinement , and science which were there found , were , in the course of two centuries , during which the Crusades lasted , diffused through Europe . In fine , the Crusades gave a general shock to the public mind , which ...
... light , refinement , and science which were there found , were , in the course of two centuries , during which the Crusades lasted , diffused through Europe . In fine , the Crusades gave a general shock to the public mind , which ...
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... and was a grand epoch to all commercial nations . It , in short , gave a new face to the old world , and brought a new world to light . 1 . If the mariner's compass formed a new and grand æra AN HISTORICAL COMPEND . 19.
... and was a grand epoch to all commercial nations . It , in short , gave a new face to the old world , and brought a new world to light . 1 . If the mariner's compass formed a new and grand æra AN HISTORICAL COMPEND . 19.
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... light of science , a few men , in various parts of Europe , seem to have been able to tear off , at once , the palpable veil of darkness from mens ' minds , and to consume , in a moment , the mighty masses of wood , hay , and stubble ...
... light of science , a few men , in various parts of Europe , seem to have been able to tear off , at once , the palpable veil of darkness from mens ' minds , and to consume , in a moment , the mighty masses of wood , hay , and stubble ...
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... light , the horrors of their condition . With one universal , strong , reiterated struggle they attempted to rise , and plunged themselves ten thou- sand fathom deep . The prevalence of infidel philosophy , or , as it has been styled ...
... light , the horrors of their condition . With one universal , strong , reiterated struggle they attempted to rise , and plunged themselves ten thou- sand fathom deep . The prevalence of infidel philosophy , or , as it has been styled ...
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... light and knowledge than , as yet , ever existed in any nation . These improvements , so far from being prejudicial to government , would soon originate governments which the individual happiness of men would induce them to love and ...
... light and knowledge than , as yet , ever existed in any nation . These improvements , so far from being prejudicial to government , would soon originate governments which the individual happiness of men would induce them to love and ...
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Page 71 - The cloud-capt towers, the gorgeous palaces, The solemn temples, the great globe itself; * Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve, And, like the baseless fabric of a vision, Leave not a wreck behind.
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