 | John Lingard - 1810 - 570 oldal
...efforts to attain the summit of christian perfection. They chose for their habitation the most dreary situations : no motives but those of charity could...respectfully declined, or instantly employed in relieving the necessities of the indigent. One only stain did he discover in their character, an immoderate esteem... | |
 | Eneas Mackenzie - 1825 - 538 oldal
...efforts to attain the summits of Christian perfection. They chose for their habitation the most dreary situations ; no motives but those of charity could...respectfully declined, or instantly employed in relieving the necessities of the indigent.* Aidan having held the bishopric of Lindisfarn seventeen years, died,... | |
 | Eneas Mackenzie, Marvin Ross - 1834 - 668 oldal
...for their habitation the most dreary situations ; no motives but those of charity could draw therfi from their cells ; and, if they appeared in public,...respectfully declined, or instantly employed in relieving the necessities of the indigent. — View of Northumberland, vol. ip 304. t The inhuman conqueror caused... | |
 | P. J. Carew - 1835 - 476 oldal
...efforts to attain the summit of Christian perfection. They chose for their habitation the most dreary situations ; no motives, but those of charity could...respectfully declined, or instantly employed in relieving the necessities of the indigent, One only stain did he discover in their character, an immoderate esteem... | |
 | John Lingard - 1845 - 482 oldal
...appeared in public, their object was to instruct the ignorant, to discourage vice, to reconcile enemies, and to plead the cause of the unfortunate. The little...virtue : and the benefactions of the opulent they 1 See Lanigan on the Scottish monks, iv. p. 348. respectfully declined, or instantly employed in relieving... | |
 | John Lingard - 1845 - 478 oldal
...efforts to attain the summit of Christian perfection. They chose for their habitation the most dreary situations : no motives but those of charity could...and, if they appeared in public, their object was to instruct the ignorant, to discourage vice, to reconcile enemies, and to plead the cause of the unfortunate.... | |
 | George Lewis Smyth - 1849 - 512 oldal
...efforts to attain the summit of Christian perfection. They chose for their habitation the most dreary situations ; no motives but those of charity could...common to all; poverty they esteemed as the surest guard of virtue, and the benefactions of the opulent they respectfully declined, or instantly employed... | |
 | William Fordyce - 1857 - 730 oldal
...efforts to attain the summits of Christian perfection. They chose for their habitations the most dreary situations ; no motives but those of charity could...respectfully declined, or instantly employed in relieving the necessities of the indigent. t This dispute, which was conducted with great warmth at the anity into... | |
 | 1922 - 642 oldal
...following beautiful passage will best display : — They chose for their habitation the most dreary situations ; no motives but those of charity could...and if they appeared in public, their object was to instruct the ignorant, to discourage vice, to reconcile enemies, and to plead the cause of the unfortunate.... | |
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... of christian perfection. They chose for their habitation the most dreary situations : no motives but those of charity could draw them from their cells ;- and, if they appeared in public, their object was to reconcile enemies, to instruct the ignorant,... 