| Edward Gibbon - 1788 - 358 Seiten
...dominion. A vague tradition was em• braced, that two Jewifh teachers, a tent-maker, and a fifherman, had formerly been executed in the circus of Nero,...at the end of five hundred years their genuine or fidlitious relics were adored as the Palladium of Chriftian Rome. The pilgrims of the Eaft and Weft... | |
| Tobias Smollett - 1800 - 612 Seiten
...two Jewifli teachers, 4 tent-maker and a filherman (fhe apoftlcs St. Peter and Sr. Paulj had formeily been executed in the Circus of Nero; and at the end...fictitious relics were adored as the palladium of Chriftian Rome. The pilgrims of the Eaft and Weft reforted to the holy threfhold.* At this period-... | |
| 1800 - 614 Seiten
...embraced, that two Jcwiih teachers, a tent-maker and a fifherman (the apoftles St. Peter and St. Paul) had formerly been executed in the Circus of Nero ; and at the end of five hundred years the ¡r genuine or fictitious reJics were adored as the palladium of Chriftian Rome. The pilgrims of... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1805 - 506 Seiten
...principle, which again apostle*. restored her to honour and dominion. A vague tradition was embraced, that two Jewish teachers, a tent-maker, and a fisherman,...of five hundred years their genuine or fictitious relies were adored as the Palladium of Christian Rome. The pilgrims of the East and West resorted to... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1806 - 410 Seiten
...vital principle, which again restored her to honour and dominion. A. vague tradition was embraced, that two Jewish teachers, a tent.maker, and a fisherman,...of Nero, and at the end of five hundred years their genuinfe or fictitious relics were adored as the palladium of Christian Rome. The pilgrims of the East... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1807 - 492 Seiten
...dominion. A vague tradition was embraced, that two Jewifh teachers, a tentmaker, and a fiflierman, had formerly been executed in the circus of Nero ; and at the end of five hundred years, thek relics were• adored as the palladium -of ancient Rome. The pilgrims of the Eaft and Weft had... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1826 - 462 Seiten
...vital principle, which again restored her to honour and dominion. A vague tradition was embraced, that two Jewish teachers, a tentmaker, and a fisherman,...fictitious relics were adored as the Palladium of ChristianRome. The pilgrims of the Kast arid West resorted to the holy threshold ; but the shrines... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1830 - 442 Seiten
...vital principle, which again restored her to honour and dominion. A vague tradition was embraced, that two Jewish teachers, a tent-maker and a fisherman, had formerly been executed Jn the circus of Nero, and at the end of five hundred years their genuine or fictitious relics were... | |
| Edward Maltby (bp. of Durham.) - 1831 - 422 Seiten
...vital principle, which again restored her to honour and dominion. A vague tradition was embraced that two Jewish teachers, a tent-maker and a fisherman,...relics were adored as the palladium of Christian Rome." If we consider what this statement amounts to, we shall find that Rome, the Queen of nations and the... | |
| John Fry - 1835 - 508 Seiten
..." the beast which was, and is not, and yet is." He proceeds, " A vague tradition was embraced, that two Jewish teachers, a tentmaker and a fisherman,...Christian Rome. The pilgrims of the east and west resetted to the holy threshold ; but the shrines of the apostles were guarded by miracles and invisible... | |
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