...of Edward, Prince of Wales (Edward VIII) and Wallis Simpson in 1936 is the stuff of romantic dramas. Alas, reality was a lot less inspiring. Even as... ...ean and American press, in contrast, provided extensive coverage of the developing romance. At first, the King did not wish to marry Simpson, me... ... "to cut". Caesarean section was mandated in case of the mother's death in the "Roman Law" wrongly attributed to Numa Pompilius, the second of R... ...ons Iraq and Jordan were once one country under a united Hashemite throne. The two monarchs - Hussein of Jordan and Faisal II of Iraq - created a f... ...and "All Hallows' Eve". People prayed to prepare the souls of the departed for the Catholic All Saints' Day on November 1. October 31 was also ... ... it gave birth to him - and remained a virgin in perpetuity. This is the official (Catholic) doctrine. But Jesus had brothers and sisters - plent... ...10328.htm http://www.trosch.org/the/brothers.html http://www.godonthe.net/evidence/catholic.htm Jesus, Year of Birth Was Jesus born 2002 years ago?...

...rangest of all empires.’ Macauley, 1833 On New Years Eve 1600, that most esteemed of English monarchs, Queen Elizabeth I, read the document pre... ...y little, auburn haired cousin, Helen. She will do just as well as any other woman.” ‘Not a very romantic acceptance, Uncle, which is hardly surpris... ...d. Gavin is not exactly the ardent suitor. He is merely doing his duty by marrying me. Not a very romantic proposal.’ Rosita seemed suddenly anxious... ...married again. Gavin was the son of this second marriage. Helen, herself, had firmly quelled that romantic dream of her adolescence and plunged hers... ...fference to the poor was feigned, because the beautiful Creole devoted a great deal of time to a Catholic orphanage on the outskirts of the city. ‘... ...ot wanting them around. You should respect his wishes, Helen,’ said a shocked Rosita, her strict Catholic upbringing unable to accept the hedonisti... ...sticism. To-morrow I will visit my friend, the Senora Hernandez, and ask her to let us borrow her Catholic chaplain, Father Carlos. He will exorcise...

... a new world -- A wondrously profitable commerce -- A northwest passage -- The Romans pass to China by a north route -- Destruction of the Roman empir... ... In the idol temples of Yucatan -- A battle with the natives -- Conversions to Catholicism -- A terrible slaughter of Indians -- Indian maidens distri... ...sesses a charm which modern annals cannot rival; there is a sun-tinted mist of romance enveloping the remote past which flatters, like a wondrous mira... ...e it upon the authority of Antonio Galvano, the Portuguese historian, that the Romans, having made themselves masters of all Europe, Northern Africa, ... ...a son of Erik, returned to Norway in 999, and finding his country converted to Catholicism, he also embraced the faith, after which he took a priest w... ...en many Latin books, these affording additional evidence of the claim that the Catholics had sent priests to instruct the early Norse settlers of that... ...r was a punctilious one, and might have been patterned after those of European monarchs. His courtiers and attendants never approached his presence wi...

...ytheas, the philosopher -- Tears of sorrowing sea-birds -- Discovery of a new world -- A wondrously profitable commerce -- A northwest passage -- The Romans pass to China by a north route -- Destruction of the Roman empire....

... was a child. Watching a Grecian or Hawaiian sunset. Watching Aida in the Roman stadium in Verona. And there were so many times with Arline, just ho... ...s in the same society these customs may differ somewhat, for example from Catholics to Jews or from businessmen to government workers. Values are co... ...ossibilities and explain them in their decisions. A medical ethicist at a Catholic hospital will often have a quite different decision on what is et... ...ondoms if they are going to have sex. ―Look at the rising number of Catholics in Latin America who say they are warning Pope Benedict XVI: tha... ...re a monotheist. If you believe in many gods, like the ancient Greeks and Romans, you are a polytheist. ―A second type of one god belief is ... ...fferent from us. Remember that the Hindu approach, the ancient Greeks and Romans, and many other groups have believed in multiple theistic gods. So p... ...can‘t always have things their way because the majority rules. Hereditary monarchs tend to dislike this theory, but they, as other totalitarian leade... ...ioned iron-willed kings were never that popular with the peasants. Modern monarchs are not too bad but they cost a lot. Should the people pay million... ...s. We don‘t want democratically elected presidents behaving like absolute monarchs or a judiciary functioning as a legislature. Your American balance...

...ights. Copyright © 1995 and 2006 by Donald Broadribb. Typeset in Times New Roman and Futura, using the program Mellel, with an Apple iMac. ACKNOWLEDG... ...seemed to work up enormous enthusiasm. The liturgical churches — Lutheran, Catholic, Episcopalian (the name given to the Church of England in the Unit... ...many readers will remember that within the general Christian tradition the Roman Catholic Church, until very recently, retained some vestiges of food ... ...eaders will remember that within the general Christian tradition the Roman Catholic Church, until very recently, retained some vestiges of food and cl... ...ng many influences from Indian Buddhism, Persian Zoroastrianism, and Greco-Roman philosophy. They gained prominence during the first centuries AD and ... ...bol, namely the Host which represents the physical presence of Christ in a Catholic church. (The Host is a consecrated bread wafer which according to ... ...ernment that would protect their private property from the depredations of monarchs claiming to have the divine right to do as they wished. Locke had ...

...e parchment - the hypertext. Early Jewish and Christian texts (as well as Roman legal scholarship) was written on parchment (and later printed) and i... ...r. The monopoly of the big publishing houses on everything written - from romance to scholarly journals - is a thing of the past. In a way, it is iro... ... publishers-librarians over formats (book sizes) and fonts (Gothic versus Roman) were ultimately decided by consumer preferences. Multimedia was bor... ... no downloadable compressed files. By far the best among the three is the Catholic Encyclopedia. The 1904 edition of this magnificent work of refere... ...gs of the Church Fathers to numerous foundational texts in the history of Catholicism. The Web site itself is rich, easy to navigate, expertly done ... ...wever, after over 150 years of trying to convince dozens of courtiers and monarchs, and failing, "The Stationers Company" was finally granted a royal...

...e specific episode; gossip is more general. Trade in rumors dates back to ancient Roman emperors who appointed public rumor wardens (called delatore... ...n crier to tell his own version of the day's news. Only a few statesmen and a few monarchs received written and sealed dispatches and their source ... ... Religion appeared to be a significant characteristic in the study suggesting that Catholics are more likely to perceive themselves as materialistic...

...und Scotland, among caves and other hiding places. Most chapters are devoted to historical events; such as the the seventeenth century persecution of roman catholics (with many large houses having specially constructed “priests’ holes”), or various unpopular monarchs and their hiding places. The text is scattered with legends and true stories, with occasional skeletons fou...

... equal opportunity University. Contents CHAPTER I ANCIENT ENGLAND AND THE ROMANS......................................................... 7 CHAPTER I... ...s History of England by Charles Dickens CHAPTER I ANCIENT ENGLAND AND THE ROMANS IF YOU LOOK AT A M AP of the World, you will see, in the left ha... ... cient Britons, fifty five years before the birth of Our Saviour, when the Romans, under their A Child’s Histroy of England 12 great General, Julius ... ...rit ain; succeeded to the throne of Wessex; con quered some of the other monarchs of the seven kingdoms; added their territories to his own; and, fo... ... his head, he swore to govern the English as well as the best of their own monarchs. I dare say you think, as I do, that if we except the Great Alfred... ...some Protestant prisoners for denying the Pope’s doctrines, and some Roman Catholic prisoners for denying his own supremacy. Still the people bore it,... ... who inclined to the Protestant opinions, and whose husband being a fierce Catholic, turned her out of his house. She came to London, and was consid ... ...e kept a journal himself. It is pleasanter to know that not a single Roman Catholic was burnt in this reign for holding that religion; though two wret... ... important now that the King himself should be married; and divers foreign Monarchs, not very particular about the character of their son in law, prop...

...Contents CHAPTER I ANCIENT ENGLAND AND THE ROMANS......................................................... 7 CHAPTER II ANCIENT ENGLAND UNDER THE EARLY SAXONS .................................. 18 CHAPTER III ENGLAND UNDER THE GOOD SAXON, ALFRED..........................

...tunate. I have examined many fine and apparently self sacrificing deeds in romances and biographies, but— O.M. Under searching analysis the ostensible... ...alists? And why were the Congregationalists not Baptists, and the Baptists Roman Catholics, and the Roman Catholics Buddhists, and the Buddhists Quake... ...? And why were the Congregationalists not Baptists, and the Baptists Roman Catholics, and the Roman Catholics Buddhists, and the Buddhists Quakers, an... ...; Ameri can—ditto; Spaniard, Frenchman, Irishman, Italian, South American—Roman Catholic; Russian—Greek Catholic; T urk—Mohammedan; and so on. And wh... ...i can—ditto; Spaniard, Frenchman, Irishman, Italian, South American—Roman Catholic; Russian—Greek Catholic; T urk—Mohammedan; and so on. And when you... ...m. Both of these men have been Presbyterians, Uni versalists, Methodists, Catholics—then Presbyterians again, What Is Man and Other Essays 74 then M... ...en air while they learned the kings. I found it, and they mastered all the monarchs in a day or two. The idea was to make them see the reigns with th... ...nd through the grounds and up the hill. I staked it out with the En glish monarchs, beginning with the Conqueror, and you could stand on the porch an... ...tted him, anyway. Now we turn the corner of the century with a new line of monarchs—the Lancastrian kings. Henry IV.; fourteen squares of yellow pape...

...there, where you once reigned with more felicity than most of your brother monarchs in the world.” In a word, the scheme hit so exactly with my temper... ...e out of the ship’ s crew whom I took up at sea. It is true this man was a Roman, and perhaps it may give offence to some hereafter if I leave anythin... ...ring all the souls I can to the knowledge of the truth, and to embrace the Catholic doc- trine; but as I am here under your permission, and in your 9... ...e we were such people as they call heretics, but that he was not the first Catholic I had con- versed with without falling into inconveniences, or car... ... sir, the essence of the sacrament of matrimony” (so he called it, being a Roman) “consists not only in the mutual consent of the parties to take one ... ...mfort you, while these people are, in your account, out of the pale of the Catholic Church, without which you believe there is no salvation? so that y... ...he answered, with abundance of candour, thus: “Sir, I am a Catholic of the Roman Church, and a priest of the order of St. Benedict, and I embrace all ...

... valued by the human family. Those liberties had been wrung from reluctant monarchs in many contests, in many countries, and were grouped into creeds ... ...mbulist of a vanished dream,” had abolished feudalism and absolutism, made monarchs and dynasties obsolete, and substituted for the divine right of ki... ...sted with the grace of poetry, and the driest statistics with the charm of romance. Western emigration seemed commonplace and prosaic till M. de Tocqu... ...the destruction of their coun- try; and they braved death like the ancient Romans when their capital was sacked by the Gauls. Further on, p. 150, he t... ...the destruction of their coun- try; and they braved death like the ancient Romans when their capital was sacked by the Gauls. Further on, p. 150, he t... ... State Papers,” vol. i. p. 630. ****By the penal law of Massachusetts, any Catholic priest who should set foot in the colony after having been once dr... ...ppression. At the present time the 292 Democracy in America most absolute monarchs in Europe are unable to prevent certain notions, which are opposed... ...en who professed a democratic and republican Christianity – Arrival of the Catholics – For what reason the Catholics form the most democratic and the ... ...ch has never been dissolved. About fifty years ago Ireland began to pour a Catholic population into the United States; on the other hand, the Catholic...

...ships, the ideas and the manners of the native actors date back before the Roman Empire. They are Christians, church-goers, singers of hymns at family... ...f our tattooed ancestors who drove their chariots on the wrong side of the Roman wall. We have passed the feudal system; they are not yet clear of the... ...rue the beggar was sup- posed in time to make a return, somewhat as by the Roman contract of mutuum. But the obligation was only moral; it could not b... ...lages, by German bars and stores and the German con- sulate; and reach the Catholic mission and cathedral stand- ing by the mouth of a small river. Th... ...Solomon islanders, prepared to oppress rival firms, overthrow inconvenient monarchs, and let loose the dogs of war. Whatever he may decide, he will no... ...ed his colours, abjured the errors of reform, and, with the support of the Catholics, rose to the chief power. In a very brief interval he had thus ru... ... the Vaisingano. As he passed, he de- tached a messenger to Mataafa at the Catholic mission. Mataafa followed by the same road, and the pair met at th...

...an— arise Like Samuel from the grave, to freeze once more The blood of monarchs with his prophecies, Or be alive again— again all hoar Wit... ... view its bonds, For I will never feel them?— Italy! Thy late reviving Roman soul desponds Beneath the lie this State thing breathed o’er th... ...heir sign posts then, like Wellesley now; Each in their turn like Banquo’s monarchs stalk, Followers of fame, ‘nine farrow’ of that sow: Franc... ...ayer,’ And Greek—the alphabet — I ‘m nearly sure; She read some French romances here and there, Although her mode of speaking was not pure; ... ...ontroulless core Of human hearts, than all the long array Of poets and romancers: You ‘re a bore, A charlatan, a coxcomb and have been... ...undred souls Had left their bodies; and what ‘s worse, alas! When over Catholics the ocean rolls, They must wait several weeks before a mass... ...breath, You hardly could perceive when he was dead. He died as born, a Catholic in faith, Like most in the belief in which they ‘re bred, ... ... — or, as the Scotch say, whilk (The rhyme obliges me to this; sometimes Monarchs are less imperative than rhymes)— Whilk, which (or what you pl... ...s well as Mother, Warn’d him against Greek worship, which looks odd In Catholic eyes; but told him, too, to smother Outward dislike, which don...

...is descendants. Pope’s father had made about £10,000 by trade; but being a Roman Catholic, and fond of a coun- try life, he retired from business shor... ...cendants. Pope’s father had made about £10,000 by trade; but being a Roman Catholic, and fond of a coun- try life, he retired from business shortly af... ...taught him the Latin and Greek grammars together. He was next removed to a Catholic semi- nary at Twyford, near Winchester; and while there, read Ogil... ...the critics could not have been very acute who did not detect Pope’s “fine Roman hand” in every sen- tence of this brilliant but most unsatisfactory a... ...composure and serenity. He took the sacrament according to the form of the Roman Catholic Church; but merely, he said, because it “looked right.” A li... ...ure and serenity. He took the sacrament according to the form of the Roman Catholic Church; but merely, he said, because it “looked right.” A little b... ...y, Daphnis, say, in what glad soil appears, A wondrous tree 6 that sacred monarchs bears? Tell me but this, and I’ll disclaim the prize, And give the... ...s robe, 83 The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope – V olume One And, of all monarchs, only grasps the globe? The Baron now his Diamonds pours apace; Th... ...g at the deadly dart, Bleeds in the forest like a wounded hart. Succeeding monarchs heard the subjects’ cries, Nor saw displeased the peaceful cottage...

...el is, for a boy of twelve, to change heavens; to cross the Atlantic, for a man of twenty-four, is hardly to modify his diet. But I was now escaped ou... ...ins pre-eminent authority; the king be- comes his Mairedupalais; he can proscribe, he can com- mand; and the temptation is ever towards too much. Thus... ...seven hundred or a thousand feet above the beach, a Virgin looks insignificantly down, like a poor lost doll, forgotten there by a giant child. This l... ...e strong and benign influence of the late bishop, extended his influence in the group, was for a while joint ruler with the prelate, and died at last ... ...the foot of the ravine. Two roads divided it, and met in the midst. Save for this intersection the amphitheatre was strangely perfect, and had a certa... .... Conceive one that has been partly plucked of its rush fringe; you have the atoll of Kauehi. And for either shore of it at closer quarters, con- ceiv... ...ilt of coral; over against the mouth, by what seems an effect of landscape art, the martello-like islet of the gaol breaks the lagoon. Vassal chiefs w...

...blouse, and how shall you recognize the god- like creature of the Greek or Roman chisel? The eyes note and compare before the heart has time to revise... ...ment he believed in chance. Had he not a volume of poems and a magnificent romance entitled The Archer of Charles IX. in manuscript? He had hope for t... ...ravity of the diners is hardly relaxed. Perhaps this gravity is due to the catholicity 44 A Distinguished Provincial at Paris of the wine, which chec... ...oth partners. The booksellers nodded slightly. “I have a French historical romance after the style of Scott. It is called The Archer of Charles IX.; I... ...“But my book is very serious. It is an attempt to set the struggle between Catholics and Calvinists in its true light; the Catholics were supporters o... ...tyle of Scott. The char- acter of the struggle between the Protestants and Catholics is depicted as a struggle between two opposed systems of governme... ...” cried Claude Vignon. “Thought will make kings,” said Lousteau. “And undo monarchs,” said the German. “And therefore,” said Blondet, “if the press di...

...he had heard in the servants’ hall? Again, had my title borne ‘Waverley, a Romance from the German,’ what head so obtuse as not to image forth a profl... ...te knowledge of the particular ingredients necessary to the composition of romances and novels of various descrip- tions: but it is enough, and I scor... ...readers under- stand, that they will meet in the following pages neither a romance of chivalry, nor a tale of modern manners; that my hero will neithe... ...oubleit used jocosely to call it Ursa Major), and was supposed, in old and Catholic times, to be invested with certain properties of a mystical and su... ...onferred upon distinguished houses in the Low Country by divers Scot- tish monarchs; nevertheless, such was their outrecuidance and presumption, as to... ...ion, perhaps,’ said Fergus, ‘may make obstacles, though we are not bigoted Catholics.’ ‘My grandmother was of the Church of Rome, and her religion was... ...ice of the whole nation, justly forfeited his own. Since that period, four monarchs had reigned in peace and glory over Britain, sustaining and exalti... ...detained him some time, asking various questions about the great T ory and Catholic families of En- gland, their connexions, their influence, and the ...

............................................................... 291 RULES FOR MONARCHS. .................................................................... ......................................................................... 352 ROMAN ELEGIES. ............................................................... ... thy grave will people read: This was a very man, indeed! 1815.* RULES FOR MONARCHS. IF men are never their thoughts to employ, Take care to provide t... ...N a town where parity According to old form we see,— That is to say, where Catholic And Protestant no quarrels pick, And where, as in his father’s day... ... Luth’ran children used to dwell, By songs and sermons taught as well. The Catholic clingclang in truth Sounded more pleasing to our youth, For all th... ...across my mind it rush’d With pristine force the other day. The New-Poetic Catholics In ev’ry point its aptness fix! 1815.* SONGS. SONGS are like pain... ...ings, then mayst thou dread the soft breeze.” 352 Goethe ELEGIES. PART I. ROMAN ELEGIES. [The Roman Elegies were written in the same year as the V e-... ...of noble birth now wand’ring in mis’ry? Princes are fleeing disguised, and monarchs in banishment living. Ah, and she also herself, the best of her si...

...des Logis in the royal house- hold: he arrived at that office by a perfect romance. He was one of the best made men in France, and was much in favour ... ...ed no anger. He wrote in return to me, and said, I was not ignorant that a Roman Emperor had said, “I love treason but not traitors;” but that, as for... ...pon coming down again, she said it could only be that of Orondat. Now that romances are happily no longer read, it is necessary to say that Orondat is... ...ch would be read with more plea- sure if there were less spite against the Catholic religion, and less passion against the King. With those exceptions... ... would have been difficult to have found two instructors so opposed to the Catholics and to France, or so well suited to the King as teachers of his s... ... he lost from that time all his doubts, became steadfastly attached to the Catholic religion, and strove hard to convert to it all the Protestants wit... ...ook new devel- opment. The Jesuits, so skilful in detecting the foibles of monarchs, and so clever in seizing hold of everything which can protect the... ...ed. Such was the source of that hatred which lasted all the lives of these monarchs, and with the utmost bitterness. Kourakin was of a branch of that ...