Pleasure of RuinsHudson, 1953 - 466 pagini |
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Pagina 55
... Christian- ity were unable to eradicate the vices and follies for which Antioch had long been celebrated . Its ... Christians were seduced by every temptation that nature either prompts or reprobates ... and sermons and edicts were alike ...
... Christian- ity were unable to eradicate the vices and follies for which Antioch had long been celebrated . Its ... Christians were seduced by every temptation that nature either prompts or reprobates ... and sermons and edicts were alike ...
Pagina 57
... Christian , immortal . The wall and the great pile of the aqueduct , and the ruined bridge near it , are all the ruins of Antioch considerable enough now to impress , though the whole site of the vanished city is strewn with occasional ...
... Christian , immortal . The wall and the great pile of the aqueduct , and the ruined bridge near it , are all the ruins of Antioch considerable enough now to impress , though the whole site of the vanished city is strewn with occasional ...
Pagina 370
... Christian churches rise on Roman temples , which became Moorish mosques , then Christian churches again ; ruin growing on ruin with the slow admirable rhythm of the centuries . In Italy and France , pagan churches developed with less ...
... Christian churches rise on Roman temples , which became Moorish mosques , then Christian churches again ; ruin growing on ruin with the slow admirable rhythm of the centuries . In Italy and France , pagan churches developed with less ...
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THE STUPENDOUS PAST | 40 |
GHOSTLY STREETS | 255 |
THE HAUNTING GODS 311 | 313 |
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