 | Alexander Graf von Hübner - 1872 - 432 pages
...constructed some great hydraulic works in the provinces. CHAPTEE H. PORTRAIT OP SIXTHS V. AND THE MEN OP HIS TIMES. WE shall not try to give for the second...invasion. It is not a supposition of our own ; CHAP. H.] IMPORTANCE OF FRANCE IN EUROPE. 359 it is one which he was constantly expressing. In many instances... | |
 | Alexander Graf von Hübner - 1872 - 430 pages
...the events of which France was the theatre, he aimed at two things : the preservation of the Cathoh'c religion, which was seriously compromised, and the...resist the invasion. It is not a supposition of our own ; it is one which he was constantly expressing. In many instances it was reported by ambassadors, by... | |
 | 1872 - 572 pages
...religion, which was seriously compromised, and the maintenance of France in the rank of the first power of Europe. He was convinced that if the new creed...generations, with the Catholic religion in Europe. He was equally convinced that even though France remained Catholic, still if she lost her position... | |
 | Nicholas Patrick Wiseman - 1872 - 558 pages
...of France in the rank of the first power of Europe. He was convinced that if the new creed should he enthroned in France it was all over for some time,...generations, with the Catholic religion in Europe. He was equally convinced that even though France remained Catholic, still if she lost her position... | |
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We shall not impose our own upon him. But we may be allowed to throw a glance back upon the most important portion of the reign of this Pope ; that is, upon his intervention in French affairs. In presence of the events of which France was the theatre,... 