A School History of Germany: From the Earliest Period to the Establishment of the German Empire in 1871 |
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Page 335 - When he reappeared before the Diet, the next day, he was calm and firm. In a plain, yet most earnest address, delivered both in Latin and German so that all might understand, he explained the grounds of his belief, and closed with the solemn words: "Unless, therefore, I should be confuted by the testimony of the Holy Scriptures and by clear and convincing reasons, I cannot and will not retract, because there is neither wisdom nor safety in acting against conscience. Here I stand; I cannot do otherwise:...
Page 34 - He was victorious in the civil wars which ensued, but was waylaid and murdered by members of his own family in the year 21. His short life of thirty-seven years is an unbroken story of heroism. Even Tacitus, to whom we are indebted for these particulars, says of him : " He was undoubtedly the liberator of Germany, having dared to grapple with the Roman power, not in its beginnings, like other kings and commanders, but in the maturity of its strength. He was not always victorious in battle, but in...
Page 407 - In character, in intelligence, and in morality the German people were set back two hundred years. All branches of industry had declined, commerce had almost entirely ceased, literature and the arts were suppressed, and except the astronomical discoveries of Copernicus and Kepler there was no contribution to human knowledge. Even the modern High German language, which Luther had made the classic tongue of the land, seemed to be on the point of perishing.
Page 295 - ... Whitsuntide, 1419. They called themselves God's people, named the hill on which they assembled Mount Tabor, and pledged themselves to exterminate the Moabites and Amalekites; for by this name they designated the adherents of the Pope. Ziska was chosen their leader, and thenceforth assumed the title of " John Ziska of the chalice, Commander in the hope of God of the Taborites.
Page 429 - I stand," says he, in one of his letters, " like a sentinel on the Rhine ; and as mine eye wanders over those fair regions, I think within myself how happy, and beautiful, and undisturbed in the enjoyment of Nature's gifts they might be, if they possessed courage to use the strength which God hath given them. With an army of 200,000 men I would engage to drive the French out of Germany, and (as I once told the Elector of...
Page 87 - ... in. the south, during the period from the middle of the sixth to the middle of the ninth century of the Christian era in this part of India: "The organization which made for the continuity of life and tradition, held society together, and carried it safe through the storms and turmoils of political revolution was the autonomous, self-sufficient village...
Page 351 - At one o'clock the body was removed on its way to Wittenberg, the Counts of Mansfeld and all the inhabitants without exception attending it as far as the gates of Eisleben. In every village through which the procession passed, the bells were tolled, and men, women, and children flocked around it to display their sympathy. About five o'clock it was received in the neighbourhood of Halle by a crowd of citizens and their wives with loud cries and lamentations. So great was the throng that the procession...
Page 345 - In the assembly itself the effect was scarcely less striking. The Bishop of Augsburg did not scruple to declare that what he had heard was only the truth, and could not be gainsaid. The imperial secretary, Cornelius Sceppen, spoke out still more plainly. " If," said he, " the Lutherans had money, they...
Page 220 - Hartz, — and would come forth at the appointed time, to make Germany united and free. Nothing in his character, or in the proud and selfish aims of his life, justifies this sentiment which the people attached to his name; but the legend became a symbol of their hopes and prayers, through centuries of oppression and desolating war, and the name of " Barbarossa " is sacred to every patriotic heart in Germany, even at this day.
Page 345 - But the weather was intensely warm, and it was necessary to open the windows. The Saxon chancellor, Dr. Bayer, read the confession in such a loud, clear voice that a thousand or more persons, gathered on the outside of the chapel, were able to hear every word. The principles asserted were: That men are justified by faith alone; that an assembly of true believers constitutes the church; that it is not necessary that forms and ceremonies should be everywhere the same ; that preaching, the sacraments,...