| William Robertson - 1769 - 442 pagina’s
...whimfical inftitution, feemingly of little benefit to mankind. The fentiments which chivalry infpired, had a wonderful influence on manners and conduct during...thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth centuries. They were fo deeply rooted, that they continued: tooperate after the vigour and reputation of the inftitu-tion-... | |
| William Robertson - 1777 - 530 pagina’s
...whimfical inftitution, feemingly of little benefit to mankind. The fentiments which chivalry infpired, had a wonderful influence on manners and conduct during...thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth centuries. They were fo deeply rooted, that they continued to operate after the vigour and reputation of the inftitution... | |
| William Robertson - 1777 - 444 pagina’s
...whimfical inftitution, feerrH ingly of little benefit to mankind. Tne fentiments which chivalry infpired, had a wonderful influence on manners and conduct during...thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth centuries. They were fd deeply rooted, that they continued to operate after the vigour and reputation of the inftitution... | |
| James Anderson - 1793 - 390 pagina’s
...manners and conduct of men during. the twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth centuriesThey were so deeply rooted that they continued to operate...reputation of the institution itself began to decline. For some considerable transactions of later ages, resemble the adventurous exploits of chivalry, rather... | |
| Knights - 1797 - 248 pagina’s
...conduft during **- the twelfth^ ' thirteenth,, fou'r" teenthj and fifteenth centuries. " They were fo deeply rooted,- that " they continued to operate after " the vigour and reputation of the ** inftitution itfelf began to de" cline*," * Reiga of Charles V. vol. ip 82. It is fcarcely neceffary... | |
| William Nicholson - 1809 - 726 pagina’s
...-whimsical institution, seemingly of little benefit to mankind. The sentiments which chivalry inspired had a wonderful influence on manners and conduct during...reputation of the institution itself began to decline." In a word, chivalry, which is now an object of ridicule, was, at the period to which we have above... | |
| William Robertson - 1809 - 516 pagina’s
...wonderful influence on manners and conduct durring the twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth, ana fit teenth centuries. They were so deeply rooted> that they continued...reputation of the institution itself began to decline. So.ne considerable transactions, recorded in the following .history, resemble the adven« turous exploits... | |
| William Robertson - 1810 - 412 pagina’s
...the refinements of i^allantry, and the point of honour, are sentiments inspired by chivalry, and have had a wonderful influence on manners and conduct,...fifteenth centuries. They were so deeply rooted, that they to operate after the. vigour and rep the mstitution itself began to decline. LOUIS XL THE plan of humbling... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1812 - 316 pagina’s
...and t'.ie point of honour, are sentiments inspired by chivalry, and have had a wonderful influeuce on manners and conduct, during the twelfth, thirteenth,...reputation of the institution itself began to decline. Robertson. CAUSES OF NATIONAL CHARACTERS. THE vulgar are very apt to carry all national characters... | |
| William Robertson - 1813 - 598 pagina’s
...observers, but by its effects has proved of great benefit to mankind. The sentiments which chivalry inspired had a wonderful influence on manners and conduct during...history, resemble the adventurous exploits of chivalry, ralher_than the wellregulated operations of sound policy. Some of the most eminent personages, whose... | |
| |