 | George Bancroft - United States - 1843 - 524 pages
...internal tranquillity. Away from the amenities i-annee of life, away from the opportunities of vain-glory, they became dead to the world, and possessed their...of a long mission, still kindled with the fervor of apostolic zeal. The history of their labors is connected with the origin of every celebrated town in... | |
 | 1843 - 784 pages
...deep internal tranquility. Away from the amenities of life, away from the opportunities of vain-glory, they became dead to the world, and possessed their...peace. The few who lived to grow old, though bowed down by the toils of a long mission, still kindled with the fervour of apostolic zeal. The history... | |
 | George Bancroft - 1844 - 524 pages
...internal tranquillity. Away from the amenities pannee of life, away from the opportunities of vain-glory, they became dead to the world, and possessed their...of a long mission, still kindled with the fervor of apostolic zeal. The history of their labors is connected with the origin of every celebrated town in... | |
 | George Bancroft - United States - 1846 - 528 pages
...internal tranquillity. Away from the amenities I'annee of life, away from the opportunities of vain-glory, they became dead to the world, and possessed their...of a long mission, still kindled with the fervor of apostolic zeal. The history of their labors is connected with the origin of every celebrated town in... | |
 | John Wesley Monette - America - 1846 - 610 pages
...internal tranquillity. Away from the amenities of life, away from the opportunities of vain-glory, they became dead to the world, and possessed their souls in unalterable peace."* [AD 1636.] The unwearied Jesuits of the Catholic Church were always in advance of civilization. " The... | |
 | George Bancroft - United States - 1850 - 516 pages
...tranquillity. Away from the amenities i'ann«e of life, away from the opportunities of vain-glory, they became dead to the world, and possessed their...of a long mission, still kindled with the fervor of apostolic zeal. The history of their labors is connected with the origin of every celebrated town in... | |
 | George Bancroft - United States - 1853 - 520 pages
...internal tranquillity. Away from the amenities vmmte of life, away from the opportunities of vain-glory, they became dead to the world, and possessed their...of a long mission, still kindled with the fervor of apostolic zeal. The history of their labors is connected with the origin of every celebrated town in... | |
 | Fredrika Bremer - Cuba - 1853 - 656 pages
...opportunities of vain-glory, they became dead to the world, and possessed their souls in unutterable peace. The few who lived to grow old, though bowed...of a long mission, still kindled with the fervor of apostolic zeal. The history of their labors is connected with the origin of every celebrated town in... | |
 | Fredrika Bremer - Cuba - 1853 - 486 pages
...opportunities of vain-glory, they became dead to the world, and possessed their souls in unutterable peace. The few who lived to grow old, though bowed...the toils of a long mission, still kindled with the fervour of apostolic zeal. The history of their labours is connected with the origin of every celebrated... | |
 | Fredrika Bremer - Cuba - 1853 - 478 pages
...opportunities of vain-glory, they became dead to the world, and possessed their souls in unutterable peace. The few who lived to grow old, though bowed...the toils of a long mission, still kindled with the fervour of apostolic zeal. The history of their labours is connected with the origin of every celebrated... | |
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They had the faults of ascetic superstition ; but the horrors of a Canadian life in the wilderness were resisted by an invincible passive courage and a deep internal tranquillity. Away from the amenities of life, away from the opportunities of vain-glory,... 
