Their followers are legion, and in the book of life, in letters of gold, many a name has been written of those who trod in the footsteps of these pioneers.
— from Superstition in Medicine by Hugo Magnus

But this imaginary object had the result, at least, of giving me a new grip on things.
— from The Friendly Road: New Adventures in Contentment by David Grayson

In 1780, before the church was regularly organized in the United States, they resolved as follows: "The conference acknowledges that slavery is contrary to the laws of God, man, and nature, and hurtful to society; contrary to the dictates of conscience and true religion; and doing what we would not others should do unto us."
— from Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp by Harriet Beecher Stowe

; French songs sung by, i. 419 and n. 2 , 427 , 432 ; Lives of, i. 415 n. ; style of Thomas of Celano’s Life , ii. 182-3; Speculum perfectionis , i. 415 n. , 416 n. , 438 n. 3 ; ii. 183 ; literal acceptance of Scripture by, i. 365 , 406- 7 ; on Scripture interpretation, i. 427 n. 1 ; ii. 183; universality of outlook, i. 417 ; mediaevalism, i. 417 ; Christ-influence, i. 417 , 418 , 432 -3 ; inspiration, i. 419 n. 1 , 441 ; gaiety of spirit, i. 421 , 427-8 , 431-2 ; poetic temperament, i. 422 , 435 ; love of God, man, and nature, i. 366 , 428 , 432-3 , 435 -7 ; simplicity, i. 429 ; obedience and humility, i. 365 n. , 429-30 ; humanism, i. 495 ; St. Bernard compared with, i. 415-16 ; St. Dominic contrasted with, ii. 396; Fioretti , ii. 184; Canticle of Brother Sun, i. 433-4 , 439-40 ; last testament of, i. 440-1 ; otherwise mentioned, i. 20 , 21 , 279 , 344 , 345 , 355-6 ; ii. 302 Franciscan Order: Attractiveness of, i. 498 Augustinianism of, ii. 404 Bacon’s relations with, ii. 486, 488 , 490- 1 Characteristics of, i. 366 Founding of, i. 427 ; ii. 396 Grosseteste’s relations, ii. 487 , 511 Object of, ii. 396 Oxford University, at, ii. 387, 400 Papacy, relations with, ii. 398 , 509 Paris University, in, ii. 386, 399 Rise of, ii. 398 Franconia, i. 241 Franks ( See also Germans ): Christianity as accepted by, i. 193 Church among: Bishops, position of, i. 194 and nn. , 198 , 201 n. Charlemagne’s relations with, i. 201 , 239 ; ii. 273 Clovis, under, i. 194 Lands held by, i. 194 , 199-200 ; immunities of, i. 201 and n. Organization of, i. 199 Reform of, by Boniface, i. 196 ; ii. 273 Roman character of, i. 201 Division of the kingdom a custom of, i. 238-9 Gallo-Roman relations with, i. 123 Language of, i. 145 n. 2 Law of, ii.
— from The Mediaeval Mind (Volume 1 of 2) A History of the Development of Thought and Emotion in the Middle Ages by Henry Osborn Taylor