Roman Catholicism
And after outstripping the renown and repute of thy forerunners by the greatness of thy deeds.
And after outstripping the renown and repute of thy forerunners by the greatness of thy deeds. (Gesta Danorum (Books I-IX), The Danish History, > Books I-Ix > Preface.)
The kind of interference to which I have alluded with regard to an ancient holiday, is one of the regular results of the transition from Roman Catholicism to a Protestant system with only one fixed ho (Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx, Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx > Volume I > Chapter IV: Manx Folklore)
Gesta Danorum (Books I-IX)
- attestation: And after
outstripping the renown and repute of thy forerunners by the greatness
of thy deeds. (The Danish History, > Books I-Ix > Preface.)
"And after outstripping the renown and repute of thy forerunners by the greatness of thy deeds, thou didst not forbear to make armed, assault even upon part of the Roman empire."
Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx
- attestation: The kind of interference to which I have alluded with regard to an ancient holiday, is one of the regular results of the transition from Roman Catholicism to a Protestant system with only one fixed ho (Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx > Volume I > Chapter IV: Manx Folklore)
"The kind of interference to which I have alluded with regard to an ancient holiday, is one of the regular results of the transition from Roman Catholicism to a Protestant system with only one fixed holiday, namely, Sunday."
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