preached the gospel to the pagan Irish, he illustrated the doctrine of the trinity by showing them a trefoil, or three-leaved grass with one stalk : this operating to their conviction, the shamrock, which is a Shamrock. bundle of this grass, was ever... Walch's Tasmanian Almanac - Página 21882Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Thomas Ignatius M. Forster - 1824 - 846 páginas
...worn by the Irish, upon the anniversary of this Saint, for the following reason : — When the Saint preached the Gospel to the pagan Irish, he illustrated...doctrine of the Trinity by showing them a trefoil, or three leaved grass with one stalk, which operating to their conviction, the Shamrock, which is a bundle... | |
| 1829 - 762 páginas
...1'atriek's Day (March 17), is thus, though nut satisfactorily, assigned by Brand : " When the saint preached the Gospel to the pagan Irish, he illustrated...a trefoil, or three-leaved grass, with one .stalk : this operating to their conviction, the shamrock, which is a bundle of this grass, was ever afterwards... | |
| Mrs. Lincoln Phelps - 1832 - 448 páginas
...TKIFOLIUM, or clover. It is recorded in history, that when Saint Patrick went as a missionary, to preach the Gospel to the pagan Irish, " he illustrated the doctrine of the Trinity, by showing them a trifolium, or three-leaved-grass with one stalk ; this, operating to their conviction, the Shamrock,... | |
| Robert Thomas Hampson - 1841 - 514 páginas
...proficiency of his ancestors in the abstrusities of theology : — " When the saint," says Brand, " preached the gospel to the pagan Irish, he illustrated...them a trefoil, or three-leaved grass with one stalk : this operating to their conviction, the shamrock, which is a Shamrock. bundle of this grass, was... | |
| Robert Thomas Hampson - 1841 - 954 páginas
...of theology : — " When ' — the saint," says Brand, " preached the gospel to the pagan St.PatrbA Irish, he illustrated the doctrine of the trinity...them a trefoil, or three-leaved grass with one stalk : this operating to their conviction, the shamrock, which is a Shamroek. bundle of this grass, was... | |
| Robert Thomas Hampson - 1841 - 512 páginas
...abstrusities of theology : — " When . the saint," says Brand, " preached the gospel to the pagan St. Patrick Irish, he illustrated the doctrine of the trinity...them a trefoil, or three-leaved grass with one stalk : this operating to their conviction, the shamrock, which is a S/mmrock. bundle of this grass, was... | |
| 1841 - 456 páginas
...be worn by the Irish upon the anniversary of St. Patrick, for the following reason. When the Saint preached the gospel to the pagan Irish, he illustrated the doctrine of the Trinity by shewing them a trefoil, or three-leaved grass with one stalk, which operating to their conviction,... | |
| Sports - 1847 - 72 páginas
...reason has been assigned for wearing "the immortal green shamrock" on this day : — When St. Patrick preached the Gospel to the pagan Irish, he illustrated the doctrine of the Trinity by shewing them a trefoil, a three-leaved grass with one stalk, which operating to their conviction, the... | |
| Mrs. Lincoln Phelps - 1850 - 476 páginas
...TRIFOLIUM, or clover. It is recorded in history that when St. Patrick went as a missionary to preach the Gospel to the pagan Irish, " he illustrated the doctrine of the Trinity, by showing them a trifolium or three-leaved grass with one stalk ; this operating to their conviction, the Shamrock,... | |
| Mrs. Lincoln Phelps - 1852 - 510 páginas
...is recorded in history, that when St. Patrick went as a missionary to preach the Gospel to the then pagan Irish, " he illustrated the doctrine of the Trinity by showing them atrifolium, or three-leaved grass with one stalk; this operating to their conviction, the Shamrock,... | |
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