LONDON:

E. MOXON, SON, & CO., DOVER STREET.

1870.

765614-B. 4

CONTENTS.

ECCLESIASTICAL SONNETS.

PART I.

FROM THE INTRODUCTION OF CHRISTIANITY INTO BRITAIN, TO

THE CONSUMMATION OF THE PAPAL DOMINION.

Introduction

Conjectures

Trepidation of the Druids

Druidical Excommunication

Uncertainty

Persecution

Recovery

Temptations from Roman Refinements

Dissensions

Struggle of the Britons against the Barbarians

Saxon Conquest

Monastery of Old Bangor .

Casual Incitement

Glad Tidings

Paulinus

Persuasion

Conversion

Apology.

Primitive Saxon Clergy

Other Influences

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Seclusion

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Continued

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Reproof

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Saxon Monasteries, and Lights and Shades of the Religion. 17

Missions and Travels

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Alfred

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His Descendants

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Influence Abused

Danish Conquests

Canute

Crusades

Richard I.

An Interdict

Papal Abuses

Scene in Venice

Papal Dominion

The Norman Conquest

Coldly we spake. The Saxons, overpowered

The Council of Clermont

Continued

Crusaders

PART II.

How soon-alas! did Man, created pure

From false assumption rose, and, fondly hailed

As faith thus sanctified the warrior's crest

Where long and deeply hath been fixed the root

TO THE CLOSE OF THE TROUBLES IN THE REIGN OF CHARLES L