 | William Robertson - 1817 - 320 pages
...fortuitous, and from a source very inconsiderable, that all the mighty effects of the reformation flowed. Leo X., when raised to the papal throne, found the...temper, naturally liberal and enterprising, rendered him itic.'ipable of that severe and patient ceconomy which the situation of his finances required. On the... | |
 | Robert Adam - 1818 - 494 pages
...throne, found the revenues of the church exhausted; and his own temper being naturally ostentatious, liberal, and enterprising, rendered him incapable...economy, which the situation of his finances required. He therefore tried every device to drain the credulous multitude, and, among others, had recourse to... | |
 | William Robertson, Dugald Stewart - 1821 - 572 pages
...able begin- a source verv inconsiderable, that all the mighty N effects of the Reformation flowed. Leo X. when raised to the papal throne, found the...rendered him incapable of that severe and patient oeconomy which the situation of his finances required. On the contrary, his schemes for aggrandizing... | |
 | J. R - 1824 - 350 pages
...credulity of ignorance, collected vast sums of money on the sale of these indulgences. " Leo the Tenth when raised to the Papal throne, found the revenues of the church exhausted hy the vast projects of his two ambitious predecessors, Alexander the Sixth, and Julius the Second.... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - 1825 - 404 pages
...fortuitous, and from a source very inconsiderable, that all the mighty effects of the reformation flowed. Leo X., when raised to the papal throne, found the...severe and patient economy which the situation of his fmances required. On the contrary, his schemes for aggrandizing the family of Medici, his love of splendor,... | |
 | William Robertson - 1825 - 476 pages
...be-rYnnin^s. source very inconsiderable, that all the mighty effects of the reformation flowed. Leo the tenth, when raised to the papal throne, found the revenues...projects of his two ambitious predecessors, Alexander the sixth and Julius the second. His own temper, naturally liberal and enterprising, rendered him incapable... | |
 | William Robertson - 1825 - 472 pages
...beginnings. source very inconsiderable, that all the mighty effects of the reformation flowed. Leo the tenth, when raised to the papal throne, found the revenues...projects of his two ambitious predecessors, Alexander the sixth and Julius the second. His own temper, naturally liberal and enterprising, rendered him incapable... | |
 | William Robertson - 1829 - 628 pages
...fortuitous, and from a source very inconsiderable, that all the mighty effects of the reformation flowed. Leo X., when raised to the papal throne, found the...revenues of the church exhausted by the vast projects of hie two ambitious predecessors, Alexander VI. and Julius 11. His'own temper, naturally liberal and... | |
 | Martin Luther - 1829 - 418 pages
...opposing the sale of Indulgences; AD 1517. LEO X., who filled at that time the papal throne, finding the revenues of the church exhausted by the vast projects of his ambitious predecessors, and his own extravagance, tried every device to increase his finances ; and... | |
 | William Robertson - 1830 - 662 pages
...fortuitous, and from a source very inconsiderable, that all the mighty effects of the reformation (lowed. Leo X., when raised to the papal throne, found the...the vast projects of his two ambitious predecessors, AJexander VI. and Julius II. His own temper, naturally liberal and enterprising, rendered him incapable... | |
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Leo X., when raised to the papal throne, found the revenues of the church exhausted by the vast projects of his two ambitious predecessors, Alexander VI. and Julius II. His own temper, naturally liberal and enterprising, rendered him incapable of that... 
