This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1840 Excerpt: ...its powers of contemplation were embraced by most of the early Fathers. Mosheim observes that, among the early superstitions of the church, "if any real sparks of piety subsisted, it was among the Mystics, who exhorted their followers to aim at nothing but internal sanctity of heart and communion with God, the centre ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1840 Excerpt: ...its powers of contemplation were embraced by most of the early Fathers. Mosheim observes that, among the early superstitions of the church, "if any real sparks of piety subsisted, it was among the Mystics, who exhorted their followers to aim at nothing but internal sanctity of heart and communion with God, the centre and source of holiness and perfection."--Eccl. Hist. iii. 301. t Plat. Phsedon. During the whole of the twelfth century we find this mistress of the poet's love only under such appellations as la Rosa, la Fiore, la Luce, la Stella d'Oriente, etc. Guido Cavalcanti in the thirteenth century, as his friend Dante tells us, first gave a real name to this donna mistica, calling her Primavera; and this practice was no sooner introduced than it was generally followed by the poets of the age. Barberino adopted the name of Costanza, --Dante da Maiano that of Nina, --Boccaccio, Fiammetta, --Cino, Selvaggia, --Angelieri, Bechina, --Montemagno, Laura, etc. To these we must add the names on which Alighieri and Petrarca have conferred immortality, --Beatrice and Laura. The Revival of Letters forms the most interesting period in the history of philosophy; understanding by that term, not the mere investigation of any particular system of theories, but in a wider range that science which re The first poem in the Italian language was written in 1194, by the Sicilian Ciuflo I'.tlcamo'j it 5egin3 thas 3. - '. "Rosa.fresca, ajlentissima e;;;. Che appari in ver V estate " dpnne te. desiano. Inizelle a maritate."--' t I must dismiss the interesting question with regard to the real or allegorical nature of these two illustrious characters, with briefly remarking that, if we are to consider the loves of Dante's...
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