The era, it is true, of the expected millennium had passed away; and for five hundred years after the fatal hour, when the annihilation of the planet had been looked for, the monks remained in undisturbed enjoyment of rich grants of land bequeathed to them by pious donors, who, in the preamble of deeds beginning 'appropinquante mundi termino'-'appropinquante magno judicii die,' left lasting monuments of the popular delusion.


Chpt.3, p. 28 - Principles of geology (1832) Vol.1

Charles Lyell Quotes

The era, it is true, of the expected millennium had passed away; and for five hundred years after the fatal hour, when the annihilation of the planet ...

The era, it is true, of the expected millennium had passed away; and for five hundred years after the fatal hour, when the annihilation of the planet ...

The era, it is true, of the expected millennium had passed away; and for five hundred years after the fatal hour, when the annihilation of the planet ...

The era, it is true, of the expected millennium had passed away; and for five hundred years after the fatal hour, when the annihilation of the planet ...