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Desiderius Erasmus
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  • He was also opposed by humanists such as Erasmus of Rotterdam because they thought his view of man was far too negative; Luther had proclaimed that mankind was totally depraved after the Fall from Grace.†   (source)
  • THE ERASMUS.†   (source)
  • They gave the burning ship a wide berth, and soon the Erasmus was lost behind the veil of oily smoke that swept across the sea.†   (source)
  • Cooper fished through David's pack and produced a large bar of chocolate that he'd taken from the Erasmus.†   (source)
  • David remained silent; Max thought of the mysterious knowledge David seemed to have acquired their last night aboard the Erasmus.†   (source)
  • He thought back to the Erasmus and the Lorcas' warm kitchen and the Kestrel's flight to the far-off Sidh.†   (source)
  • Late that night, Max was smooshed against the wall of the control room while the crew of the Erasmus continued to pile inside.†   (source)
  • CHAPUYS (Awkward beneath his sudden keen regard) May I not come simply to pay my respects to the English Socrates-as I see your angelic friend Erasmus calls you.†   (source)
  • He was drowned deep at midnight in the destiny of the man who killed the bear, the burner of windmills and the scourge of banditry, in all the life of road and tavern in the Middle Ages, in valiant and beautiful Gerard, the seed of genius, the father of Erasmus.†   (source)
  • All philosophers prefer to live in towers, as may be seen by visiting the room which Erasmus chose in his college at Cambridge, but Merlyn's tower was even more beautiful than this.†   (source)
  • "Erasmus Hall High's the best.†   (source)
  • That this Ford car might stand in front of the Bon Ton Store, Hannibal invaded Rome and Erasmus wrote in Oxford cloisters.†   (source)
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