Desiderius Erasmusin a sentence
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As Erasmus said, "In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king."
Erasmus = Dutch humanist and theologian who was the leading Renaissance scholar of northern Europe (1466-1536)
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I am not surprised at this, for at my own university a professor of history—a Lutheran, by the way—used to assemble his graduate students, draw the shades, and commune in the classroom with Erasmus.
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Erasmus = Dutch humanist and theologian whose his criticisms of the Roman Catholic Church were instrumental in the Reformation (1466-1536)
- Even before him, Darwin's own grandfather, Erasmus Darwin, had suggested that plants and animals had evolved from some few primitive species.† (source)
- Inside, a very old man with white hair was standing next to a filing cabinet under a poster that said: HENCE WITHOUT PARENTS, BY SPONTANEOUS BIRTH, RISE HE FIRST SPECKS OF ANIMATED EARTH—ERASMUS DARWIN.† (source)
- He thought back to the Erasmus and the Lorcas' warm kitchen and the Kestrel's flight to the far-off Sidh.† (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)
- I called him that once when we were aboard the Erasmus.† (source)
- "These belong to Erasmus," he said in a heavy accent.† (source)
- Nice people on the Erasmus, but not much in the way of real grub.† (source)
- Faded white paint identified her as the Erasmus.† (source)
- Max helped his father push their boat away from the Erasmus's side.† (source)
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- MORE (Wrinkles nose) Yes, I'll think of something presently to call Erasmus.† (source)
- One of them was Erasmus of Rotterdam.† (source)
- 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)
- Late that night, Max was smooshed against the wall of the control room while the crew of the Erasmus continued to pile inside.† (source)
- David remained silent; Max thought of the mysterious knowledge David seemed to have acquired their last night aboard 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)
- THE ERASMUS.† (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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