A New Universal Biography: Forming the first volume of seriesSherwood, Jones, and Company, 1825 |
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Sivu 10
... character was enhanced by the conduct of his infamous successors ; and though not perfectly pure , it appears to have been as good as a high office under a vicious prince would ad- mit . His death left Seneca without support , and the ...
... character was enhanced by the conduct of his infamous successors ; and though not perfectly pure , it appears to have been as good as a high office under a vicious prince would ad- mit . His death left Seneca without support , and the ...
Sivu 15
... character . He was one of Nero's favourites , and he surpassed the rest of the courtiers in flattery , and in the commission of every impious deed . Large cups , of no value , are called Vatiniana from him , because he used one which ...
... character . He was one of Nero's favourites , and he surpassed the rest of the courtiers in flattery , and in the commission of every impious deed . Large cups , of no value , are called Vatiniana from him , because he used one which ...
Sivu 31
... character , his memory was long held in veneration , insomuch that two hundred and fifty years after his death , the senators , in their acclamations on the choice of a new emperor , vociferated the wish that he might be more fortunate ...
... character , his memory was long held in veneration , insomuch that two hundred and fifty years after his death , the senators , in their acclamations on the choice of a new emperor , vociferated the wish that he might be more fortunate ...
Sivu 34
... character displayed itself in the most advantageous manner . To a happy physiognomy he joined a cultivated understanding , eloquence , mildness , and dignity of manners , and all the virtues of the heart . He was perfectly free from ...
... character displayed itself in the most advantageous manner . To a happy physiognomy he joined a cultivated understanding , eloquence , mildness , and dignity of manners , and all the virtues of the heart . He was perfectly free from ...
Sivu 36
... character . It is not wonderful that the reputation for wisdom and justice , which Antoninus by such a conduct acquired , should spread through all the countries of the German empire , and give him a weight and authority which force ...
... character . It is not wonderful that the reputation for wisdom and justice , which Antoninus by such a conduct acquired , should spread through all the countries of the German empire , and give him a weight and authority which force ...
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Sivu 54 - And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with : but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father.
Sivu 132 - Cicero, formed his taste, enlarged his understanding, and gave him the noblest ideas of man and government. The exercises of the body succeeded to those of the mind; and Alexander, who was tall, active, and robust, surpassed most of his equals in the gymnastic arts.
Sivu 398 - When they had solemnly engaged to do all this, Mohammed sent one of his disciples, named Masab Ebn Omair, home with them, to instruct them more fully in the grounds and ceremonies of his new religion. Masab, being arrived at Medina, by the assistance of those who had been formerly converted, gained several proselytes, particularly...
Sivu 392 - I know no man in all Arabia who can offer his kindred a more excellent thing than I now do you; I offer you happiness both in this life, and in that which is to come: God Almighty hath commanded me to call you unto him; who, therefore, among you will be assisting to me herein, and become my brother, and my vicegerent?
Sivu 165 - He laid down two principles, the one good, the other evil ; between these he imagined an intermediate kind of Deity, of a mixed nature, who was the Creator of this inferior world, and the god and legislator of the Jewish nation : the other nations, who worshipped a variety of gods, were supposed to be under the empire of the evil principle.
Sivu 391 - After he began by this advantageous match to live at his ease, it was, that he formed the scheme of establishing a new religion, or, as he expressed it, of replanting the only true and ancient one, professed by Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and all the prophets...
Sivu 136 - AD 19, in the 34th year of his age. The news of his death was received with the greatest grief and the most bitter lamentations.
Sivu 596 - ... resolved to remove his body into the choir, which was to have been done with solemn procession on the 15th of July. It rained, however, so violently...
Sivu 247 - ... reserved for his rival and colleague, Maximus, the first, among the Christian princes, who shed the blood of his Christian subjects on account of their religious opinions.
Sivu 403 - About twenty-eight of the idolaters were killed by a party under the command of Khaled; but this happened contrary to Mahomet's orders, who, when he entered the town, pardoned all the Koreish on their submission, except only six men and four women, who were more obnoxious than ordinary...