A New Universal Biography: Forming the first volume of seriesSherwood, Jones, and Company, 1825 |
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Sivu 4
... severe penalties , to sacrifice to him as they had done to Caligula ; was assiduous in hearing and examining complaints , and frequently administered justice in person ; tem- pering by his mildness the severity of the law . He took a ...
... severe penalties , to sacrifice to him as they had done to Caligula ; was assiduous in hearing and examining complaints , and frequently administered justice in person ; tem- pering by his mildness the severity of the law . He took a ...
Sivu 6
... severity , was that of Camillus , his lieutenant- general in Dalmatia . This general , incited by many of the principal men of Rome , openly rebelled , and assumed the title of emperor . Nothing could exceed the terrors of Claudius ...
... severity , was that of Camillus , his lieutenant- general in Dalmatia . This general , incited by many of the principal men of Rome , openly rebelled , and assumed the title of emperor . Nothing could exceed the terrors of Claudius ...
Sivu 51
... severe and dangerous illness , wrote to our Lord , imploring his assistance ; and that Jesus not only sent him a gracious answer , but also accompanied it with his picture as a mark of his esteem for that pious prince . These letters ...
... severe and dangerous illness , wrote to our Lord , imploring his assistance ; and that Jesus not only sent him a gracious answer , but also accompanied it with his picture as a mark of his esteem for that pious prince . These letters ...
Sivu 87
... severe , as he was enabled , during its period , to contract a friendship with Apollonius , and to enter into a correspondence with him . He was , however , at last banished into the Isthmus of Greece , and condemned to daily labour ...
... severe , as he was enabled , during its period , to contract a friendship with Apollonius , and to enter into a correspondence with him . He was , however , at last banished into the Isthmus of Greece , and condemned to daily labour ...
Sivu 88
... He waged continual war with fancy and fortune ; and it is an excellency pe- culiar to him , that he admitted all the severity of the Stoics with- out sourness , and reformed Stoicism as well as professed 88 [ CENT . I. UNIVERSAL BIOGRAPHY .
... He waged continual war with fancy and fortune ; and it is an excellency pe- culiar to him , that he admitted all the severity of the Stoics with- out sourness , and reformed Stoicism as well as professed 88 [ CENT . I. UNIVERSAL BIOGRAPHY .
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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...