 | George Gregory - 1790 - 456 strani
...practice tif difcreet and feafonablt CENT. 7.] His mental Acjuifitions. 301 able filence. With thefe powers of eloquence, Mahomet was an illiterate barbarian; his youth had never been inftru&ed in the arts of reading and writing : the common ignorance exempted him from fhame or reproach... | |
 | 1792 - 822 strani
...fpeech was corrected в nú enhanced by the praftice of difcreet and feafonable filence. With thefe powers of eloquence, Mahomet was an illiterate Barbarian ; his youth had never been ¡nitnu'tcd in the arts of reading and writing ; the common ignorance exempted him from fliame or reproach,... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1804 - 370 strani
...bears the stamp of an original and superior genius. But, with all the powers of eloquence, Mohammed was an illiterate barbarian ; his youth had never...been instructed in the arts of reading and writing. The common ignorance, however, exempted him from shame or reproach ; but he was deprived of those faithful... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1806 - 526 strani
...mission bears the stamp of an original and superior genius. The son of Abdallah was educated in the bosom of the noblest race, in the use of the purest...been instructed in the arts of reading and writing * ; the common ignorance exempted him VOL. IX. S from * Those who believe that Mahomet could read or... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1816 - 488 strani
...mission bears ttie stamp of an original and superior genius. The son of Alxlallah was educated in the bosom of the noblest race, in the use of the purest...had never been instructed in the arts of reading and writing70; the common ignorance exempted him from shame or reproach, but he was reduced to a narrow... | |
 | William Jones - 1816 - 500 strani
...social, his imagination sublime, his judgment clear, rapid, and decisive. With all these advantages, Mahomet was an illiterate barbarian ; his youth had...been instructed in the arts of reading and writing ; the common ignorance exempted him from shame or reproach, but he was reduced to a narrow circle of... | |
 | William Jones - 1816 - 500 strani
...social, his imagination sublime, his judgment clear, rapid, and decisive. With all these advantages, Mahomet was an illiterate barbarian ; his youth had...been instructed in the arts of reading and writing ; the common ignorance exempted him from shame or reproach, but he was reduced to a narrow circle of... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1820 - 528 strani
...mission bears the stamp of an original and superior genius. The son of Abdallah was educated in the bosom of the noblest race, in the use of the purest dialect of Arabia ; i * Abulfwla io Vit. c. Ixv, Ixvi, ; Gagnier, Vie de Mabomet, lorn, iii, p. 272-289; the beat traditions... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1821 - 540 strani
...mission bears the stamp of an original and superior genius. The son of Abdallah was educated in the bosom of the noblest race, in the use of the purest...silence. With these powers of eloquence, Mahomet was . ^n illiterate barbarian: his youth had never been instructed in the arts of reading and writing;... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 440 strani
...silence. Notwithstanding all these accomplishments, he was an illiterate barbarian ; insomuch that his youth had never been instructed in the arts of reading and writing. After his advantageous match he first conceived the scheme of establishing a new religion, or, as he... | |
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... clear, rapid, and decisive. He possessed the courage both of thought and action, and although his designs might gradually expand with his success, the first idea which he entertained of his divine mission bears the stamp of an original and superior... 
