 Mahomet must have been gradually stained; and the influence of such pernicious habits would be poorly compensated by the practice of the personal and social virtues which are necessary to maintain the reputation of a prophet among his sectaries and friends....  The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - Stran 287avtor: Edward Gibbon - 1805Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | George Stanley Faber - 1808 - 596 strani
...have been gradually stained, and tlte influence of such pernicious habits would be poorly compensated by the practice of the personal and social virtues...ruling passion : and a politician will suspect, that he • I prefer this interpretation of the passage, " his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power,"... | |
 | George Stanley Faber - 1808 - 304 strani
...have been gradually stained, and the Jtt/iuence of such pernicious habits would be poorly compensated by the practice of the personal and social virtues...ruling passion : and a politician will suspect, that he • * I prefer this interpretation of the passage, " his power shall be mighty, b« not by his own... | |
 | George Stanley Faber - 1808 - 592 strani
...Mohammed and his successors (VoL II. p. 72, 73, 74} ; which renders his former mistake the more singular. secretly smiled (the .victorious impostor !) at the enthusiasm of his youth and the credulity of his proselytes. — In the support of truth the arts of fraud and fiction may be deemed Jess criminal ;... | |
 | Thom Scott - 1824 - 758 strani
...been gradually stained ; ' and the influence of such pernicious habits, ' would be poorly compensated by the practice ' of the personal and social virtues,...enthusiasm of ' his youth, and the credulity of his followers. In / the support of truth, the arts of fraud and fiction f may be deemed less criminal ;... | |
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 406 strani
...influence on such pernicious habits would be poorly compensated by the practice of the personal or social virtues which are necessary to maintain the...the enthusiasm of his youth and the credulity of his proselytes. A philosopher will observe that their cruelty and his success would tend more strongly... | |
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 404 strani
...influence on such pernicious habits would be poorly compensated by the practice of the personal or social virtues which are necessary to maintain the...the enthusiasm of his youth and the credulity of his proselytes. A philosopher will observe that their cruelty and his success would tend more strongly... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 410 strani
...influence on such pernicious habits would be poorly compensated by the practice of the personal or social virtues which are necessary to maintain the...the enthusiasm of his youth and the credulity of his proselytes. A philosopher will observe that their cruelty and Ai* success would tend more strongly... | |
 | George Stanley Faber - 1828 - 484 strani
...have been gradually stained : and the influence of such pernicious HABITS would be poorly compensated by the practice of the personal and social virtues,...the enthusiasm of his youth and the credulity of his proselytes. In the support of truth, THE ARTS OF FRAUD AND FICTION may be deemed less criminal : and... | |
 | Samuel Green - 1840 - 430 strani
...have been gradually stained; and the influence of such pernicious habits, would be poorly compensated by the practice of the personal and social virtues...a prophet among his sectaries and friends. Of his late years,, ambition was his ruling passion, and a politician will suspect that he secretly smiled... | |
 | Samuel Green (Baptist minister, Lion St. Chapel, Walworth.) - 1840 - 442 strani
...have been gradually stained ; and the influence of such pernicious habits, would be pporly compensated by the practice of the personal and social virtues...a prophet among his sectaries and friends. Of his late years, ambition was his ruling passion, and a politician will suspect that he secretly smiled... | |
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