 | Edward Gibbon - 1805 - 488 pàgines
...influence of such peruicious habits would be poorly com-, pensated by the practice of the personal and social virtues which are necessary to maintain the...the enthusiasm of his youth and the credulity of his proselytes.156 A philosopher will observe, that their cruelty and his success, would tend more strongly... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1804 - 370 pàgines
...ambition was the ruling passion ; and it is possible that he, the victorious impostor, secretly smiled at the enthusiasm of his youth, and the credulity of his proselytes. The good sense of Mohammed despised the pomp of royalty ; the apostle of God submitted to the menial... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1806 - 526 pàgines
...influence of such pernicious habits would be poorly compensated by the practice of the personal and social virtues which are necessary to maintain the...A philosopher will observe, that their cruelty and bis success would tend more strongly to fortify the assurance of his divine mission, that his interest... | |
 | George Stanley Faber - 1808 - 592 pàgines
...influence of such pernicious habits would be poorly compensated by the practice of the personal and social virtues which are necessary to maintain the...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 pàgines
...Jtt/iuence of such pernicious habits would be poorly compensated by the practice of the personal and social virtues which are necessary to maintain the...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... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1816 - 488 pàgines
...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. Of bis last years, ambition was the ruling passion ; and a politician will suspect, that he secretly smiled... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1820 - 528 pàgines
...influence of -such'pernicious habits would be poorly compensated by the practice of the personal and social virtues which are necessary to maintain the...and the credulity of his proselytes.' A philosopher would observe . that their cruelty and his success would tend more strongly to fortify the assurance... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1821 - 540 pàgines
...influence of such pernicious habits would be poorly compensated by the practice of the personal and social virtues, which are necessary to maintain the...of his youth, and the credulity of his proselytes. 5 A philosopher would observe that their cruelty and his success would tend more strongly to fortify... | |
 | Thom Scott - 1824 - 758 pàgines
...influence of such pernicious habits, ' would be poorly compensated by the practice ' of the personal and social virtues, which are ' necessary to maintain...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 ;... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 410 pàgines
...demon of Socrates affords a memorable instance how a wise man may deceive himself, how a good m^nmay deceive others, how the conscience may slumber in...A philosopher will observe that their cruelty and Ai* success would tend more strongly to fortify the assurance of his divine mission, that his interest... | |
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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.... 
