 | 1793 - 738 pàgines
...of fafety ; and although his mind was tainted by the contagion of fanaticifm, Athanafiui difplaycd a fuperiority of character and abilities, which would...monarchy. His learning was much lefs profound and extenflve than, that of Eufebius. of Czfarea, and his rude eloquence could not be compared with the... | |
 | 1845 - 694 pàgines
...and although his mind was tainted by the contagion of fanaticism,* Athanasius displayed a superiority of character and abilities which would have qualified him, far better than the degenerate sons of Constantine, for the government of a great monarchy. His learning was much less profound and... | |
 | 1855 - 534 pàgines
...which extorts even from Gibbon (amongst other praises) the admission that he ' displayed a superiority of character and abilities, which ' would have qualified him, far better than the degenerate sons ' of Constantine, for the government of a great monarchy.' If Christianity was saved from lapsing... | |
 | William Smith - 1844 - 1122 pàgines
...and though his mind was tainted by the contagion of fanaticism, Athanasius displayed a superiority of character and abilities, which would have qualified him, far better than the degenerate sons of Cozistantine, for the government of a great monarchy. His learning was much less profound and... | |
 | 1859 - 606 pàgines
...ever ready to sneer at the saints of the Church, confesses that Athanasius " displayed a superiority of character and abilities, which would have qualified him, far better than the degenerate sous of Constantine, for the government of a great monarchy." It remains to notice what was the actual... | |
 | William Smith - 1853 - 1136 pàgines
...and though his mind was tainted by the contagion of fanaticism, Athanasius displayed a superiority of character and abilities, which would have qualified him, far better than the degenerate sons of Constantine, for the government of a great monarchy. His learning was much less profound and... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1854 - 504 pàgines
...and although his mind was tainted by the contagion of fanaticism, Athanasius displayed a superiority of character and abilities which would have qualified him, far better than the degenerate sons of Constantine, for the government of a great monarchy. His learning was much less profound and... | |
 | 1859 - 664 pàgines
...and although his mind was tainted by the contagion of fanaticism, Athanasius displayed a superiority of character and abilities, which would have qualified him, far better than the degenerate sous of Constantino, for the government of a great monarchy. . . . The archbishop of Alexandria was... | |
 | Guild of st. Alban - 1872 - 596 pàgines
...pleasant one, but even infidels have been forced to admire his character. " He displayed a superiority of character and abilities which would have qualified him far better than the degenerate sons of Constantine for the government of a great monarchy."* * Gibbon. Few had better opportunities... | |
 | George Anthony Denison - 1862 - 358 pàgines
...the Church ; insomuch that even Gibbon remarks of S. Athanasius, that he " displayed a superiority of character and abilities, which would have qualified him, far better than the degenerate sons of Constantine, for the government of a great monarchy." The qualities displayed by the Primate... | |
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Alexandria was patient of labour, jealous of fame, careless of safety ; and, although his mind was tainted by the contagion of fanaticism, Athanasius displayed a superiority of character and abilities, which would have qualified him, far better than the... 
