The Philosophical DictionaryG.H. Evans, 1830 - 244 pàgines |
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Pàgina 13
... king whom he admired . When cardinal Fleury died , Voltaire was designed to suc- ceed him , in the French Academy . At this period , his chef d'œuvre of MEROPE first appeared , then the only tragedy , whose pathos melts the soul into ...
... king whom he admired . When cardinal Fleury died , Voltaire was designed to suc- ceed him , in the French Academy . At this period , his chef d'œuvre of MEROPE first appeared , then the only tragedy , whose pathos melts the soul into ...
Pàgina 14
... king of Prussia was to France . But this monarch feared to engage anew with a power , whose wavering policy could not inspire confidence . Voltaire , it was supposed , might induce him to alter his opinion , and he was secretly charged ...
... king of Prussia was to France . But this monarch feared to engage anew with a power , whose wavering policy could not inspire confidence . Voltaire , it was supposed , might induce him to alter his opinion , and he was secretly charged ...
Pàgina 15
... king Stanislaus . Here he lived in great tranquil- lity , until he had the misfortune to lose his amiable friend . Mad . du Chatelet died at the moment she terminated the trans- lation of Newton , the excessive labour of which had ...
... king Stanislaus . Here he lived in great tranquil- lity , until he had the misfortune to lose his amiable friend . Mad . du Chatelet died at the moment she terminated the trans- lation of Newton , the excessive labour of which had ...
Pàgina 16
... king , to correct his works , and to aid him in the art of composition . He supped almost every night with his majesty . At these suppers the greatest freedom prevailed ; questions of morality and metaphysics were treated with the ...
... king , to correct his works , and to aid him in the art of composition . He supped almost every night with his majesty . At these suppers the greatest freedom prevailed ; questions of morality and metaphysics were treated with the ...
Pàgina 17
... king , who first laughed at it , and then added new marks of respect , by bestowing on him a house near Potsdam . He was thus obliged to endure , a while lon- ger , the dissimulation of the king , and the envy of his parasites , till ...
... king , who first laughed at it , and then added new marks of respect , by bestowing on him a house near Potsdam . He was thus obliged to endure , a while lon- ger , the dissimulation of the king , and the envy of his parasites , till ...
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Pàgina 60 - And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfil the law, judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision dost transgress the law?
Pàgina 70 - We believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of all things, visible and invisible: And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God...
Pàgina 155 - Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of...
Pàgina 95 - But thou didst trust in thine own beauty, and playedst the harlot because of thy renown, and pouredst out thy fornications on every one that passed by; his it was.
Pàgina 95 - Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was the time of love ; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord God, and thou becamest mine.
Pàgina 95 - She doted upon the Assyrians her neighbours, captains and rulers clothed most gorgeously, horsemen riding upon horses, all of them desirable young men.
Pàgina 183 - Now if I cast out devils by Beelzebub, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges.
Pàgina 206 - ... puts on them hats bound with coarse white worsted; makes them turn to the right and left ; and thus marches away with them to glory. Other princes, on this armament, take part in it — to the best of their ability, and soon cover a small extent of country with more hireling murderers than Gengis-Khan, Tamerlane, and Bajazet had at their heels.
Pàgina 172 - I say unto thee, that thou art Peter, and on this rock will I build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it...