Secular Annotations on Scripture TextsHodder & Stoughton, 1870 - 403 páginas |
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... Plutarch tells us of Fabius Maximus , that he thought it hard that , while those who breed dogs and horses soften their stubborn tempers , and bring down their fierce spirits by care and kindness , rather than with whips and chains , he ...
... Plutarch tells us of Fabius Maximus , that he thought it hard that , while those who breed dogs and horses soften their stubborn tempers , and bring down their fierce spirits by care and kindness , rather than with whips and chains , he ...
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... Plutarch says of the gentler hand of reason , reminds us of Swift's account of the Houyhnhnms , that " they have no conception how a rational creature can be compelled , but only advised or exhorted . " And by the way , Swift remarks in ...
... Plutarch says of the gentler hand of reason , reminds us of Swift's account of the Houyhnhnms , that " they have no conception how a rational creature can be compelled , but only advised or exhorted . " And by the way , Swift remarks in ...
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... Plutarch rejoices in showing in Hercules an avenger who adapted the special mode of vengeance to the distinctive deserts of the wrong - doer . He punished with the very mode of punishment devised by those who were now made to suffer it ...
... Plutarch rejoices in showing in Hercules an avenger who adapted the special mode of vengeance to the distinctive deserts of the wrong - doer . He punished with the very mode of punishment devised by those who were now made to suffer it ...
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... Plutarch tells the same story of Apelles . Again to draw upon Moličre : a fool who keeps his folly tongue- tied , is not to be distinguished from a savant who hold his peace : " Un sot qui ne dit mot ne se distingue 72 THE DISCREET ...
... Plutarch tells the same story of Apelles . Again to draw upon Moličre : a fool who keeps his folly tongue- tied , is not to be distinguished from a savant who hold his peace : " Un sot qui ne dit mot ne se distingue 72 THE DISCREET ...
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... Plutarch does " think the man who is often praising himself , not so complete in virtue as the modest man , who does ... Plutarch's thinking , as Cicero , whose writings , says he , 66 were so interlarded with encomiums on himself ...
... Plutarch does " think the man who is often praising himself , not so complete in virtue as the modest man , who does ... Plutarch's thinking , as Cicero , whose writings , says he , 66 were so interlarded with encomiums on himself ...
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Página 187 - By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise; for he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
Página 2 - In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt, But, being season'd with a gracious voice, Obscures the show of evil? In religion, What damned error, but some sober brow Will bless it, and approve it with a text, Hiding the grossness with fair ornament?
Página 5 - Grey. But then I sigh, and with a piece of Scripture, Tell them — that God bids us do good for evil ; And thus I clothe my naked villany With old odd ends, stolen forth of holy writ ; And seem a saint, when most I play the devil.
Página 249 - Boast not thyself of to-morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
Página 338 - Wherefore criest thou unto me ? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward : but lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it : and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.
Página 338 - Nebuchadnezzar : and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles' feathers, and his nails like birds
Página 218 - Cover your heads, and mock not flesh and blood With solemn reverence : throw away respect, Tradition, form, and ceremonious duty, For you have but mistook me all this while: I live with bread like you, feel want, Taste grief, need friends: subjected thus, How can you say to me I am a king?
Página 341 - At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon. The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty...
Página 202 - tis He alone Decidedly can try us, He knows each chord its various tone, Each spring its various bias : Then at the balance let's be mute, We never can adjust it ; What's done we partly may compute, But know not what's resisted.