Sketches of the History of Man: In Four Volumes, Volumen2William Bell, 1802 |
Dentro del libro
Resultados 6-10 de 37
Página 49
... means to poifon the greater part of an hundred Egyptians , his accufers , and to affaffinate Dion , their chief . And yet thefe crimes , perpetrated in the heart of Rome , were fuffered to pafs with impunity . But he had fecured the ...
... means to poifon the greater part of an hundred Egyptians , his accufers , and to affaffinate Dion , their chief . And yet thefe crimes , perpetrated in the heart of Rome , were fuffered to pafs with impunity . But he had fecured the ...
Página 71
... means to polish the manners of her subjects . And in order to preserve de- cency in fuch affemblies , fhe published a body of regula- tions , of which the following are a fpecimen . " Ladies " who play at forfeitures , queftions and ...
... means to polish the manners of her subjects . And in order to preserve de- cency in fuch affemblies , fhe published a body of regula- tions , of which the following are a fpecimen . " Ladies " who play at forfeitures , queftions and ...
Página 94
... means fuch barbarians as they are commonly held to be . All the inhabitants of Britain were of Celtic extraction ; and we have reafon to believe , that the manners of Caledonia , were the manners of every part of the island , before the ...
... means fuch barbarians as they are commonly held to be . All the inhabitants of Britain were of Celtic extraction ; and we have reafon to believe , that the manners of Caledonia , were the manners of every part of the island , before the ...
Página 96
... means chiefly they become remarkably industrious . Cambden afcribes the fuccefs of the town of Halifax in the cloth - manufacture , to its bar- ren foil . its advantages : the inhabitants are rendered indolent , weak 96 MEN AS INDIVIDUALS .
... means chiefly they become remarkably industrious . Cambden afcribes the fuccefs of the town of Halifax in the cloth - manufacture , to its bar- ren foil . its advantages : the inhabitants are rendered indolent , weak 96 MEN AS INDIVIDUALS .
Página 109
... mean . But as in judging of things that admit of degrees , comparison is the ordinary ftandard , every refinement in corporeal pleasure beyond what is cuftomary , is held to be an excefs , blameable as below the dignity of human nature ...
... mean . But as in judging of things that admit of degrees , comparison is the ordinary ftandard , every refinement in corporeal pleasure beyond what is cuftomary , is held to be an excefs , blameable as below the dignity of human nature ...
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Sketches of the History of Man: In Four Volumes, Volumen1 Lord Henry Home Kames Sin vista previa disponible - 2016 |
Términos y frases comunes
againſt alfo appetite averfion bards battle becauſe befide Book Britain Carthaginians caufe cauſe circumftances commerce confequently confiderable defcribed Diodorus Siculus drefs duty effeminacy Emperor enemy English expence exportation extenfive faid falt fame favages fays fcarce feaft feldom fenfuality ferve feven fhall fhould filk filver Fingal firft firſt fituation flaves fmall focial fociety fome foreign foul fovereign fpirit France French wine ftate ftill ftrangers ftrength fubject fuch fufficient fword Gaul Greeks hiftory himſelf honour houfe houſe imported induftry inftance inhabitants King labour laft lefs luxury Macedon manners manufactures meaſure moft monarchy moſt muft muſt nations nature neceffary neighbours never obfervation occafioned Offian opulence paffion patriotifm peace perfon pleaſure prefent progrefs prohibited raifing the price raiſed reafon refpect reft reprefented Roman Ruffia Saxo Grammaticus Scotland ſmall Spain ſtate Tacitus Temora thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thou thouſand tion tribe uſe women
Pasajes populares
Página 21 - And he brought forth the people that were therein, and put them under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brickkiln: and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of Ammon.
Página 59 - ftars that have fhone : we only hear the found of " their praife. But they were renowned in their " day, and the terror of other times. Thus fhall " we pafs, O warriors, in the day of our fall. Then " let us be renowned while we may ; and leave our " fame behind us, like the laft...
Página 207 - ... for if any one shall claim a power to lay and levy taxes on the people by his own authority, and without such consent of the people, he thereby invades the fundamental law of property, and subverts the end of government. For what property have I in that which another may by right take when he pleases to himself?
Página 57 - His renown will be a light to my soul, in the dark hour of my departure. O that the name of Morni were forgot among the people ! that the heroes would only say, ' Behold the father of Gaul !'" "King of Strumon," Fingal replied, "Gaul shall lift the sword in fight.
Página 56 - Nuath would mourn, in his hall, for the departure of his fame. His eyes would turn from Lathmon, when the tread of his feet approached. Go thou to the heroes, chief of Dutha ! I behold the stately steps of Ossian. His fame is worthy of my steel ! let us contend in fight.
Página 77 - Spears fall like the circles of light, which gild the face of night. As the noise of the troubled ocean, when roll the waves on high. As the last peal of thunder in heaven, such is the din of war!
Página 98 - On flesh days, (that is, when meat was not forbidden by the Catholic religion), through the year, breakfast for my lord and lady was a loaf of bread, two manchets, a quart of beer, a quart of wine, half a chine of mutton, or a chine of beef boiled.
Página 55 - AND fell the fwifteft in the race, faid the king, the firft to bend the bow ? Thou fcarce haft been known to me : why did young Ryno fall ? But fleep thou foftly on Lena, Fingal fhall foon behold thee. Soon fhall my voice be heard no more, and my footfteps ceafe to be feen. The bards will tell of Fingal's name ; the ftones will talk of me. But, Ryno, thou art low indeed, thou haft not received thy fame. Ullin, ftrike the harp for Ryno ; tell what the* chief would have
Página 104 - Now have we many chimneys ; and yet our tenderlings complain of rheums, catarrhs, and poses ; then had we none but reredosses, and our heads did never ache. For as the smoke in those days was supposed to be a sufficient hardening for the timber of the house, so it was reputed a far better medicine to keep the good-man and his family from the quack or pose, wherewith, as then, very few were acquainted.
Página 61 - Uthal fell beneath my fword ; and the fons of Berrathon fled. — It was then I faw him in his beauty, and the tear hung in my eye. Thou art fallen *, young tree, I faid, with all thy beauty round thee.