 | 1871 - 614 páginas
...lately about Calvin and Servetus (4'" S. vii. 141): — " In passing judgment," says Robertson, " upon the characters of men, we ought to try them by the principles and maxims of their own age, and not by those of another ; for although virtue and vice are at all times the same, manners and customs... | |
 | Andrew Miller - 1874 - 724 páginas
...imputed wholly to the violence of his temper. They ought to be charged in part on the manners of his age. Some parts of Luther's behaviour, which to us appear most culpable, gave no offence to his contemporaries. The account of his death filled the Roman Catholic party with excessive,... | |
 | 1876 - 586 páginas
...dispute. П. °PEÎÎ COMPETITION, In passing judgment upon the characters of men, we ought to try 1875. them by the principles and maxims of their own age,...continually. Some parts of Luther's behaviour, which appear to us most culpable, gave no disgust to his contemporaries. It was even by some of those qualities,... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1879 - 576 páginas
...language, whose idioms and phrases seem gross, because they are familiar. In passing judgment upon e chastisements, and by thy most visible providence....were exalted, so secret darts from thee have pierced appear to us most culpable, gave no disgust to his contemporaries. It was even by some of those qualities... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1879 - 582 páginas
...whose idiiw and phrases seem gross, because they ere familiar. In passing judgment upon the charu-t'-- of men, we ought to try them by the principles and maxims of their own age, n"t • those of another: for although virtne ana vice are at all times the same, mariners aac customs... | |
 | Harriet B. Swineford - 1883 - 302 páginas
...History of Scotland, History of Charles V. of Germany and History of America. In passing judgment upon the characters of men, we ought to try them by the...times the same, manners and customs vary continually. History of Charles V. Edward Gibbon (1737-1794).— One of England's most illustrious historical writers.... | |
 | William Robertson - 1884 - 732 páginas
...living language, whose idioms and phrases seem gross because they are familiar. In passing judgment upon the characters of men, we ought to try them by the...Some parts of Luther's behaviour which to us appear mo.^t culpable gave no disgust to his contemporaries. It was even by some of these qualities which... | |
 | William Robertson, William Hickling Prescott - 1887 - 852 páginas
...living language, whose idioms and phrases seem gross because they are familiar. In passing judgment upon the characters of men, we ought to try them by the...parts of Luther's behaviour which to us appear most culpabie gave no disgust to his contemporaries. It was even by some of these qualities which we are... | |
 | Virginia Waddy - 1889 - 432 páginas
...speech can dissolve more of it than a man's heart can hold.— OW Holmes. In passing judgment upon the characters of men, we ought to try them by the...and customs vary continually. Some parts of Luther's behavior, which appear to us most culpable, gave no disgust to his contemporaries. It was even by some... | |
 | Virginia Waddy - 1889 - 432 páginas
...speech can dissolve more of it than a man's heart can hold. — OW Holmes. In passing judgment upon the characters of men, we ought to try them by the...and customs vary continually. Some parts of Luther's behavior, which appear to us most culpable, gave no disgust to his contemporaries. It was even by some... | |
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In passing judgment upon the characters of men, we ought to try them by the principles and maxims of their own age, not by those of another. For although virtue and vice are at all times the same, manners and customs vary continually. 
