 | 1845 - 694 sider
...contagion of fanaticism,* Athanasius displayed a superiority of character and abilities which would have qualified him, far better than the degenerate sons...less profound and extensive than that of Eusebius of Ciesarea, and his rude eloquence could not be compared with the polished oratory of Gregory or Basil... | |
 | Edinburgh encyclopaedia - 1830 - 830 sider
...Athanasius displayed a superiority of character and abilities, which would have qualified him, much betttr than the degenerate sons of Constantine, for the government of a great empire. His learning was much less profound and extensive than that of Eusebius of Csesaria, and his... | |
 | 1838 - 1056 sider
...Athanasius displayed a superiority of character and abilities which would have qualified him, much better than the degenerate sons of Constantine, for the government of a great empire. His learning was much less profound and extensive than that of Eusebius of Caesarea, and his... | |
 | 1855 - 534 sider
...praises) the admission that he ' displayed a superiority of character and abilities, which ' would have qualified him, far better than the degenerate sons...Constantine, for the government of a great monarchy.' If Christianity was saved from lapsing from Trinitarianism into Arianism, from Arianism into Socinianism,... | |
 | William Smith - 1844 - 1122 sider
...and abilities, which would have qualified him, far better than the degenerate sons of Cozistantine, for the government of a great monarchy. His learning...less profound and extensive than that of Eusebius of Cacsarca, and his rude eloquence could not be compared with the polished oratory of Gregory or Basil... | |
 | William Smith - 1853 - 1136 sider
...contagion of fanaticism, Athanasius displayed a superiority of character and abilities, which would have qualified him, far better than the degenerate sons...was much less profound and extensive than that of Eusebias of Caesarca, and his rudeeloquence could not be compared with the polished oratory of Gregory... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1854 - 504 sider
...contagion of fanaticism, Athanasius displayed a superiority of character and abilities which would have qualified him, far better than the degenerate sons...not be compared with the polished oratory of Gregory of Basil ; but whenever the primate of Egypt was called upon to justify his sentiments or his conduct,... | |
 | Guild of st. Alban - 1872 - 596 sider
...forced to admire his character. " He displayed a superiority of character and abilities which would have qualified him far better than the degenerate sons...Constantine for the government of a great monarchy."* * Gibbon. Few had better opportunities of knowing the character of this great saint than S. Gregory... | |
 | 1860 - 512 sider
...forth the great and rising powers of that royal-hearted spirit whose genius in after years ' would have qualified him far better than the degenerate sons of Constantine, for the government of a great monarchy;'1 whose very name bore with it an augury of hope, the mastermind of his era, Athanasius.... | |
 | George Anthony Denison - 1862 - 358 sider
...remarks of S. Athanasius, that he " displayed a superiority of character and abilities, which would have qualified him, far better than the degenerate sons...Constantine, for the government of a great monarchy." The qualities displayed by the Primate of Egypt were again and again manifested, on a less extensive... | |
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Amidst the storms of persecution, the archbishop of 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... 
