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Side 25
... observation , but on argument , have retarded the progress of real knowledge . The metaphysics of infinite , or finite , spirit , have too often been enlisted in the ser- vice of superstition . But the human faculties are fortified by ...
... observation , but on argument , have retarded the progress of real knowledge . The metaphysics of infinite , or finite , spirit , have too often been enlisted in the ser- vice of superstition . But the human faculties are fortified by ...
Side 34
... of these writers in the succession of the Aglabites . Cardonne , Hist . de l'Afrique et I observe , and cannot reconcile , pions against the adversaries of his holy name . After 34 [ CHAP . LII . THE DECLINE AND FALL.
... of these writers in the succession of the Aglabites . Cardonne , Hist . de l'Afrique et I observe , and cannot reconcile , pions against the adversaries of his holy name . After 34 [ CHAP . LII . THE DECLINE AND FALL.
Side 52
... observing that the demerit of the Cappadocians rose in proportion to their rank and riches , he inserts a more pointed epigram , which is ascribed to Demodocus : - Καππαδόκην ποτ ' ἔχιδνα κακὴ δάκεν , ἀλλὰ αὐτὴ Κάτθανε , γευσαμένη ...
... observing that the demerit of the Cappadocians rose in proportion to their rank and riches , he inserts a more pointed epigram , which is ascribed to Demodocus : - Καππαδόκην ποτ ' ἔχιδνα κακὴ δάκεν , ἀλλὰ αὐτὴ Κάτθανε , γευσαμένη ...
Side 53
... observe in their turn , and to describe , the metropolis of the East . The ambassador of the great Otho , a bishop ... observation keen ; and even the prejudices and passions of Liutprand are stamped with an original character of freedom ...
... observe in their turn , and to describe , the metropolis of the East . The ambassador of the great Otho , a bishop ... observation keen ; and even the prejudices and passions of Liutprand are stamped with an original character of freedom ...
Side 58
... observe , that in this passage the strange word exarentasmata is very properly changed for exanthemata by Carisius , the first editor . Falcandus lived about the year 1190 . ter the sack of Corinth , Athens , and Thebes 58 [ CHAP . LIII ...
... observe , that in this passage the strange word exarentasmata is very properly changed for exanthemata by Carisius , the first editor . Falcandus lived about the year 1190 . ter the sack of Corinth , Athens , and Thebes 58 [ CHAP . LIII ...
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