 ... system of religion and philosophy. The lascivious form of a naked Venus was tortured into the discovery of some moral precept, or some physical truth ; and the castration of Atys explained the revolution of the sun between the tropics, or the separation...  The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - Side 352av Edward Gibbon - 1900Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | Edward Gibbon - 1804 - 502 sider
...obscure lives, and mi.-imprehensil>le doctrines. 126 CHAP. XXIII. Theological system of Julian. cept, or some physical truth ; and the castration of Atys...or the separation of the human soul from vice and erTor.18 The theological system of Julian appears to have contained the sublime and important principles... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1806 - 466 sider
...deride vrith an impious Sardonic hiugh. CHAP. of a naked Venus was tortured into the discovery i^**"1' , of some moral precept, or some physical truth : and...revolution of the sun between the tropics, or the sepa-? ration of the human soul from vice and error *. The theological system of Julian appears to... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1811 - 464 sider
...nf these holy mysteries, which the profane might deride with an impious Sardonic laugh. CHAP, XXIIL of some moral precept, or some physical truth ; and...Atys explained the revolution of the sun between the tropies, or the separation of the human soul from vice and error.' The theological system of Julian... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1816 - 498 sider
...deride with an impious Sardonic tough. precept, or some pbysical truth ; and the castration of xxHI. ^ys explained the revolution of the sun between the tropics,...or the separation of the human soul from vice and error13. Theolo- The theological system of Julian appears to have femofys contained the sublime and... | |
 | James Mill - 1817 - 700 sider
...their favourite system of religion and philosophy. The lascivious form of a naked Venus was tortured into the discovery of some moral precept, or some...separation of the human soul from vice and error." * But if a condemnation thus severe can be justly pronounced upon those who would allegorize the Greek... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1820 - 460 sider
...much of these holy mysteries, which the profane might deride with aii nopious Sardonic langh. CHAP, the discovery of some moral precept, or some , ',„'.„...error.' The theological system of Julian appears to at Julian, nave contained the sublime and important principles of natural religion. But as the faith,... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1825 - 512 sider
...their favourite system of religion and philosophy. The lascivious form of a naked Venus was tortured into the discovery of some moral precept, or some...separation of the human soul from vice and error.' Theoio- The theological system of Julian appears to tem'of 3 "" nave contained the sublime and important... | |
 | James Mill - 1826 - 504 sider
...their favourite system of religion and philosophy. The lascivious form ,of a naked Venus was tortured into the discovery of some moral precept, or some...or the separation of the human soul from vice and error."1 But if a condemnation thus severe can be justly pronounced upon those who allegorize the Greek... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1826 - 864 sider
...their favourite system of religion and philosophy. The lascivious form of a naked Venus was tortured into the discovery of some moral precept, or some physical truth; and the indecent fable of Atys explained the revolution of the sun between the tropics, or the separation of... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1827 - 526 sider
...their favourite system of religion and philosophy. The lascivious form of a naked Venus, was tortured into the discovery of some moral precept or some physical...castration of Atys explained the revolution of the sun hetween the tropics, or the separation of the human soul from vice and error'. Theological The theological... | |
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