The beauties of history; or, Pictures of virtue and vice, drawn from real lifeVergani, Quai de l'Horloge du Palais, no. 28, pres le Pont-au-Change, 1801 - 230 páginas |
Términos y frases comunes
admiration affected Alcander Alexander ambition answer Antigonus appeared army Artabazanes assembly Astyages Athenians brought Callisthenes Caracalla Carthaginians caused citizens CLEMENCY Clitus conceal conduct consul courage court cried crime Croesus crown Cyrus Darius death deserved desire Deucetius enemy envy esteem EXAMPLES expence eyes Falisci father favour fortune friendship give Glauco glorious glory gods gold and silver gratitude greatest Greece happy heard heart honour human Julius Cæsar justice king lady laws liberty lived Manlius manner Marius master Menecrates mind misfortunes nature never obliged occasion passion Persians person Philopomen pleasure PLUT Plutarch Porus present pride prince prisoners Ptolemy punishment render replied revenge riches Roman Roman dictator Rome royal says Scipio Scythians senate sent SENTIMENTS Septimius shew slaves Socrates Solon soul Strabo suffer Syracusians temple Themistocles thing thou thought thousand tion vices virtue virtuous whole wife worthy XENOPH Xerxes young
Pasajes populares
Página 206 - The man who retires to meditate mischief, and to exasperate his own rage; whose thoughts are employed only on means of distress and contrivances of ruin; whose mind never pauses from the remembrance of his own sufferings, but to indulge some hope of enjoying the calamities of another, may justly be numbered among the most miserable of human beings, among those who are guilty without reward, who have neither the gladness of prosperity nor the calm of innocence.
Página 109 - First, were carried silver altars, on which lay the fire called by them sacred and eternal ; and these were followed by the Magi, singing hymns after the manner of their country. They were accompanied by three hundred and sixty-five youths (agreeable to the number of days in a year) clothed in purple robes.
Página 80 - I believe there have been very few companies that have been guilty of excess this way, where there have not happened more accidents which make against, than for the continuance of it. It is very common that events arise from a debauch which are fatal, and always such as are disagreeable. With all a man's reason and good sense about him, his tongue is apt to utter things out of mere gaiety of heart, which may displease his best friends.
Página 171 - Porus did not seem dejected at his misfortune, but came up with a resolute countenance, like a valiant warrior, whose courage in defending his dominions ought to acquire him the esteem of the brave prince who had taken him prisoner. Alexander spoke first, and with an august and gracious air, asked him how he desired to be treated "? " Like a king,
Página 54 - ... on the bench with some of his brethren, a criminal was brought before him who was accused of murdering his master. The evidence came out full ; the jury brought in their verdict that the...
Página 54 - You see before you,' said he, addressing himself to those who had sat on the bench with him, ' a striking 'instance of the just awards of Heaven, which this day, after thirty years concealment, presents to you a greater criminal than the man just now found guilty.
Página 82 - ASTYAGES testifying some concern at the neglect shown to this officer, for whom he had a particular regard, and who deserved it, as he said, on account of the wonderful dexterity with which he served him :
Página 111 - Around his waist he wore a golden girdle, after the manner of women, whence his cimeter hung, the scabbard of which flamed all over with gems; on his head he wore a tiara, or mitre, round which was a fillet of blue mixed with white.
Página 66 - ... at the feet of the general, and wept aloud. The captive lady fell into the same posture, and they both remained so, until the father burst into the following words :
Página 138 - The florist, the planter, the gardener, the husbandman, when they are only as accomplishments to the man of fortune, are great reliefs to a country life, and many ways useful to those who are possessed of them. But of all the diversions of life, there is none so proper to fill up its empty spaces as the reading of useful and entertaining authors.