 | Edward Gibbon - 1806 - 530 pages
...human reason, and of the Divine Word. CHAP." with their deluded scholars ; so many celexv. " brated poets trembling before the tribunal, ' — » — ' " not of Minos, but of Christ ; so many trage" dians, more tuneful in the expression of their " own sufferings ; so many dancers !" But the... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1810 - 462 pages
...the Christians; so many sage philosophers " blushing in red hot flames with their deluded scho" lars; so many celebrated poets trembling before the " tribunal, not of Minos, but of Christ; so many tra" gedians, more tuneful in the expression of their own " sufferings; so many dancers — !" But... | |
 | 1825 - 624 pages
...fires than they ever kindled against the Chris" tians ; so many sage philosophers, blushing in "red hot flames, with their deluded scholars; " so many celebrated poets trembling before the " tribunal, not ofMinos, but of Christ; so many " tragedians, more tuneful in the expression of " their own sufferings;... | |
 | George Longmore - 1826 - 342 pages
...the lowest abyss of darkness; so many magistrates, who persecuted the name of the Lord, liquifying in fiercer fires than they ever kindled against the...Christians ; so many sage philosophers, blushing in red hot flames with their deluded scholars; so many celebrated poets, trembling before the tribunal,... | |
 | Robert Taylor - 1829 - 466 pages
...the lowest abyss of darkness ; so many magistrates, who persecuted the name of the Lord, liquefying in fiercer fires than they ever kindled against the...expression of their own sufferings ; so many dancers,"* &c. — I hope the reader may think here is humility and modesty enough ! Specimen of Tertullian's... | |
 | Robert Taylor - 1834 - 460 pages
...the lowest abyss of darkness; so many magistrates, who persecuted the name of the Lord, liquefying in fiercer fires than they ever kindled against the...before the tribunal, not of Minos, but of Christ; so 29 many tragedians, more tuneful in the expression of their own sufferings; so many dancers,"* &c.... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1837 - 1304 pages
...they everkindled against 11 the Christians ; so many sage philosophers " blushing in red hot fiames with their deluded " scholars ; so many celebrated...trembling " before the tribunal, not of Minos, but of IIS Lactantlui (fnvlilut. Plrin. vil. 15, Ac.) rvlatei th* diunal ule of fulurltj with great spirit... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1840 - 362 pages
...the lowest abyss of darkness; so many magistrates, who " persecuted the name of the Lord, liquefying in fiercer fires than " they ever kindled against the Christians; so many sage philoso" phers blushing in red hot flames with their deluded scholars; so " many celebrated poets trembling... | |
 | Robert Taylor - 1845 - 436 pages
...the lowest abyss of darkness ; so many magistrates, who persecuted the name of the Lord, liquefying in fiercer fires than they ever kindled against the...of Christ ; so many tragedians, more tuneful in the ezpreesion of their own sufferings ; so many dancers,"* &c. — I hope the reader may think here is... | |
 | 1875 - 676 pages
...the lowest abyss of darkness ; so many magistrates, who persecuted the name of the Lord, liquefying in fiercer fires than they ever kindled against the...Christians ; so many sage philosophers, blushing in red hot flames with their deluded scholars ; so many celebrated poets trembling before the tribunal... | |
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How shall I admire, how laugh, how rejoice, how exult, when I behold so many proud monarchs, so many fancied gods, groaning in the lowest abyss of darkness; so many magistrates, who persecuted the name of the Lord, liquefying in fiercer fires than they... 
