 | Edward Gibbon - 1789 - 424 oldal
...defpifed, except by thofe to whom it has been refufed. Before he fpoke , the orator engaged on his fide the affections of a public or private audience. They applauded his commanding prefence , his majeftic afpect, his piercing eye. his gracious fmile, his flowing beard, his countenance... | |
 | George Gregory - 1790 - 456 oldal
...defpife'd, except by thofe to whom it has been refufed. Before he fpoke, the orator engaged on his fide the affections of a public or private audience. They applauded his commanding prefence, his majeftic afpecl:, his piercing eye, his gracious fmile, his flowing beard, his countenance... | |
 | George Gregory - 1795 - 582 oldal
...defpifed, except by thofe to whom it has been refufed. Before he fpoke, the orator engaged on his fide the affections of a public or private audience. They applauded his commanding prefence, his majeftic afpect, his piercing eye, his gracious fmile, his flowing beard, his countenance... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1804 - 370 oldal
...before he spoke, the orator, by his personal accomplishments, engaged on his side the affections of his audience. They applauded his commanding presence,...beard, his countenance, that painted every sensation of his soul, and his gestures that enforced each expression of the tongue. In the familiar offices of... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1806 - 526 oldal
...tradition of his compamons, the pro- Mahomet J was distinguished by the beauty of his person, anoutward gift which is seldom despised, except by those to...his piercing eye, his gracious smile, his flowing * I copy the honourable testimony of Abu Taleb to his family and nephew. Laus Dei, qui noa a stirpe... | |
 | George Stanley Faber - 1808 - 304 oldal
...countenance ; whereas Mohammed, according to the traditions of his companions, was distinguished for his commanding presence, his majestic aspect, his piercing eye, his gracious smile, his countenance that painted every sensation of the soul, and his gestures that enforced each expression... | |
 | George Stanley Faber - 1808 - 592 oldal
...countenance ; whereas Mohammed, according to the traditions of his companions, was distinguished for his commanding presence, his majestic aspect, his piercing eye, his gracious smile, his countenance that painted every sensation of the soul, and his gestures that enforced each expression... | |
 | William Jones - 1816 - 500 oldal
...of his person. Before he spoke, the orator engaged on his side the affections of his audience, who applauded his commanding presence, his majestic aspect,...flowing beard, his countenance that painted every * The story of this extraordinary man, the pretended Arabian prophet, has been written by the author... | |
 | William Jones - 1816 - 492 oldal
...According to the tradition of his companions, Mahomet was distinguished by the beauty of his person. Before he spoke, the orator engaged on his side the affections of bis audience, who applauded his commanding presence, his majestic aspect, his piercing eye, his gracious... | |
 | William Jones - 1816 - 500 oldal
...According to the tradition of his companions, Mahomet was distinguished by the beauty of his person. Before he spoke, the orator engaged on his side the affections of his audience, who applauded his commanding presence, his majestic aspect, his piercing eye, his gracious... | |
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Abdallah was restored to the station ot his ancestors ; and the judicious matron was content with his domestic virtues, till, in the fortieth year of his age,(68) he assumed the title of a prophet, and proclaimed the religion of the Koran. According to... 
