 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1804 - 370 oldal
...ambition was the ruling passion ; and it is possible that he, the victorious impostor, secretly smiled at the enthusiasm of his youth, and the credulity of his proselytes. The good sense of Mohammed despised the pomp of royalty ; the apostle of God submitted to the menial... | |
 | George Stanley Faber - 1808 - 596 oldal
...acts, the character of Mohammed must have been gradually stained, and tlte influence of such pernicious habits would be poorly compensated by the practice...ruling passion : and a politician will suspect, that he • I prefer this interpretation of the passage, " his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power,"... | |
 | George Stanley Faber - 1808 - 304 oldal
...acts, the character of Mohammed must have been gradually stained, and the Jtt/iuence of such pernicious habits would be poorly compensated by the practice...ruling passion : and a politician will suspect, that he • * I prefer this interpretation of the passage, " his power shall be mighty, b« not by his own... | |
 | George Stanley Faber - 1808 - 592 oldal
...Mohammed and his successors (VoL II. p. 72, 73, 74} ; which renders his former mistake the more singular. secretly smiled (the .victorious impostor !) at the...of his youth and the credulity of his proselytes. — In the support of truth the arts of fraud and fiction may be deemed Jess criminal ; and he would... | |
 | Thom Scott - 1824 - 758 oldal
...the character of ' Mohammed must have been gradually stained ; ' and the influence of such pernicious habits, ' would be poorly compensated by the practice...enthusiasm of ' his youth, and the credulity of his followers. In / the support of truth, the arts of fraud and fiction f may be deemed less criminal ;... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 410 oldal
...influence on such pernicious habits would be poorly compensated by the practice of the personal or social virtues which are necessary to maintain the...and the credulity of his proselytes. A philosopher will observe that their cruelty and Ai* success would tend more strongly to fortify the assurance of... | |
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 404 oldal
...influence on such pernicious habits would be poorly compensated by the practice of the personal or social virtues which are necessary to maintain the...and the credulity of his proselytes. A philosopher will observe that their cruelty and his success would tend more strongly to fortify the assurance of... | |
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 406 oldal
...influence on such pernicious habits would be poorly compensated by the practice of the personal or social virtues which are necessary to maintain the...and the credulity of his proselytes. A philosopher will observe that their cruelty and his success would tend more strongly to fortify the assurance of... | |
 | George Stanley Faber - 1828 - 484 oldal
...tJie character of Mohammed must have been gradually stained : and the influence of such pernicious HABITS would be poorly compensated by the practice...of his youth and the credulity of his proselytes. In the support of truth, THE ARTS OF FRAUD AND FICTION may be deemed less criminal : and he would have... | |
 | Samuel Green - 1840 - 430 oldal
...acts, the character of Mahomet must have been gradually stained; and the influence of such pernicious habits, would be poorly compensated by the practice...a prophet among his sectaries and friends. Of his late years,, ambition was his ruling passion, and a politician will suspect that he secretly smiled... | |
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Mahomet must have been gradually stained: and the influence of such pernicious habits would be poorly compensated by the practice of the personal and social virtues which are necessary to maintain the reputation of a prophet among his sectaries and friends.... 
