 ... in later times atrocious injustice ; as if a parent in his dotage should claim the same authority over his son in the vigour of manhood, which formerly in the maturity of his own faculties he had exercised naturally and profitably over the infancy...  The history of the Peloponnesian war - Pagina 515de Thucydides - 1847Vizualizare completă - Despre această carte
 | William Cooke Taylor - 1840 - 464 pagini
...the honour we bestow on patriots. " The principle of the ascendency of noble blood," says Dr. Arnold, "necessarily marks the infancy of mankind; and wherever...gradually trained it up to the independence of manhood." The institutions of Sparta were one and all designed to perpetuate this selfish ascendency, and no... | |
 | William Cooke Taylor - 1841 - 348 pagini
...honour we bestow on patriots. " The principle of the ascendency of noble blood," says Dr. Arnold, " necessarily marks the infancy of mankind ; and wherever...gradually trained it up to the independence of manhood." The institutions of Sparta were one and all designed to perpetuate this selfish ascendency, and no... | |
 | Thomas Arnold - 1845 - 540 pagini
...exercised naturally and profitably over the infancy of his child. The principle then of the ascendancy of noble blood necessarily marks the infancy of mankind...of manhood. I now proceed to examine the course of circumstances by which this aristocratical dominion has been overthrown ; by what untoward causes the... | |
 | Thomas Arnold - 1845 - 572 pagini
...exercised naturally and profitably over the infancy of his child. The principle then of the ascendancy of noble blood necessarily marks the infancy of mankind...up to the independence of manhood. I now proceed to ex. aminc the course of circumstances by which this aristocratical dominion has been overthrown ; by... | |
 | Thomas Arnold - 1846 - 588 pagini
...exercised naturally and profitably over the infancy of his child. The principle then of the ascendancy of noble blood necessarily marks the infancy of mankind...of manhood. I now proceed to examine the course of circumstances by which this aristocratical dominion has been overthrown ; by what untoward causes the... | |
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