 | Edward Gibbon - 1854 - 566 ページ
...prophet, and proclaimed the religion of the Koran. According to the tradition of his companions, Mahomet J •was distinguished by the beauty of his person,...Before he spoke, the orator engaged on his side the aifections of a public or private audience. They applauded his commanding presence, his majestic aspect,... | |
 | 1855 - 424 ページ
...everlasting monument of his fame. ЫАНОИЯТ. ' ' According to the tradition of hie companions, Mahomet was distinguished by the beauty of his person —...been refused. Before he spoke, the orator engaged on hie side the affections of a public or a private audience. They applauded his commanding presence,... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1855 - 496 ページ
...and proclaimed the religion of the Koran. According to the tradition of his companions, Mahomet 69 was distinguished by the beauty of his person, an...is seldom despised, except by those to whom it has uonsonhe been refused. Before he spoke, the orator engaged on his pl side the affections of a public... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1857 - 720 ページ
...tradition of his companions, Mahomet was distinguished by the beauty of his person. Before he spoke, tin1 orator engaged on his side the affections of a public or private audicncc. They applauded his commanding presence, his majestic aspect, his piercing eye, his gracious... | |
 | John Rolfe - 1867 - 404 ページ
...my words were weak, To those who gaze on thee what language could they speak. BYRON. Childe Harold. AN outward gift which is seldom despised, except by those to whom it has been refused. GIBBON. Decline and Fall, Chap. 50. As it is an argument of a light mind to think the worse of ourselves... | |
 | John Davenport - 1869 - 198 ページ
...description of Mohammed at a later period of his life, from the graphic pen of Gibbon : — " Mohammed was distinguished by the beauty of his person, an...spoke, the orator engaged on his side the affections whether of a public or a private audience. They applauded his commanding presence, his majestic aspect,... | |
 | Louis Le Brun, Henri van Laun - 1869 - 290 ページ
...tradition of his companions, Mahomet was distinguished by1 the beauty of his person, an outward gift that is seldom despised, except by those to whom it has...Before he spoke, the orator engaged on his side the affections2 of a public or private audience. They applauded his commanding presence,3 his majestic... | |
 | Frederick A. Laing - 1873 - 262 ページ
...describes the rise of Christianity. MOHAMMED. "According to the tradition of his companions, Mohammed was distinguished by the beauty of his person —...affections of a public or private audience. They applauded hia commanding presence, his majestic aspect, his piercing eye, his gracious smile, his flowing beard,... | |
 | Hugues Charles S. Cassal - 1875 - 182 ページ
...tradition of his companions, Mahomet was distinguished by the beauty of his person, an outward gift that is seldom despised, except by those to whom it has...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 - 1875 - 632 ページ
...prophet, and proclaimed the religion of the Koran. According to the tradition of his companions, Mahomet69 was distinguished by the beauty of his person, an...is seldom despised, except by those to whom it has ** I copy the honorable testimony of Abu Taleb to his family and nephew. Laus Dei, qui nos a stirpe... | |
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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... 
