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... the Greek the mystery of writing , the reverence for antiquity , the belief in inspiration , gave the ancient poets a unique value ... ... ... 50 , 51 ... ... Homer , his place in moral education ; xii SYNOPSIS OF CONTENTS .
... the Greek the mystery of writing , the reverence for antiquity , the belief in inspiration , gave the ancient poets a unique value ... ... ... 50 , 51 ... ... Homer , his place in moral education ; xii SYNOPSIS OF CONTENTS .
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... poetry of life ... Alien to certain drifts of the modern spirit , viz . 1. Historic handling of literature ... 2. Recognition of the living voice of God ... PAGE 52-57 57-64 65-69 69-74 ... 75 , 76 77-79 ... 79 , 80 80 81 , 82 82 ... 82 ...
... poetry of life ... Alien to certain drifts of the modern spirit , viz . 1. Historic handling of literature ... 2. Recognition of the living voice of God ... PAGE 52-57 57-64 65-69 69-74 ... 75 , 76 77-79 ... 79 , 80 80 81 , 82 82 ... 82 ...
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... poets ' dreams , the ideas of men were trooping in one vast host to proclaim with a united voice that there are not many gods , but only One , one First Cause by whom all things were made , one Moral Governor whose providence was over ...
... poets ' dreams , the ideas of men were trooping in one vast host to proclaim with a united voice that there are not many gods , but only One , one First Cause by whom all things were made , one Moral Governor whose providence was over ...
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... poets . They were read , not only for their literary , but also for their moral value.2 They were read as we read ... poet was apposite on all occasions and in every kind of society . Dio Chrysostom , in an account of his travels , tells ...
... poets . They were read , not only for their literary , but also for their moral value.2 They were read as we read ... poet was apposite on all occasions and in every kind of society . Dio Chrysostom , in an account of his travels , tells ...
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... poetry and foppery of speech . " II . I pass from the forms of education to its extent . The general diffusion of it , and the hold which it had upon the mass of men , are shown by many kinds of evidence . 1. They are shown by the large ...
... poetry and foppery of speech . " II . I pass from the forms of education to its extent . The general diffusion of it , and the hold which it had upon the mass of men , are shown by many kinds of evidence . 1. They are shown by the large ...
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Page 169 - For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
Page 47 - Libanius, there was a y'//J</)irr/irt (Liban. defort. sua, vol. ip 59), which points to an assimilation of Athenian usage in his time to that which is mentioned in the following note. 2 This was fixed by a law of Julian in 362, which, however, states it as a concession on the part of the Emperor : " quia singulis civitatibus adesse ipse non possum, jubeo quisquis docere vult non repente nee temere prosiliat ad hoc munus sed judicio ordinis probatus decretum curialium mereatur, optimorum conspirante...
Page 252 - We thank thee, holy Father, for thy holy name, which thou hast caused to dwell in our hearts, and for the knowledge and faith and immortality which thou hast made known to us through Jesus thy servant ; to thee be the glory forever.