 | Gaius Julius Caesar - 1779 - 620 pages
...Method for two Reafons : to hide their Myfteries from the Knowledge of the Vulgar ; and to cxercife th« Memory of their Scholars, which would be apt to lie neglected, had they Letters to truft to, as we find is often, the cafe. It is one of their principal Maxims that the Soul never dies,... | |
 | Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion (London, England) - Wales - 1828 - 442 pages
...deemed unlawful to commit their statutes to writing, though in other matters, whether public or private, they make use of Greek characters. They seem to me...the memory of their scholars, which would be apt to be neglected had they letters to trust to, as we find is often the case. It is one of their principal... | |
 | Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion (London, England) - Wales - 1828 - 452 pages
...deemed unlawful to commit their statutes to writing, though in other matters, whether public or private, they make use of Greek .characters. They seem to me...the memory of their scholars, which would be apt to be neglected had they letters to trust to, as we find is often the case. It is one of their principal... | |
 | Nathaniel Hooke - Rome - 1830 - 672 pages
...matters, whether public or private, they make use of Greek characters. They seem to me (adds 1'n-sar) to follow this method for two reasons : to hide their...the memory of their scholars, which would be apt to be neglected, had they letters to trust to, as we find is often the case. It is one of their principal... | |
 | Nathaniel Hooke - Rome - 1830 - 640 pages
...me (adds Casar; to follow this method for two reasons: to hide their mi.steries from the kno*Iedge of the vulgar; and to exercise the memory of their scholars, which would be apt to be neglected, had they letters to trust to, as we find is oftert the case. It is ine "' their principal... | |
 | Gaius Julius Caesar - 1832 - 310 pages
...unlawful to commit their statutes to writing ; though in other matters, whether public or private, they make use of Greek characters. They seem to me...for two reasons : to hide their mysteries from the knowlege of the vulgar ; and to exercise the memory of their scholars, which would he apt to lie neglected,... | |
 | William Howitt - Anti-clericalism - 1833 - 276 pages
...writing, though on other matters private or public they use Greek characters. They seem to have adopted this method for two reasons, — to hide their mysteries...vulgar, and to exercise the memory of their scholars. It is one of their principal maxims, that the soul never dies, but after deatli passes from one body... | |
 | 1842 - 300 pages
...matters, whether public or private, they made use of Greek characters. Caesar supposed that they followed this method for two reasons — to hide their mysteries...vulgar, and to exercise the memory of their scholars. It was one of their principal maxims that the soul never dies, but after death passes from one body... | |
 | George Smith - Druids and Druidism - 1846 - 562 pages
...to commit their statutes to writing, though c in other matters, whether public or private, they use Greek characters. They seem to me to follow this method...letters to trust to, as we find is often the case. It is one of their principal maxims, that the soul never dies, but after death passes from one body... | |
 | Julius Caesar - Gaul - 1856 - 472 pages
...matters, whether public or private, they make use of On ek characters. They seem to me to follow tliis method for two reasons : to hide their mysteries from...letters to trust to, as we find is often the case. It is one of their principal maxims that the soul never dies, but after death passes from one l>ody... | |
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They are taught to repeat a great number of verses by heart, and often spend twenty years upon this institution ; for it is deemed unlawful to commit their statutes to writing; though in other matters, whether public or private, they make use of Greek... 
