 | 1849 - 604 pages
...reduce us to this exercise of faith : neither does Gibbon. On the contrary, as Mr. D'Israeli says, 'he pathetically describes the empty ' library of Alexandria after the Christians had destroyed it ; ' VOL. LXXXIX. NO. C LXX X. X while he does not in that place suggest any of the alleviations to... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1825 - 512 pages
...was soon afterward cleared away to make room for a church erected in honour of the Christian martyrs. The valuable library of Alexandria was pillaged or destroyed; and, near twenty years afterward, the appearance of the empty shelves excited the regret and indignation of every spectator,... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - Authors - 1835 - 474 pages
...the Christiane burnt the books of the Pagans and the Jews. The greater part of the books of Origen and other heretics were continually burnt by the orthodox...Alexandria after the Christians had destroyed it. 1 The valuable library of Alexandria was pillaged or destroyed ; and near twenty years afterwards the... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli, Jsaac D'Jsraeli - English literature - 1835 - 524 pages
...the Christians burnt tha books of the Pagans and the Jews. The greater part of the books of Origen and other heretics were continually burnt by the orthodox...pathetically describes the empty library of Alexandria after Ihe Christians hod destroyed it. 'The valuable library of Alexandria was pillaged or destroyed ; and... | |
 | Charles Henry Timperley - Booksellers and bookselling - 1839 - 1266 pages
...Jews. The greater part of the books of Origin and other writers, were continually bunit by the >rthodox party. Gibbon pathetically describes the empty library...Alexandria, after the Christians had destroyed it. Conquerors at first destroy with the rashest zeal the national records of the Conquered people ; hence... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - American literature - 1846 - 530 pages
...Gibhon pathetically descnbcs'tha empty library of Alexandria after the Christians had destroyed». 'The valuable library of Alexandria was pillaged "or...the empty shelves excited the regret and indignation e« every spectator, whose mind was not totally darkened bv religious prejudice. The compositions of... | |
 | American periodicals - 1849 - 742 pages
...reduce us to this exercise of faith ; neither does Gibbon. On the contrary, as Mr. D'Israeli says, " he pathetically describes the empty library of Alexandria after the Christians had destroyed it ;" while he does not in that place suggest any of the alleviations to which we have just adverted ;... | |
 | Henry Rogers - Biography - 1850 - 536 pages
...reduce us to this exercise of faith : neither does Gibbon. On the contrary, as Mr. D'Israeli says, ' he pathetically describes the empty library of Alexandria after the Christians had destroyed it ;' though he does not in that place suggest any of the alleviations to which we have just adverted... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - American literature - 1851 - 518 pages
...heretics were continually burnt by he orthodox party. Gibbon pathetically describes the empty ibrary of Alexandria after the Christians had destroyed it....the empty shelves excited the regret and indignation ot every spectator, whose mind was not totally darkened by religious prejudice. The compositions of... | |
 | Henry Rogers - Faith and reason - 1853 - 478 pages
...reduce' us to this exercise of faith : neither does Gibbon. On the contrary, as Mr. D'Israeli says, " he pathetically describes the empty library of Alexandria after the Christians had destroyed it"; though he does not in that place suggest any of the alleviations to which we have just adverted ; he... | |
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Romans burnt the books of the Jews, of the Christians, and the philosophers ; the Jews burnt the books of the Christians and the Pagans ; and the Christians burnt the books of the Pagans and the Jews. The greater part of the books of Origen and other... 
