 | George Gregory - 1790 - 456 pages
...thefe powers of eloquence, Mahomet was an illiterate barbarian; his youth had never been inftru&ed in the arts of reading and writing : the common ignorance exempted him from fhame or reproach ; but he was reduced to a narrow circle of exiftence, and deprived of thofe faithful... | |
 | 1792 - 822 pages
...thefe powers of eloquence, Mahomet was an illiterate Barbarian ; his youth had never been ¡nitnu'tcd in the arts of reading and writing ; the common ignorance exempted him from fliame or reproach, but he was reduced to a narrow circle of exiftence, and deprived of thofe faithful... | |
 | George Gregory - Church history - 1795 - 582 pages
...filence. With thefe powers, Mahomet was an illiterate barbarian ; his youth had never been inftructed in the arts of reading and writing : the common ignorance exempted him from fhame or reproach ; but he was redoced to a narrow circle of exigence, and deprived of thofe faithful... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - Chronology, Historical - 1804 - 370 pages
...bears the stamp of an original and superior genius. But, with all the powers of eloquence, Mohammed was an illiterate barbarian ; his youth had never...arts of reading and writing. The common ignorance, however, exempted him from shame or reproach ; but he was deprived of those faithful mirrors, which... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1805 - 488 pages
...enhanced by the practice of discreet and seasonable silence. With these powers of eloquence, Mahomet was an illiterate Barbarian: his youth had never been instructed in the arts of reading and writing; 70 the common ignorance exempted him from shame or reproach, but he was reduced to a narrow circle... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1806 - 526 pages
...enhanced by the practice of discreet and seasonable silence. With these powers of eloquence, Mahomet was an illiterate Barbarian ; his youth had never...and writing * ; the common ignorance exempted him VOL. IX. S from * Those who believe that Mahomet could read or write, are incapable of reading what... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1807 - 366 pages
...superior' genias. But, with all the powers of eloquence, Mohammed was an illiu;raie barbarian ; hjs y B2 had never been instructed in the arts of reading and writing. The common ignorance, however, exempted him from shame, or reproach ; but he was deprived of those faithful mirrors, which... | |
 | William Jones - Albigenses - 1816 - 492 pages
...his imagination sublime, his judgment clear, rapid, and decisive. With all these advantages, Mahomet was an illiterate barbarian ; his youth had never...reflect to our mind the minds of sages and heroes. Yet the volume of nature and of man was open to his view. When only thirteen years of age, he twice... | |
 | William Jones - Albigenses - 1816 - 500 pages
...his imagination sublime, his judgment clear, rapid, and decisive. With all these advantages, Mahomet was an illiterate barbarian ; his youth had never...deprived of those faithful mirrors which reflect to our mind-the minds of sages and heroes. Yet the volume of nature and of man was open to his view. When... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1816 - 488 pages
...enhanced by the practice of discreet and seasonable silence. With these powers of eloquence, Mahomet was an illiterate Barbarian : his youth had never been instructed in the arts of reading and writing70; the common ignorance exempted him from shame or reproach, but he was reduced to a narrow... | |
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Barbarian : his youth had never been instructed in the arts of reading and writing ; the common ignorance exempted him from shame or reproach, but he was reduced to a narrow circle of existence, and deprived of those faithful mirrors, which reflect to... 
