 ... in later times atrocious injustice ; as if a parent in his dotage should claim the same authority over his son in the vigour of manhood, which formerly in the maturity of his own faculties he had exercised naturally and profitably over the infancy...  The history of the Peloponnesian war - Page 515by Thucydides - 1847Full view - About this book
 | William Cooke Taylor - Civilization - 1840 - 464 pages
...the honour we bestow on patriots. " The principle of the ascendency of noble blood," says Dr. Arnold, "necessarily marks the infancy of mankind; and wherever...gradually trained it up to the independence of manhood." The institutions of Sparta were one and all designed to perpetuate this selfish ascendency, and no... | |
 | William Cooke Taylor - Civilization - 1841 - 348 pages
...honour we bestow on patriots. " The principle of the ascendency of noble blood," says Dr. Arnold, " necessarily marks the infancy of mankind ; and wherever...gradually trained it up to the independence of manhood." The institutions of Sparta were one and all designed to perpetuate this selfish ascendency, and no... | |
 | Thomas Arnold - Anglican Communion - 1845 - 540 pages
...exercised naturally and profitably over the infancy of his child. The principle then of the ascendancy of noble blood necessarily marks the infancy of mankind...of manhood. I now proceed to examine the course of circumstances by which this aristocratical dominion has been overthrown ; by what untoward causes the... | |
 | Thomas Arnold - Anglican Communion - 1845 - 572 pages
...exercised naturally and profitably over the infancy of his child. The principle then of the ascendancy of noble blood necessarily marks the infancy of mankind...up to the independence of manhood. I now proceed to ex. aminc the course of circumstances by which this aristocratical dominion has been overthrown ; by... | |
 | Thomas Arnold - 1846 - 588 pages
...exercised naturally and profitably over the infancy of his child. The principle then of the ascendancy of noble blood necessarily marks the infancy of mankind...of manhood. I now proceed to examine the course of circumstances by which this aristocratical dominion has been overthrown ; by what untoward causes the... | |
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