 | John Aikin - Biography - 1799 - 582 pages
...understanding, and gave him the noblest ideas of man and government. The exercises of the body succeeded those of the mind ; and Alexander, who was tall, active, and robust, surpassed most of his equals iu the gymnastic arts. Refreshed by the use of the bath and a slight dinner, he resumed, with new vigour,... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1811 - 542 pages
...Plato and Cicero, formed his taste, enlarged his mderstanding, and gave him the noblest ideas if man and government. The exercises of the body succeeded...mind; and Alexander, who was tall, active, and robust, surpa$sed most of his equals in the gymnastic arts. Refreshed by the use of the bath and a slight dinner,... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1814 - 424 pages
...Cicero, formed his taste, enlarged his understanding, and gave him the noblest ideas of man and of government. The exercises of the body succeeded to...equals in the gymnastic arts. Refreshed by the use of his bath, and a slight dinner, he resumed, with new vigor, the business of the day : And till the •hour... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1816 - 472 pages
...and Cicero, formed his taste, enlarged his understanding, and gave him the noblest . • ideas of man and government. The exercises of the body succeeded...who was tall, active, and robust, surpassed most of l"s equals in the gymnastic arts.< Refreshed by the use of the bath and a slight dinner, he resumed,... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1817 - 416 pages
...Cicero, formed his taste, enlarged his understanding, and gave him the noblest ideas of man and of government. The exercises of the body succeeded to...active and robust, surpassed most of his equals in the gymp.astic arts. Refreshed by the use of his bath, and a slight dinner, he resumed, with new vigor,... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1819 - 366 pages
...enlarged his understanding, and cave him the noblest ideas of man and of government. The exercises if the body succeeded to those of the mind ; and Alexander,...equals in the gymnastic arts. Refreshed by the use of his' bath, and a slight dinner, he resumed, with new vigour, the business of the day ; and till the... | |
 | William Scott - Children's stories - 1820 - 422 pages
...body succeeded to those of the mind ; and ixander, who >v«s tall, active and robust, surpassed must of his equals in the gymnastic arts. Refreshed by the use of his bath, arid a slight dinner, he resumed, with new vigor, the business of the day: And till the hour... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1823 - 396 pages
...Cicero, formed his taste, enlarged his understanding, and gave him the noblest ideas of man and of government. The exercises of the body succeeded to...equals in the gymnastic arts. Refreshed by the use of his bath, and a slight dinner, he resumed, with new vigour, the business of the day ; and till the... | |
 | Hygiene - 1832 - 402 pages
...taste, enlarged his understanding and gave him the noblest ideas in relation to man and to govemment. The exercises of the body succeeded to those of the...robust, surpassed most of his equals in the gymnastic practices of that period. Refreshed by the use of the bath and a slight repast, he resumed with new... | |
 | lady Sydney Morgan - 1840 - 782 pages
...Plato and Cicero, formed his taste, enlarged his understanding, and gave him the noblest ideas of man and government. " The exercises of the body succeeded...Refreshed by the use of the bath and a slight dinner, tie resumed with new vigour the business of the day ; and, till the hour of supper, the principal meal... | |
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Alexander, who was tall, active, and robust, surpassed most of his equals in the gymnastic arts. Refreshed by the use of the bath and a slight dinner, he resumed, with new vigor, the business of the day; and, till the hour of supper, the principal meal... 
