 | 1806 - 688 pages
...occasions, that demanded firmness and resolution. He then- united prudence with nctij vity, and'pleasure never stole from him any of those moments which were...advancement of his •glory, or the' promotion of his interest.A character of this mctdelSvould of necessity advance in the affection' of a people, Whose... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1812 - 510 pages
...lonians his taste for indolence and voluptuousness ; the satraps of Asia a luxury they could not equal. He would have shown himself the most virtuous of men...advancement of his glory, or the promotion of his interest. ' ALCIDAMAS, a rhetorician, born at Elaea, about the year 420 BC was contemporary with Isocrates, and... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1812 - 512 pages
...of laws and the corruption of manners were considered by him only as so many victories gained ovei manners and the laws ; it might be said too, that...advancement of his glory, or the promotion of his interest. ' ALCIDAMAS, a rhetorician, horn at Elaea, about the year 420 BC was contemporary with Isocrates, and... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1812 - 516 pages
...lonians his taste for indolence and voluptuousness ; the satraps of Asia a luxury they could not equal. He would have shown himself the most virtuous of men...advancement of his glory, or the promotion of his interest. ' . ALCIDAMAS, a rhetorician, born at Elaea, about the year 42O BC was contemporary with Isocrates,... | |
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... gained over manners and the laws ; it might be said too, that his faults were no more than the errors of his vanity. Those excesses of levity, frivolity, and imprudence which escaped his youth or idle hours, were no longer seen on occasions that demanded... 