 | Religion - 1824 - 884 pages
...where that condition of society prevails. Three thousand years ago, a heathen poet could tell us, ' Jove fix'd it certain, that whatever day Makes man a Slave, takes half his worth away." And this might be shewn to be the concurrent testimony of all ages. "The enemies of Negro freedom,... | |
 | Joseph Ritson - Arthurian romances - 1825 - 238 pages
...Dr. Smollett on this disgraceful proceeding, beginning, " Mourn, hapless Caledonia, mourn." Ed.] * Jove fix'd it certain, that whatever day Makes man a slave, takes half his worth away. Pope's Homer. CHAP. V. Of the Britons, Picts, and Scots. ABOUT the year of the vulgar aera, 360, the... | |
 | Joseph Ritson (Antiquary.) - 1825 - 238 pages
...Smollett on this disgraceful proceeding, beginning, " Mourn, hapless Caledonia, mourn." Eef.J * Jove fiVd it certain, that whatever day Makes man a slave, takes half his worth away. Pope's Homer. CHAP. V. Of the Britons, Picts, and Scots. AB OUT the year of the vulgar sra, 360, the... | |
 | Daniel Dewar - Christian ethics - 1826 - 558 pages
...influence of even such a conception, must have a debasing tendency on the whole character: For, ,^ • Jove fix'd it certain, that whatever day Makes man a slave, takes half his Worth away. From sordid self shoot up no None of those ancient lights, that gladden earth, Give grace to being,... | |
 | English literature - 1826 - 608 pages
...the influence of even such a conception, must have a debasing tendency on the whole character : For, Jove fix'd it certain, that whatever day Makes man a slave, takes half his worth away.' pp. 421 — 3. In the chapter on principles of action, Dr. Dewar defines the will to be ' that power... | |
 | Daniel Dewar - Christian ethics - 1826 - 528 pages
...the influence of even such a conception, must have a debasing tendency on the whole character: For, Jove fix'd it certain, that whatever day Makes man a slave, takes half his worth away. From sordid self shoot up no shining deeds, None of those ancient lights, that gladden earth, Give... | |
 | Homerus - 1828 - 234 pages
...their care . The master gone, the sen-ants what restrains ? Or dwells humanity where riot reigns? .love fix'd it certain, that whatever day Makes man a slave,...granted to behold His lord when twenty tedious years had roll d, Takes a last look, and having seen him, dies; So clos'd forever faithful Argus' eyes! And now,... | |
 | Eliza Robbins - Children's poetry - 1828 - 408 pages
...creature bare, A sleek and idle race is all their care : The master gone, the servants what restrains I Or dwells Humanity where Riot reigns ? Jove fix'd it certain, that whatever day Makes man a slavej takes half his worth away." It is not theprovince of a teacher limited to a literature purely... | |
 | David Booth - English language - 1831 - 408 pages
...of servility. Virgil, become a courtier, was fitted only to burn incense at the shrine of power; for Jove fix'd it certain, that whatever day Makes man a slave, takes half his worth away." 311 CHAPTER XIX. HIGHER SPECIES OF POETRY — continued. The adjective Epic is derived from the Greek... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - Tobacco - 1832 - 296 pages
...'Emisu, ger f aretes apoainutai euruopa Zevs Hane-ros, eut' an min kota doulion ema elesin. Odd. 17, 323. Jove fix'd it certain, that whatever day Makes man a slave, takes half his worth away. But the slaves of which Homer speaks were whites. Notwithstanding these considerations which must weaken... | |
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Jove fix'd it certain, that whatever day Makes man a slave takes half his worth away. 
