But Marcus Aurelius has, for us moderns, this great superiority in interest over Saint Louis or Alfred, that he lived and acted in a state of society modern by its essential characteristics, in an epoch akin to our own, in a brilliant centre of civilization.... The Christian Examiner - Página 1291866Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Matthew Arnold - 1865 - 334 páginas
...presents one or two other sovereigns eminent for their goodness, such as Saint Louis or Alfred. But Marcus Aurelius has, for us moderns, this great superiority...an epoch akin to our own, in a brilliant centre of civilisation. Trajan talks of " our enlightened age " just as glibly as the Times talks of it. Marcus... | |
| Henry Shepheard - 1867 - 280 páginas
...could not be brought into submission to the liberalism of the day. ' Marcus Aurelius,' it is said, ' has for us moderns this great superiority in interest over Saint Louis, or Alfred, that he lived and died in a state of society modern by its essential characteristics—in an epoch akin to our own.'... | |
| Matthew Arnold - 1875 - 468 páginas
...presents one or two other sovereigns eminent for their goodness, such as Saint Louis or Alfred. But Marcus Aurelius has, for us moderns, this great superiority...an epoch akin to our own, in a brilliant centre of civilisation. Trajan talks of ' our enlightened age ' just as glibly as the Times talks of it. Marcus... | |
| James Neil (M.A.) - 1877 - 212 páginas
...Marcus Aurelius." This philosophic Eoman Emperor "lived and died," Professor Matthew Arnold says, " in a state of society modern by its essential characteristics — in an epoch akin to our own." And speaking of the cruel murders ho perpetrated, this same exponent of nineteenth-century latitudinarianism... | |
| Matthew Arnold - 1880 - 352 páginas
...presents one or two other sovereigns eminent for their goodness, such as Saint Louis or Alfred. But Marcus Aurelius has, for us moderns, this great superiority...an epoch akin to our own, in a brilliant centre of civilisation. Trajan talks of ' our enlightened age ' just as glibly as the ' Times ' talks of it.... | |
| Lucian (of Samosata.) - 1905 - 306 páginas
...our own judgement in a matter where we felt very little confidence. 3. CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE TIME ' M. Aurelius has for us moderns this great superiority...enlightened age " just as glibly as The Times talks of it.' M. Arnold, Essays in Criticism, M. Aurelius. The age of M. Aurelius is also the age of Lucian, and... | |
| Lucian (of Samosata) - 1905 - 392 páginas
...our own judgement in a matter where we felt very little confidence. 3. CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE TIME ' M. Aurelius has for us moderns this great superiority...enlightened age " just as glibly as The Times talks of it.' M. Arnold, Essays in Criticism, M, Aurelius. The age of M. Aurelius is also the age of Lucian, and... | |
| Lucian (of Samosata.) - 1905 - 302 páginas
...our own judgement in a matter where we felt very little confidence. 3. CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE TIME ' M. Aurelius has for us moderns this great superiority...enlightened age " just as glibly as The Times talks of it.' M. Arnold, Essays in Criticism, M. Aurelius. The age of M. Aurelius is also the age of Lucian, and... | |
| Matthew Arnold - 1909 - 406 páginas
...history presents one or two sovereigns eminent for their goodness, such as Saint Louis or Alfred. But Marcus Aurelius has, for us moderns, this great superiority...an epoch akin to our own, in a brilliant centre of civilisation. Trajan talks of "our en- — lightened age" just as glibly as the Times talks of it.... | |
| Matthew Arnold - 1913 - 376 páginas
...history presents one or two sovereigns eminent for their goodness, such as Saint Louis or Alfred. But Marcus Aurelius has, for us moderns, this great superiority...our enlightened age " just as glibly as the Times 1 talks of it. Marcus Aurelius thus becomes for us a man like ourselves, a man in all things tempted... | |
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