 They despised everything but virtue, not caring for their present state of life, and thinking lightly on the possession of gold, and other property, which seemed only a burden to them; neither were they intoxicated by luxury, nor did wealth deprive them...  Cabot's Discovery of North America - Seite 331von George Edward Weare - 1897 - 343 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Plato - 1871 - 684 Seiten
...the gods, who were their kinsmen; for they possessed true and in every way great spirits, practising gentleness and wisdom in the various chances of life,...their present state of life, and thinking lightly of the possession of gold and other property, which seemed only a burden to them ; neither were they... | |
 | Plato - 1871 - 676 Seiten
...despised everything but virtue, not caring for their present state of life, and thinking lightly of the possession of gold and other property, which seemed...only a burden to them; neither were they intoxicated by luxury ; nor did wealth deprive them of their self-control ; but they were sober, and saw clearly... | |
 | Plato - 1874 - 626 Seiten
...the gods, who were their kinsmen ; for they possessed true and in every way great spirits, practicing gentleness and wisdom in the various chances of life,...their present state of life, and thinking lightly of the possession of gold and other property, which seemed only a burden to them ; neither were they... | |
 | Plato - 1875 - 738 Seiten
...the gods, whose seed they were ; for they possessed true and in every way great spirits, practising gentleness and wisdom in the various chances of life,...one another. They despised everything but virtue, caring little for their present state of life, and thinking lightly of the possession of gold and other... | |
 | William Fairfield Warren - 1885 - 552 Seiten
...the gods who were their kinsmen ; for they possessed true and in every way great spirits, practicing gentleness and wisdom in the various chances of life and in their intercourse with one another. ... By such reflections, and by the continuance in them of the divine nature, all that 1 Metamorphoses,... | |
 | William Fairfield Warren - 1885 - 554 Seiten
...the gods who were their kinsmen ; for they possessed true and in every way great spirits, practicing gentleness and wisdom in the various chances of life and in their intercourse with one another. ... By such reflections, and by the continuance in them of the divine nature, all that 1 Metamorphoses,... | |
 | John Francis Arundell Arundell of Wardour (12th baron) - 1885 - 122 Seiten
...the gods who were their kinsmen ; for they possessed true and in every way great spirits, practising gentleness and wisdom in the various chances of life, and in their intercourse with one another. . . . But when this divine portion began to fade away in them, then they, being unable to bear their... | |
 | William Richard Lethaby - 1892 - 292 Seiten
...despised everything but virtue, caring little for their present state of life, and thinking lightly of the possession of gold and other property, which seemed...only a burden to them : neither were they intoxicated by luxury; nor did wealth deprive them of their self-control, but they were sober, and saw'clearly... | |
 | Mrs. J. H. Philpot - 1897 - 240 Seiten
...lasted in them they were obedient to the laws and well affected to the gods, their kinsmen, evincing gentleness and wisdom in the various chances of life and in their intercourse with each other, and setting more value on virtue than on wealth and luxury. But in the end, as the divine... | |
 | Edwin James Houston - 1908 - 414 Seiten
...the gods, who were their kinsmen, for they possessed true and in every way great spirits, practising gentleness and wisdom in the various chances of life,...only a burden to them; neither were they intoxicated by luxury, nor did wealth deprive them of their selfcontrol; but they were sober, and saw clearly that... | |
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