The Caesars, Essenes, and other papersA. & C. Black, 1862 |
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adopted Alexander Severus amongst ancient Apostles army assassination Augustus Aurelian Cæsar Caligula called Casaubon character Christ Christian circumstances Commodus connexion danger death Decius Dioclesian Domitian doubt doubtless Edipus effect Emilianus emperor empire enemy Essenes expressed fact father favour fear Galerius Gallienus gladiators Goths grandeur habits Hadrian hand happened historians honour human nature imperial interest Isaac Casaubon Jerusalem Jewish Jews Josephus Judæa Julius Julius Cæsar king Lamia legions less luxury Marcus Aurelius Mark Antony means memory military mode moral motive murder mysterious necessity Nero never notice occasion original palace party patriotism perhaps Persian Philip the Arab philosophic popular prætorian prince provinces purpose rank reason regarded reign Roman Rome says secret sect Senate sense Severus Sicarii soldier Sphinx spirit succession Suetonius supposed thousand throne tion Trajan true truth vast whilst whole word writer
Popular passages
Page 255 - Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths : but I say unto you, Swear not at all : neither by heaven ; for it is God's throne : nor by the earth ; for it is his footstool...
Page 256 - ... either of his own accord, or by the command of others; that he will always hate the wicked, and be assistant to the righteous, that he will ever show fidelity to all men; and especially to those in authority; because no one obtains the government without God's assistance...
Page 251 - Nor is there any one to be found among them who hath more than another; for it is a law among them, that those who come to them must let what they have be common to the whole order, insomuch that among them all there is no appearance of poverty or excess of riches, but every one's possessions are intermingled with every other's possessions, and so there is, as it were, one patrimony among all the brethren.
Page 253 - However, they assured me, that the main of their fault, or of their mistake, was this, that they were wont, on a stated day, to meet together before it was light, and to sing a hymn to Christ...
Page 65 - Great princes' favourites their fair leaves spread But as the marigold at the sun's eye; And in themselves their pride lies buried, For at a frown they in their glory die. The painful warrior famoused for fight, After a thousand victories once foil'd, Is from the book of honour razed quite, And all the rest forgot for which he toil'd.
Page 103 - ... he fancied that he saw the sea, under some definite impersonation, conversing with himself. Hence it was, and from this incapacity of sleeping, and from weariness of lying awake, that he had fallen into habits of ranging all night long through the palace, sometimes throwing himself on a couch, sometimes wandering along the vast corridors, watching for the earliest dawn, and anxiously wishing its approach.
Page 255 - I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven, for it is God's throne : Nor by the earth ; for it his footstool : neither by Jerusalem ; for it is the city of the great King.
Page 253 - And as for their piety towards God, it is very extraordinary; for before sun-rising they speak not a word about profane matters, but put up certain prayers, which they have received from their forefathers, as if they made a supplication for its rising.