 Calmuk ; a large head, a swarthy complexion, small, deep-seated eyes, a flat nose, a few hairs in the place of a beard, broad shoulders, and a short, square body, of nervous strength, though of a disproportioned form. The haughty step and...  The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - Sida 389efter Edward Gibbon - 1850Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | 1823 - 894 sidor
...square body, of nervous strength, though of a disproportioned form, v The haughty step and demeanour of the king of the Huns expressed the consciousness...above the rest of mankind ; and he had a custom of fiercing rolling his eyes, as if he wished to enjoy the terror which he inspired. Yet this savage hero... | |
 | John Platts - 1825 - 706 sidor
...though of a disproportioned form. The haughty demeanour of this tyrant expresses the idea he entertained of his superiority above the rest of mankind ; and...inaccessible to pity ; his suppliant enemies might confide in his assurance of peace or pardon ; and he was considered by his subjects as a just and indulgent master.... | |
 | John Platts - 1825 - 702 sidor
...though of a disproportioned form. The haughty demeanour of this tyrant expresses the idea he entertained of his superiority above the rest of mankind ; and...inaccessible to pity ; his suppliant enemies might confide in his assurance of peace or pardon ; and he was considered by his subjects as a just and indulgent master.... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 852 sidor
...this tyrant expressed the idea he entertained of his superiority above the rest of mankind ; and lie had a custom of fiercely rolling his eyes, as if he...inaccessible to pity ; his suppliant enemies might confide in his assurance of peace or pardon ; and he was considered by his subjects as a just and indulgent master.... | |
 | Alexander Keith - 1832 - 384 sidor
...haughty step and demeanour of the king of the Huns, expressed the consciousness of his superiority over the rest of mankind ; and he had a custom of fiercely...if he wished to enjoy the terror which he inspired. " The religious arts of Attila were not less skilfully adapted to the character of his age and country.... | |
 | Alexander Keith - 1832 - 392 sidor
...king of the Huns, expressed the consciousness of his superiority over the rest of mankind ; and ho had a custom of fiercely rolling his eyes, as if he wished to enjoy the terror which he inspired. "The religious arts of Attilla were not less skilfully adapted to the character of his age and country.... | |
 | Alexander Keith - 1832 - 374 sidor
...short square body of nervous strength, though of a disproportioned form. The haughty step and demeanour of the king of the Huns, expressed the consciousness of his superiority over the rest of mankind ; and he had a custom of fiercely rolling his eyes, as if he wished to enjoy... | |
 | 1836 - 332 sidor
...square body, of nervous strength, though of a disproporlioned form. The haughty stop and demeanour of the king of the Huns expressed the consciousness...terror which he inspired. Yet this savage hero Was not insensible to pity : his suppliant enemies might confide in the assurance of peace or pardon ; and... | |
 | James Armstrong (curate of Ardoyne.) - 1851 - 216 sidor
...a short body, of nervous strength, though of a disproportioued form. The haughty step and demeanour of the king of the Huns expressed the consciousness...of his superiority above the rest of mankind; and ho had a custom of fiercely rolling his eyes, as if he wished to enjoy the terror which he inspired.... | |
 | John Henry Newman - 1854 - 316 sidor
...eyebrows, and are partly covered by the eyelid. Now Attila, this writer continues, " had a custom of rolling his eyes, as if he wished to enjoy the terror which he inspired" ; yet, strange to say, all this was so far from being thought a deformity by his people, that it even went... | |
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