The Jewish Spy: Being a Philosophical, Historical, and Critical Correspondence by Letters, which Lately Passed Between Certain Jews in Turkey, Italy, France, Etc, Volume 2A. Miller, 1766 - Antisemitism Earlier 3rd edition published in Dublin in 1753. |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 77
Page 6
... ancient Tragedies , in which Number we may reckon Racine's Athalia and Efther , the Choruffes make great amends for the Brevity of the Acts . If certain Pieces of Euripides and Sophocles were to be reprefented without the Choruffes ...
... ancient Tragedies , in which Number we may reckon Racine's Athalia and Efther , the Choruffes make great amends for the Brevity of the Acts . If certain Pieces of Euripides and Sophocles were to be reprefented without the Choruffes ...
Page 30
... ancient Prophets , and more than my natural Reason , which plainly de- monftrates to me that the Talmud is Nothing but a Heap of Impofture , Chimæras , and Blafphemies ? Where is the Man , I do not say that is learned , but that is ever ...
... ancient Prophets , and more than my natural Reason , which plainly de- monftrates to me that the Talmud is Nothing but a Heap of Impofture , Chimæras , and Blafphemies ? Where is the Man , I do not say that is learned , but that is ever ...
Page 32
... ancient Philofophers were for moft Part great Travellers : Plato went to hear Euclid at Megara , annd Theodore the Mathematician at Cyrene : He travelled into Egypt , to converfe there with the Priefts ; and it is even faid , that in ...
... ancient Philofophers were for moft Part great Travellers : Plato went to hear Euclid at Megara , annd Theodore the Mathematician at Cyrene : He travelled into Egypt , to converfe there with the Priefts ; and it is even faid , that in ...
Page 33
... ancient Sepulchre was opened with a dead Body in it , which was affirmed to be Plato's : It had a Plate of Gold about the Neck , and this Infcription on it : Chrift fhall be born of a Virgin : 1 believe in him ; and thou shalt fee me ...
... ancient Sepulchre was opened with a dead Body in it , which was affirmed to be Plato's : It had a Plate of Gold about the Neck , and this Infcription on it : Chrift fhall be born of a Virgin : 1 believe in him ; and thou shalt fee me ...
Page 34
... ancient . But the Nazarene Doctors , fond of Miracles , adopted that , or at least endea- voured to render it probable ; and a certain Fryar , furnamed the Angel of the School , befides fome other Writers † , and not long ago a certain ...
... ancient . But the Nazarene Doctors , fond of Miracles , adopted that , or at least endea- voured to render it probable ; and a certain Fryar , furnamed the Angel of the School , befides fome other Writers † , and not long ago a certain ...
Common terms and phrases
AARON MONCECA Abuſe Æneid affure againſt almoft Alzira ancient Authors becauſe Bedouins Bookfeller Books Caraite Caufe Chimæras City Conftantinople Corfica Country Cuftoms dear Brito dear Ifaac dear Monceca defired Devil Difpute endeavour faid fame Fare thee Father feems ferve feveral fhall fhew fhort fhould filly fince firft fome fometimes foon France French Fryar ftill fuch fure furprized give Greek happy Hiftorians Hiftory himſelf Houfe Impoftor ISAAC ONIS JACOB BRITO Janfenifts Jefuits Jews juft Juftice King laft leaft learned lefs LETTER live Love Mafter Mofes moft Molinifts Monks moſt muft muſt Nazarene Number obliged Paffions pafs Paris Perfon Philofopher Pieces pleaſe Pleaſure poffible Pontiff prefent preferved pretended Priefts Prince Puniſhment Purpoſe Rabbi racter Reafon refolved Religion Rome Sabbathai Saint Senfe Sovereigns Talmud thefe themſelves theſe Thing thofe thoſe thou thouſand Titus Livy uſed Venetians Venice whofe Zamor
Popular passages
Page 135 - Is it for thee the lark ascends and sings? Joy tunes his voice, joy elevates his wings. Is it for thee the linnet pours his throat? Loves of his own and raptures swell the note.
Page 136 - Thofe call it pleafure, and contentment thefe : Some funk to beafts, find pleafure end in pain ; Some fwell'd to gods, confefs ev'n virtue vain; Or indolent, to each extreme they fati, To truft in ev'ry thing, or doubt of all. Who thus define it, fay they more or lefs Than this, that happinefs is happinefs...
Page 135 - Superior beings, when of late they faw A mortal Man unfold all Nature's Law, Admir'd fuch wifdom in an earthly fhape, And fhew'da NEWTON as we fhew an Ape.
Page 19 - The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. He will not always chide, nor will he keep his anger for ever. He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor requite us according to our iniquities.
Page 281 - And murder'd, for his wealth, the royal youth. 0 sacred hunger of pernicious gold! What bands of faith can impious lucre hold?
Page 260 - Greeks, and from the Greeks to the Romans, and from the Romans to the...
Page 56 - The able historian, the famous poet, the great — the pious and ingenious philosopher have an advantage over the conqueror and the general. Twenty centuries after they are dead and rotten they speak with as much eloquence and vivacity as when living ; and all that read their writings perceive their genius. The heroes who have rendered themselves famous by then...
Page 265 - EXEGI monumentum aere perennius, Regalique fitu Pyramidum altius : Quod non imber edax, non Aquilo impotens Poffit diruere, aut innumerabilis Annorum feries, et fuga temporum.
Page 185 - Wrong'd my believing weaknefs, and undone me. You told me, to compofe my troubled heart, Peace held her dwelling at the altar's foot. You told me, that religion cur'd defpair ; And foften'd every pang that pierc'd the foul. All, all, was kind deceit ! all, dear delufion ! Mix'd with th...
Page 186 - Yet try what changes gratitude can make. A Spanish wife, perhaps, would promise more : Profuse in charms, and prodigal of tears, Would promise all things, — and forget them all. But I have weaker charms, and simpler arts. Guileless of soul, and left as nature formed me, I err, in honest innocence of aim, And, seeking to compose, inflame you...