This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1873 Excerpt: ... their persons could not be taken, the sentence was executed on their effigies. Anger often seems to be a species of insanity, and more especially when it is vented on the dead. How basely did the Emperor Basil I. act in shooting three arrows into the head of his dead enemy, and how unworthy was the Jewish bigotry that ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1873 Excerpt: ... their persons could not be taken, the sentence was executed on their effigies. Anger often seems to be a species of insanity, and more especially when it is vented on the dead. How basely did the Emperor Basil I. act in shooting three arrows into the head of his dead enemy, and how unworthy was the Jewish bigotry that inscribed the sentence of excommunication on the tomb of the famous Maimonides. "The madness of the people " is only ill-temper on a large scale; but its effects are proportionally disastrous. The Dutch gave way to an insane burst of passion on an occasion of public suffering. They attacked the bravest captains and the ablest statesmen of the distressed commonwealth. De Ruyter was insulted by the rabble. De Witt was torn in pieces. But the Dutch need not be singled out. The history of most nations would afford instances of popular frenzy. We should especially bear with those who have been previously vicious, and have become reformed. We should make allowance, for Christianity has in such cases been grafted upon a wild stock, and the crab-tree may yet yield good fruit. It will dispose us to this tolerant spirit, if we become conscious how rough and imperfect we ourselves are in God's sight. Under the microscope the finest and smoothest needle is seen to be rough. Alexander the Great allowed his temper so to grow upon him, that he became terrible to his best friends. No doubt in generous minds there is a reaction as there was in his, and some people after they have hurt your feelings say, "Be friends;" but they should remember that broken crystals cannot be united even at the command of Alexander the Great. An ill-temper is a great affliction to its possessor. A person allows little things at home to vex him. Displeasure, sm...
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