 The discoveries of ancient and modern navigators, and the domestic history, or tradition, of the most enlightened nations, represent the human savage, naked both in mind and body, and destitute of laws. of arts, of ideas, and almost of language.  The Science-history of the Universe - Page 94by Francis Rolt-Wheeler - 1909Full view - About this book
 | Richard Joseph Sulivan (Sie) - France - 1794 - 542 pages
...extraordinary intellectual powers. All discoveries, both ancient and modern, and the domestic history or tradition of the most enlightened nations, represent the human savage, naked both in body and mind, and destitute of laws, of arts, of ideas, and almost of language. But this state, I... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1802 - 450 pages
...the do^ meftic hiftory, or tradition,, of the moft enlightened nations, repreient the human favage, naked both in mind and body, and destitute of laws, of arts, of ideas, and almoft of language '°. From this abjeft condition, perhaps the primitive and unirerfal ftate of man,... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1806 - 448 pages
...of comfort and hope. The discoveries of ancient and modern navigators, and the domestic history, or tradition, of the most enlightened nations, represent...he has gradually arisen to command the animals, to fertilise the earth, to traverse the ocean, and to measure the VOL. VI. E e heavens. * It would be... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1820 - 430 pages
...enlightened nations, represent the human savage, naked ooth in mind and body, and destitute of /aws, of arts, of ideas, and almost of language.' From this...perhaps the primitive and universal state of man, fre has gradu ally arisen to command th«£.animals, to fertilize the earth, to traverse the ocean,... | |
 | David Irving - English language - 1821 - 336 pages
...• GIBBON. ;/.• The discoveries of ancient and modern navigators, •nd the domestic history or tradition of the most enlightened nations, represent...he has gradually arisen to command the animals to fertilise the earth, to traverse the ocean, and to measure the heavens. His progress in the improvement... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1826 - 486 pages
...of comfort and hope. The discoveries of ancient and niodern navigators, and the domestic history, or tradition, of the most enlightened nations, represent...and almost of language. From this abject condition, he has gradually arisen to command the animals, to fertilise the earth, to traverse the ocean, and... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1831 - 468 pages
...of comfort and hope. The discoveries of ancient and modern navigators, and the domestic history, or tradition, of the most enlightened nations, represent...of laws, of arts, of ideas, and almost of language. (10) From this abject condition, perhaps the primitive and universal state ot man, he has gradually... | |
 | John Dunmore Lang - Aboriginal Australians - 1847 - 522 pages
...domestic history or traditions of the most enlightened nations, represent the human savage naked hoth in mind and body, and destitute of laws, of arts,...perhaps the primitive and universal state of man, lie has gradually risen to command the animals, to fertilize the earth, to traverse the ocean, and... | |
 | John Dunmore Lang - Ethnology - 1847 - 524 pages
...do not * " The discoveries of ancient and modern navigation, and the domestic history or traditions of the most enlightened nations, represent the human savage naked both in mind and hody, and destitute of laws, of arts, of ideas, and almost of language. From this abject condition,... | |
 | Alexander Strachan - Methodist Church - 1853 - 550 pages
...discoveries of ancient and modern navigation," says Gibbon, "and the domestic history or traditions of the most enlightened nations, represent the human savage naked, both in body and mind, and destitute of laws, of arts, of ideas, and almost of language. From this abject condition,... | |
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