The Royal Museum at Naples

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, New Age, History, Fiction & Literature
Cover of the book The Royal Museum at Naples by Colonel Fanin, Library of Alexandria
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Colonel Fanin ISBN: 9781465577542
Publisher: Library of Alexandria Publication: March 8, 2015
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Colonel Fanin
ISBN: 9781465577542
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
Publication: March 8, 2015
Imprint:
Language: English
The pious Emperor Theodosius abstained from destroying the not very decent statues and other relics of the heathen, in order to perpetuate and expose all the absurdity and infamy of false religions, and to inspire contempt and hatred of them."--Sylvain Mareschal. THE recollection of the past is the delight and the consolation of old age. In all times the generation about to die out has declaimed against the morals of the rising generation. This concordance of opinion having been transmitted from century to century, it might be expected that as we go back towards the epoch of the Creation we should, come to a golden age of virtue and purity. By the same reasoning, we should as we pass on in fancy to the series of centuries to come, reach an epoch of such depravity that the mind might well refuse to conceive all its enormity. But let us reassure ourselves: this is only the sport of an uneasy imagination, a weakness incidental to humanity. Civilization, far from corrupting manners, tends rather to mollify them. While there was yet in the world but one man and one woman, there existed between them a partnership in guilt. While there were yet only three men, there was already a hoary perjurer, a fratricide, and an innocent victim.
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
The pious Emperor Theodosius abstained from destroying the not very decent statues and other relics of the heathen, in order to perpetuate and expose all the absurdity and infamy of false religions, and to inspire contempt and hatred of them."--Sylvain Mareschal. THE recollection of the past is the delight and the consolation of old age. In all times the generation about to die out has declaimed against the morals of the rising generation. This concordance of opinion having been transmitted from century to century, it might be expected that as we go back towards the epoch of the Creation we should, come to a golden age of virtue and purity. By the same reasoning, we should as we pass on in fancy to the series of centuries to come, reach an epoch of such depravity that the mind might well refuse to conceive all its enormity. But let us reassure ourselves: this is only the sport of an uneasy imagination, a weakness incidental to humanity. Civilization, far from corrupting manners, tends rather to mollify them. While there was yet in the world but one man and one woman, there existed between them a partnership in guilt. While there were yet only three men, there was already a hoary perjurer, a fratricide, and an innocent victim.

More books from Library of Alexandria

Cover of the book The House of Life by Colonel Fanin
Cover of the book The Blind brother: A Story of the Pennsylvania Coal Mines by Colonel Fanin
Cover of the book A History of Sumer and Akkad by Colonel Fanin
Cover of the book St. Catharine of Alexandria and the Bride of Christ by Colonel Fanin
Cover of the book In the Track of Robert Louis Stevenson and Elsewhere in Old France by Colonel Fanin
Cover of the book Literary Love-Letters and Other Stories by Colonel Fanin
Cover of the book The Retrospect by Colonel Fanin
Cover of the book The Black Phalanx: African American Soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812 and the Civil War by Colonel Fanin
Cover of the book Narrative and Critical History of America: French Explorations and Settlements in North America and Those of the Portuguese, Dutch, and Swedes 1500-1700 by Colonel Fanin
Cover of the book The Fugitives: The Tyrant Queen of Madagascar by Colonel Fanin
Cover of the book Afghanistan and the Anglo-Russian Dispute by Colonel Fanin
Cover of the book The Portland Sketch Book by Colonel Fanin
Cover of the book The Boys of 1812 and Other Naval Heroes by Colonel Fanin
Cover of the book The Cabala by Colonel Fanin
Cover of the book The Discards by Colonel Fanin
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy