 | Joseph Lomas Towers - 1796 - 518 pages
...and Fall ef the Kuaan fmfire will in. form us. Whenever Septimius Severus ' deviated from the ftrift line of • equity, it was generally in favour of the poor and oppreffed.--!-The calm ' of peace and profperity was once more experienced in the provinces ; 1 and... | |
 | 1802 - 374 pages
...him had a pair of balances in his hand. 6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for as there was a and the sun sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood ; 1 3 And the stars of heaven... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1806 - 494 pages
...judgments of the emperor were t&aTacterized by attention, dKCJ&atft&u, aHii'ilh" partiality; and whenever he deviated from the strict line of equity, it was generally in favour of the poor and oppressed ; not ^o much indeed from 'any sense of humanity, as from the natural propensity of a despot, to humble... | |
 | Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1808 - 582 pages
...•which they shall be allowed to eat. VI. 6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a jtenny ; and see thou hurt not the wine and the oil. .And I heard a voice from among the four Angels,... | |
 | Henry Gauntlett - 1821 - 550 pages
...him had a pair of balances in his hand. 6. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley Jor a penny ; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine. The black horse was an emblem of calamity,... | |
 | John Fry - 1825 - 642 pages
...udgmcnts of the emperor were characterised by attention, discernment, and impartiality ; and whenever he deviated from the strict line of equity, it was generally in favour of the poor and distressed ; not so much, indeed, from any sense of humanity, but from the natural propensity of a... | |
 | Encyclopaedia - 1845 - 830 pages
...the Emperor were characterised by attention, discernment, and impartiality; and if on any occasion he deviated from the strict line of equity, it was generally in favour of the poor and oppressed ; not so much, perhaps, from any feeling of humanity, as from the natural propensity of a despot to... | |
 | Thomas Whittemore - 1849 - 404 pages
...scarcity. 6. A voice. — Some voice came from among the four beasts. 1f A midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley lor a penny ; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine. 7 And when he had opened measure of reheat... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1850 - 658 pages
...judgments of the emperor were characterized by attention, discernment, and impartiality ; and whenever he deviated from the strict line of equity, it was generally in favor of the poor and oppressed ; not so much indeed from any sense of humanity, as from the natural... | |
 | 1851 - 100 pages
...hiyi had a pair of balances in his hand ; and I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, a measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a fenny ; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine." Here is another agency at work plunging the empire... | |
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In the administration of justice, the judgments of the emperor were characterised by attention, discernment, and impartiality; and whenever he deviated from the strict line of equity, it was generally in favour of the poor and oppressed; not so much indeed... 
