 They persisted ; and he, though on the one hand he feared the scandal of a fruitless attempt, yet, on the other, was induced by the entreaties of the men and by the language of his flatterers to hope for success. At last he ordered that the opinion of...  Tacitus - Page 138by William Bodham Donne - 1873 - 194 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Publius Cornelius Tacitus - 1864 - 374 pages
...diseased hand, at the counsel of the same God, prayed that the limb might feel the print of a Csesar's foot. At first Vespasian ridiculed and repulsed them....even now when nothing is to be gained by falsehood. 82. Vespasian thus came to conceive a deeper desire to visit the sanctuary of Serapis, that he might... | |
 | Cornelius Tacitus - 1873 - 352 pages
...cheeks and eye-balls with his spittle. Another with a diseased hand, at the counsel of the same God, prayed that the limb might feel the print of a Caesar's...even now when nothing is to be gained by falsehood. 82. Vespasian thus came to conceive a deeper desire to visit the sanctuary of Serapis, that he might... | |
 | Adolf Hausrath - 1895 - 312 pages
...Vespasian moistened the eye with spittle, and set his heel upon the hand outstretched for the purpose. " The hand was instantly restored to its use, and the light of day again shone upon the blind."2 After this, the Caesar himself visited the temple of Serapis. There he suddenly beheld before... | |
 | Adolf Hausrath, Leonard Huxley - 1895 - 312 pages
...Vespasian moistened the eye witli spittle, and set his heel upon the hand outstretched for the purpose. " The hand was instantly restored to its use, and the light of day again shone upon the blind."2 After this, the Caesar himself visited the temple of Serapis. There he suddenly beheld before... | |
 | Frederick Cornwallis Conybeare - 1910 - 438 pages
...that the limb might feel the print of a Caesar's foot. At first Vespasian ridiculed and repulsed him. They persisted ; and he, though on the one hand he...even now, when nothing is to be gained by falsehood. We see that the atmosphere of Alexandria, in the first century, in no way differed from that of Galilee... | |
 | Frederick Cornwallis Conybeare - 1910 - 438 pages
...that the limb might feel the print of a Caesar's foot. At first Vespasian ridiculed and repulsed him. They persisted ; and he, though on the one hand he...even now, when nothing is to be gained by falsehood. We see that the atmosphere of Alexandria, in the first century, in no way differed from that of Galilee... | |
 | Jacob Neusner - 1960 - 310 pages
...Another with a diseased hand... prayed that the limb might feel the imprint of a Ceasar's foot. . . and so Vespasian, supposing that all things were possible...its use, and the light of day again shone upon the blind."1 When Vespasian finally drew near Jerusalem and a Jewish sage named Yohanan ben Zakkai greeted... | |
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