The Christian Hero An Argument Proving That No Principles But Those of Religio
The Christian Hero An Argument Proving That No Principles But Those of Religio
Joseph Addison And Richard Steele
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Among the many pretenders to that character was Cassius, an able and expe- rienced soldier, bound to him by no less an obligation, than the giving him life and quarter in battle; he was of a dark, sullen, and involved spirit, quick to receive, but slow to discover a distaste ; his anger never flew into his face, but descended to his heart, which rankled and preyed upon itself, and could not admit of composure, either from religion or philosophy; but being a perfect epicurean, and fancying there... were none, or if any, only lazy and supine deities, must necessarily terminate his hopes and fears in himself, and from his own arm expect all the good and evil of which his life was capable : this man, in his temper uneasy, and picqued by a cer-^ tain partiality of Caesar's to his disadvan- tage, could not satisfy a sedate bloody humour by any less reparation than hi s ruin ; and having a revengeful bias of m ind, c 26 a short memory of kindnesses, and an indelible resentment of wrongs, resolved to cancel an odious benefit, by a pleasing in- jury : to this determination he was prompt- ed by the worst only good quality a man can have, an undaunted courage, which fermented in him a restless and gnawing meditation of his enemifs^ that is, his be- 7iefactor^s death; a thought befitting the greatness of his ambition, and the largeness of his pernicious capacity; his capacity!
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