made the Glory of their Messiah to consist!
Nothing
(says
Longinus
)
can be Great, the Contempt of which is Great
. The Possession of Wealth and Riches cannot give a Man a Title to Greatness, because it is looked upon as a Greatness of Mind, to contemn these Gifts of Fortune, and to be above the De
Sir
e of them. I have therefore been inclined to think, that there are greater Men who lie concealed among the Species, than those who come out, and draw upon themselves the Eyes and Admiration of Mankind.
Virgil