. The historians' history of the world; a comprehensive narrative of the rise and development of nations as recorded by over two thousand of the great writers of all ages:. uns ex-pressed the consciousness of his superior-ity above the rest of mankind; and he had a custom of fiercely rolling hiseyes, as if he wished to enjoy the terror which he inspired. Yet this savagehero was not inaccessible to pity ; his suppliant enemies might confide in theassurance of peace or pardon, and Attila was considered by his subjects as ajust and indulgent master. He delighted in war ; but after he had ascended
. The historians' history of the world; a comprehensive narrative of the rise and development of nations as recorded by over two thousand of the great writers of all ages:. uns ex-pressed the consciousness of his superior-ity above the rest of mankind; and he had a custom of fiercely rolling hiseyes, as if he wished to enjoy the terror which he inspired. Yet this savagehero was not inaccessible to pity ; his suppliant enemies might confide in theassurance of peace or pardon, and Attila was considered by his subjects as ajust and indulgent master. He delighted in war ; but after he had ascendedthe throne in a mature age, his head, rather than his hand, achieved the con-quest of the north; and the fame of an adventurous soldier was usefullyexchanged for that of a prudent and successful general. The effects of personal valour are so inconsiderable, except in poetrj orromance, that victory, even among barbarians, must depend on the degreeof skill with which the passions of the multitude are combined and guided forthe service of a single man. The Scythian conquerors, Attila and Jenghiz,surpassed their rude countrymen in art rather than in courage ; and it may. Costume of a Byzantine Empebob H. W. — VOL. VII. E 50 THE HISTORY OF THE EASTERN EMPIRE [434-444 ] be observed that the monarchies, both of the Huns and of the Mongols, wereerected by their founders on the basis of popular superstition. The miracu-lous conception which fraud and credulity ascribed to the virgin motherof Jenghiz, raised him above the level of human nature ; and the nakedprophet, who, in the name of the Deity, invested him with the empire of theearth, pointed the valour of the Mongols with irresistible enthusiasm. Thereligious arts of Attila were not less skilfully adapted to the character ofhis age and country. It was natural enough that the Scythians should adore, with peculiardevotion, the god of war ; but as they were incapable of forming either an abstract idea or a corporeal representatio
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