Interpretation to Modern English © Teresa Pelka, M.A.
Thomas Paine, The Age of Reason, Conway vol. 4, page 94.
If Moses said this of himself, instead of being the meekest of men, he was one of the most vain and arrogant coxcombs; and the advocates for those books may now take which side they please, for both sides are against them: if Moses was not the author, the books are without authority; and if he was the author, the author is without credit, because to boast of meekness is the reverse of meekness, and is a lie in sentiment.
Vocabulary note
mitis, Latin: wrought iron made with an admixture of aluminum and heated until smooth (quiet, without bubbles). See ■Gutenberg.
The Three Bibles
Wycliffe, Gutenberg, Vuyek
English, Latin, Polish
Gutenberg by papal commission from ■Damasus I;
Vuyek by papal permission from ■Gregory XIII;
■Feel welcome to Gutenberg & Vuyek.
Cały ten Paine
Gutenberg i Wujek, cytaty Paine’a strona za stroną, po łacinie i polsku.
