22/53 3-7,) and the Arabian writers of genuine or apocryphal note, who are alleged by Hottinger, (Hist.Orient.p. 10-14,) and Gagnier, (Vie de Mahomet, tom.i.p. 97-134.)] According to the tradition of his companions, Mahomet [69] was distinguished by the beauty of his person, an outward gift which is seldom despised, except by those to whom it has been refused. Before he spoke, the orator engaged on his side the affections of a public or private audience. |