On the rich and the eloquent, on nobles and priests, they looked down with contempt: For they esteemed themselves rich in a more precious treasure, and eloquent in a more sublime language, nobles by the right of an earlier creation, and priests by the... Macaulay's Essays on Milton and Addison - Page 91by Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1899 - 266 pagesFull view - About this book
| Religion - 1832 - 852 pages
...down with contempt ; for they esteemed themselves rich in a more precious treasure, and eloquent in a more sublime language, nobles by the right of an earlier...terrible importance belonged ; on whose slightest action the spirits of light and darkness looked with anxious interest, who had been destined, before heaven... | |
| 1820 - 590 pages
...and they ought to feel, — what lias been eloquently said of the Puritans too — " that they are nobles by the right of an earlier creation, and priests by the imposition of a mightier hand." But to return ; as all who are in advance of the body of the community are necessarily dissenters,... | |
| 1825 - 570 pages
...down with contempt: for they esteemed themselves rich in a more precious treasure, and eloquent in a more sublime language ; nobles by the right of an...The very meanest of them was a being to whose fate a ni3s620 521 tenons and terrible importance belonged — on whose slightest action the spirits of light... | |
| Baptists - 1825 - 582 pages
...down with contempt : for they esteemed themselves rich in a more precious treasure, and eloquent in a more sublime language ; nobles by the right of an...The very meanest of them was a being to whose fate * rnjs520 ' .¡..us and terrible importance belonged — on whose slightest action the spirits of light... | |
| Presbyterianism - 1826 - 596 pages
...down with contempt: For they esteemed themselves rich in a more precious treasure, and eloquent in a more sublime language, nobles by the right of an earlier...importance belonged — on whose slightest action the Spirits of light and darkness looked with anxious interest, who had been destined, before heaven... | |
| John White (A.M.) - 1826 - 340 pages
...down with contempt: For they esteemed themselves rich in a more preciottS treasure, and eloquent in a more sublime language; nobles by the right of an earlier...The very meanest of them was a being to whose fate a mfysteirious and terrible importance belonged-*-ori'-^*hbse slightest action the spirits of light and... | |
| Orville Dewey - Election sermons - 1826 - 44 pages
...feel, and they ought to feel,—what has been eloquently said of the Puritans too—" that they are nobles by the right of an earlier creation, and priests by the imposition of a mightier hand." But to return ; as all who are in advance of the body of the community are necessarily dissenters,... | |
| Ant The - 1827 - 366 pages
...palaces were houses not made with hands; their diadems crowns of glory which should never fade away ! The very meanest of them was a being to whose fate...terrible importance belonged; on whose slightest action the spirits of light and darkness looked with anxious interest ; who had been destined before heaven... | |
| Ebenezer Porter - Elocution - 1828 - 452 pages
...with contempt : for they esteemed themselves rich in a more precious treasure, and elo35 quent in a more sublime language, nobles by the right of an earlier...importance belonged — on whose slightest action the spirits of light 40 and darkness looked with anxious interest, who had been destined, before heaven... | |
| Ebenezer Porter - Elocution - 1828 - 418 pages
...passed away. Events which shortsighted politicians ascribed to earthly causes, had been 35 quent in a more sublime language, nobles by the right of an earlier...to whose fate a mysterious and terrible importance belonged—on whose slightest action the spirits of light 45 ordained on his account. For his sake... | |
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