 | Alphonse de Lamartine - France - 1847 - 588 pages
...infinity. Neither his character, his acts, nor his thoughts have the brand of HIS DEATH. 15 immortality. If he had believed in God, he might have died a martyr,...Grand displays cast a veil of universal mourning over the secret sentiments which his death inspired to all parties. Whilst the various belfries tolled his... | |
 | United States - 1847 - 606 pages
...he had believed in God, he would in all probability have died a martyr, but he would have left after him the religion of reason and the reign of democracy. Mirabeau, in a word, was the reason of a people ; he was not as yet the faith of humanity. THE FROST-KING'S SAID. THE Frost-King sat on his... | |
 | Alphonse De Lamartine - 1847 - 510 pages
...impress of infinity. Neither his character, his acts, nor his thoughts have the brand of immortality. If he had believed in God, he might have died a martyr, hut he would have left behind bim the religion of reason and the reign of democracy. Mirabeau, in a... | |
 | William Howitt - 1848 - 432 pages
...has not sanctified, either his :haracter, his acts, or his thoughts, with an immortal sign. Had he believed in God he might have died a martyr, but he...the religion of reason, and the reign of democracy. In a word, Mirabeau was the intellect of a people — yet that is not after all being the faith of... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1848 - 602 pages
...He has not sanctified either his character, his acts, or his thoughts with an immortal sign. Had he believed in God he might have died a martyr, but he...the religion of reason, and the reign of democracy. In a word, Mirabeau was the intellect of a people — yet that is not after all being the faith of... | |
 | Alphonse de Lamartine - 1848 - 168 pages
...his acts, or his thoughts. Had he believed in God, he might, perhaps, have died a martyr; as it was, he would have left behind him the religion of reason and the reign of democracy. In a word, Mirabeau is the reason of a people : we have yet to come to the faith of mankind ! Magnificent... | |
 | Alphonse de Lamartine - France - 1849 - 506 pages
...acts, nor his thoughts have the brand of HIS DEATH. 15 immortality. If lie had believed in God, tie might have died a martyr, but he would have left behind...Grand displays cast a veil of universal mourning over the secret sentiments which his death inspired to all parties. Whilst the various belfries tolled his... | |
 | Alphonse de Lamartine - France - 1868 - 502 pages
...infinity. Neither bis character, his acts, nor his thoughts have the brand of ii- mortality . If lie had believed in God, he might have died a martyr, but he would have left behind bim the religion of reason and the reign of democracy. Mirabeau, in a word, was the reason of the people... | |
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He was especially of his time, and his course bears no impress of infinity. Neither his character, his acts, nor his thoughts have the brand of HIS DEATH. 
