 But those had little reason to laugh who encountered them in the hall of debate or on the field of battle. These fanatics brought to civil and military affairs a coolness of judgment and an immutability of purpose which some writers have thought inconsistent...  Beacon Lights of History: Great writers - Page 378by John Lord - 1896Full view - About this book
 | Baptists - 1825 - 582 pages
...litllc reason to laugli who encountered them in the hall of debate, or in the field of battle. Those fanatics brought to civil and military affairs, a...and an immutability of purpose, which some writers huvc thought inconsistent with their religious zeal ; but which were, in fact, the necessary effects... | |
 | 1825 - 570 pages
...laugh at them ; but those had little reason to laugh who encountered them in the hall of debate, or in the field of battle. These fanatics brought to civil...and military affairs, a coolness of judgment, and au immutability of purpose, which some writers have thought inconsistent with their religious zeal... | |
 | Presbyterianism - 1826 - 596 pages
...laugh at them. But those had little reason to laugh who encountered them in the hall of debate, or in the field of battle. These fanatics brought to civil...coolness of judgment, and an immutability of purpose wnich some writers have thought inconsistent with their religious zeal, but which were in fact the... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - Elocution - 1828 - 418 pages
...reason to laugh who encountered them in the hall of debate, or in the field of battle. The Puritans brought to civil and military affairs, a coolness...some writers have thought inconsistent with their 80 religious zeal, but which were in fact the necessary effects of it. The intensity of their feelings... | |
 | James Hedderwick - Oratory - 1833 - 232 pages
...laugh at them. But those had little reason to laugh who encountered them in the hall of debate, or in the field of battle. These fanatics brought to civil...intensity of their feelings on one subject, made them tranquil'on every other. One overpowering sentiment, had subjected to itself pity and hatred, ambition... | |
 | Ethan Smith - Bible - 1833 - 422 pages
...hall of debate, or on the field of battle. These fanatics, — falsely so called, — brought to their civil and military affairs, a coolness of judgment, and an immutability of purpose, which some people thought inconsistent with religion, but which in fact were the fruit of it. The intensity of... | |
 | Charles Hodge, Lyman Hotchkiss Atwater - Bible - 1840 - 644 pages
...laugh at them. But those had little reason to laugh, who encountered them in the hall of debate, or in the field of battle. These fanatics brought to civil...religious zeal, but which were in fact the necessary effect of it. The intensity of their feelings on one subject made them tranquil On every other. One... | |
 | John Goldsbury, William Russell - Elocution - 1844 - 444 pages
...immutability of purpose, which some writers have thought inconsistent with their 30 religious z£al, but which were in fact the necessary effects of it....one subject, made them tranquil on every other. One overp6wering sentiment had subjected to itself pity and hatred, ambition and fear. Death had lost its... | |
 | John Goldsbury, William Russell - American literature - 1844 - 444 pages
...reason 25 to laugh who encountered them in the hall of debate, or in the field of battle. The Puritans brought to civil and military affairs a coolness of...some writers have thought inconsistent with their 30 religious zeal, but which were in fact the necessary effects of it. The intensity of their feelings... | |
 | John Goldsbury, William Russell - Elocution - 1844 - 444 pages
...had lost its terrors, and pleasure its The Puritans brought to civil and military affairs a cdolness of judgment, and an immutability of purpose, which some writers have thought inconsistent with their 35 charms. They had their smiles and their tears, their, raptures and their sorrows, but n6t for the... | |
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