 | Samuel Rogers - English poetry - 1834 - 330 pages
...vexation of spirit." But who believes it, till Death tells it us? It is Death alone that can suddenly make man to know himself. He tells the proud and insolent,...holds a glass before the eyes of the most beautiful, and makes them see therein their deformity; and they acknowledge it. O eloquent, just, and mighty Death!... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1834 - 436 pages
...vexation of spirit." But who believes it, till Death tells it us? It is Death alone that can suddenly make man to know himself. He tells the proud and insolent,...holds a glass before the eyes of the most beautiful, and makes them see therein their deformity; and they acknowledge it. O eloquent, just, and mighty Death... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - Fore-edge painting - 1834 - 320 pages
...vexation of spirit." But who believes it, till Death tells it us? It is Death alone that can suddenly make man to know himself. He tells the proud and insolent,...holds a glass before the eyes of the most beautiful, and makes them see therein their deformity ; and they acknowledge it. O eloquent, just, and mighty... | |
 | English poetry - 1836 - 514 pages
...can suddenly make man to know himself. He tells the prond and insolent, that they are but abject«, and humbles them at the instant. He takes the account of the rich nun, and proves him a beggar, a naked beggar. He holds « glass befoir the eyes of the most beautiful,... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1839 - 60 pages
...vexation of spirit." But who believes it, till death tells it ne? It is death alone that can suddenly make man to know himself. He tells the proud and insolent,...a beggar, a naked beggar. He holds a glass before theeyes of the most beautiful, and makes them see therein their deformity ; and they acknowledge it.... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - English poetry - 1839 - 510 pages
...can suddenly make man to know himself. He tell* the proud and insolent, that they are but abject*, and humbles them at the instant. He takes the account...proves him a beggar, a naked beggar. He holds a , glass befon the eyes of the most beautiful, and makes them see therein their deformity ; and they acknowledge... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - English poetry - 1839 - 606 pages
...of spirit." But who believes it, till Deatl tells it us ? It is Death alone that can suddenly maki man to know himself. He tells the proud and insolent that they are but abjects, and humbles them at th< instant. He takes the account of the rich man, am proves him a beggar, a naked beggar. He holds... | |
 | Andrew Park - 1839 - 306 pages
...from door to door, Feels death more kind than they !" It is death alone that can make man suddenly know himself. He tells the proud and insolent that they are but abjects. He proves the rich man a beggar—a naked beggar ! O eloquent, just, and mighty Death ! thou hast persuaded... | |
 | Charles Lanman - Literary Criticism - 1842 - 272 pages
...his chilly hand, or refuse to quaff the cup of "coal black wine," when it is held forth by him ? " It is death alone that can make man to know himself....the account of the rich man and proves him a beggar. He holds a glass before the eyes of the beautiful and makes them see therein their own deformity, and... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1843 - 360 pages
...vexation of spirit." But who believes it, till death tells it us ? It is death alone that can suddenly make man to know himself. He tells the proud and insolent,...holds a glass before the eyes of the most beautiful, and makes them see therein their deformity; and they acknowledge it. O eloquent, just, and mighty Death... | |
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Cabrieres which till then he neglected it is therefore Death alone that can suddenly make man to know himself he tells the proud and insolent that they are but abjects and humbles them at the instant makes them cry complain and repent yea even to hate... 
