| English literature - 1874 - 274 pages
...Protestants in Merindol and Cabrieres, which till then he neglected. It is death alone that can suddenly make man to know himself. He tells the proud and insolent...are but abjects, and humbles them at the instant; makes them cry, complain, and repent, yea, even, to hate their forepassed happiness. He takes the account... | |
| Massachusetts Historical Society - Massachusetts - 1875 - 572 pages
...fate which was so soon to befall him : " It is therefore Death alone," he says, " that can suddenly make man to know himself. He tells the proud and insolent...are but abjects, and humbles them at the instant, makes them complain and repent, yea, even to hate their forepast happiness. He takes the account of... | |
| Massachusetts Historical Society - Massachusetts - 1875 - 588 pages
...is therefore Death alone," he says, " that can snddenly make man to know himself. He tells the prond and insolent that they are but abjects, and humbles them at the instant, makes them complain and repent, yea, even to hate their forepast happiness. He takes the account of... | |
| Cassell, ltd - 1876 - 466 pages
...and Cabrieres, which till then he neglected. It is therefore Death alone that can suddenly make man 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 their forepassed happiness. He takes the... | |
| Robert Chambers, Robert Carruthers - Authors, English - 1876 - 870 pages
...Mcrindol and 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 arcbut abjects, and humbles them at the instant, makes them cry, complain, and repent, yea, even to... | |
| Henry Norman Hudson - Readers - 1877 - 478 pages
...Merindol and 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,...are but abjects, and humbles them at the instant, makes them cry, complain, and repent, yea, even to hate their forepast happiness. He takes the account... | |
| Edward Arber - English literature - 1877 - 668 pages
...Merindol and Cabrieres, which till then he had neglected. It is therefore DEATH alone that can suddenly make man to know himself. He tells the proud and insolent...they are but abjects, and humbles them at the instant : makes them cry, complain and repent ; yea, even to hate their forepassed happiness. He takes the... | |
| Robert Charles Winthrop - United States - 1878 - 604 pages
...fate which was so soon to befall him : " It is therefore Death alone," he says, " that can suddenly make man to know himself. He tells the proud and insolent...are but abjects, and humbles them at the instant, makes them complain and repent, yea, even to hate their forepast happiness. He takes the account of... | |
| Charles Dunham Deshler - English poetry - 1879 - 334 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...are but abjects, and humbles them at the instant; makes them cry, complain, and repent, yea, even at their forepast happiness. He takes the account of... | |
| Joseph Angus - English literature - 1880 - 726 pages
...which till then he neglected. It is therefore death alone that can suddenly make man to know himselfe. He tells the proud and insolent, that they are but abjects, and humbles them at the instant ; makes them crie, complaine and repent, yea, even to hate their forepassed happinesse. He takes the... | |
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