 Their palaces were houses not made with hands ; their diadems crowns of glory which should never fade away. 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,...  Lord Macaulay's Essays ; And, Lays of Ancient Rome - Page 25by Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1892 - 924 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Religion - 1832 - 852 pages
...originated their contempt for terrestrial distinctions. The difference between the greatest and the meanest of mankind seemed to vanish, when compared...to whose fate a mysterious and terrible importance belonged ; on whose slightest action the spirits of light and darkness looked with anxious interest,... | |
 | Baptists - 1825 - 582 pages
...were houses not made with han<\&: their diadems, crowns of glory which should never fade away ! On tbe rich and the eloquent, on nobles and priests they...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... | |
 | 1825 - 570 pages
...not made with hands: their diadems, crowns of glory which should never fade away! On the rich :ind the eloquent, on nobles and priests they looked down...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... | |
 | Presbyterianism - 1826 - 596 pages
...whom their own eyes were constantly fixed. They recognised no title to superiority but his fiivour; and, confident of that favour, they despised all the...to whose fate a mysterious and terrible importance belonged — on whose slightest action the Spirits of light and darkness looked with anxious interest,... | |
 | John White (A.M.) - 1826 - 340 pages
...and priests, they looked down with contempt: For they esteemed themselves rich in a more preciottS treasure, and eloquent in a more sublime language;...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... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - Elocution - 1828 - 414 pages
...down 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...to whose fate a mysterious and terrible importance belonged — on whose slightest action the spirits of light 40 and darkness looked with anxious interest,... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - English language - 1829 - 270 pages
...interval which separated the whole race from him on whom their eyes were constantly fixed. They recognised no title to superiority but his favour ; and, confident...an earlier creation, and priests by the imposition (/ a mightier hand. The very meanest of them was a being to whose fate a mysterious and terrible importance... | |
 | Edward Robinson - 1848 - 590 pages
...favor; and confident of that, they despised all the accomplishments, and all the dignities of the world. If their names were not found in the registers of...to whose fate a mysterious and terrible importance belonged ; on whose slightest action the spirits of light and darkness looked with anxious interest... | |
 | James Hedderwick - Oratory - 1833 - 232 pages
...the dignities of the world. If they were unacquainted with the works of philosophers and poets, tbey were deeply read in the Oracles of God. If their names...to whose fate a mysterious and terrible importance belonged — on whose slightest action the spirits of light and darkness looked with anxious interest... | |
 | 1835 - 932 pages
...registers of heralds, they felt assurer! that they were rc' Ocriisalnnmc Libcratn. \v. 57 corded in Ihe Book of Life. If their steps were not accompanied...to whose fate a mysterious and terrible importance belonged — on whose slightest action to spirits of light and darkness looked with anxious interest,... | |
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