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" 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, and eloquent in a more sublime language — nobles by the right of an earlier creation, and priests by... "
Treasures from the Prose World: With Biographical Sketches - Page 148
by Frank McAlpine - 1886 - 400 pages
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The Christian Observer, Volume 31

Religion - 1832 - 852 pages
...with contempt ; for they esteemed themselves rich in a more precious treasure, and eloquent in a more sublime language, nobles by the right of an earlier...to whose fate a mysterious and terrible importance belonged ; on whose slightest action the spirits of light and darkness looked with anxious interest,...
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Sermons Preached at the Annual Election

1820 - 590 pages
...and they ought to feel, — what lias been eloquently said of the Puritans too — " that they are nobles by the right of an earlier creation, and priests by the imposition of a mightier hand." But to return ; as all who are in advance of the body of the community are necessarily dissenters,...
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The baptist Magazine

1825 - 570 pages
...with contempt: for they esteemed themselves rich in a more precious treasure, and eloquent in a more sublime language ; nobles by the right of an earlier...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...
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The Baptist Magazine, Volume 17

Baptists - 1825 - 582 pages
...with contempt : for they esteemed themselves rich in a more precious treasure, and eloquent in a more sublime language ; nobles by the right of an earlier...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...
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The Christian Advocate, Volume 4

Presbyterianism - 1826 - 596 pages
...with contempt: For they esteemed themselves rich in a more precious treasure, and eloquent in a more sublime language, nobles by the right of an earlier...to whose fate a mysterious and terrible importance belonged — on whose slightest action the Spirits of light and darkness looked with anxious interest,...
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The elementary elocutionist: a selection of pieces in prose and verse, by J ...

John White (A.M.) - 1826 - 340 pages
...with contempt: For they esteemed themselves rich in a more preciottS treasure, and eloquent in a more sublime language; nobles by the right of an earlier...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...
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The Claims of Puritanism: A Sermon Preached at the Annual Election, May 31 ...

Orville Dewey - Election sermons - 1826 - 44 pages
...feel, and they ought to feel,—what has been eloquently said of the Puritans too—" that they are nobles by the right of an earlier creation, and priests by the imposition of a mightier hand." But to return ; as all who are in advance of the body of the community are necessarily dissenters,...
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The Ant, publ. during 1826 and 1827, Volume 2

Ant The - 1827 - 366 pages
...palaces were houses not made with hands; their diadems crowns of glory which should never fade away ! The very meanest of them was a being to whose fate a mysterious and terrible importance belonged; on whose slightest action the spirits of light and darkness looked with anxious interest...
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Analysis of the Principles of Rhetorical Delivery as Applied in Reading and ...

Ebenezer Porter - Elocution - 1828 - 418 pages
...away. Events which shortsighted politicians ascribed to earthly causes, had been 35 quent in a more sublime language, nobles by the right of an earlier...terrible importance belonged—on whose slightest action the spirits of light 45 ordained on his account. For his sake empires had risen, and flourished,...
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Analysis of the Principles of Rhetorical Delivery as Applied in Reading and ...

Ebenezer Porter - Elocution - 1828 - 452 pages
...contempt : for they esteemed themselves rich in a more precious treasure, and elo35 quent in a more sublime language, nobles by the right of an earlier...to whose fate a mysterious and terrible importance belonged — on whose slightest action the spirits of light 40 and darkness looked with anxious interest,...
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