... very uneasy for the situation of the preacher. For I could not conceive how he would be able to let his audience down from the height to which he had wound them, without impairing the solemnity and dignity of his subject, or perhaps shocking them... The Letters of the British Spy - Page 83by William Wirt - 1805 - 128 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1805 - 590 pages
...feelings, he raised his handkerchief to his eyes, and burst into a loud and irresistible flood of grief. The first sentence with which he broke the awful silence,...Rousseau : " Socrates died like a philosopher, but Jesus Christ diedlike a God! !" Never before did I completely understand what Demosthenes meant by laying... | |
| American literature - 1804 - 496 pages
...solemnity and dignity of his subject, or perhaps shocking them by the abruptness ;>f the fall. but.. ..no: the descent was as beautiful and sublime, as the elevation...broke the awful silence was a quotation from Rousseau j " Socrates died like a philosopher, but Jesus Christ like a God ! ! 1" I despair of gi v ing you... | |
| William Wirt - United States - 1804 - 120 pages
...and dignity" of the subject, or perhaps snocking them bv the abruptness of the G fall. But — no : the descent was as beautiful and sublime, as the elevation had been rapid and enthusiastick. The first sentence with which he broke the awful silence was a quotation from Rousseau... | |
| David Ramsay - Enslaved persons - 1809 - 642 pages
...shocking them by the abruptness '• of the fell. But, no ; the descent was as beautiful and sub• ' lime as the elevation had been -rapid and enthusiastic....first sentence with which he broke the awful silence, -wcs a " quotation front Rousseau : " Socrates died like a philoso" phcr, but Jesus Christ like a God."... | |
| Increase Cooke - American literature - 1811 - 428 pages
...situation ef the preacher. For I could not conceive, how he would be able to let his audience down from the height to which he had wound them, without impairing...enthusiastic. The first sentence with which he broke the awful sf*lence, was a quotation from Rousseau : " Socrates died like a philosopher, but Jesus Christ, like... | |
| Garnet Terry - 1812 - 408 pages
...solemnity and dignity of his subject, or perhaps shocking them by the abruptness of the fall. But — no : the descent was as beautiful and sublime as the elevation...Rousseau : " Socrates died like a philosopher, but Jesus Christ like a God !" ' I despair of giving you any idea of the effect produced by this short sentence,... | |
| William Wirt - Virginia - 1813 - 204 pages
...solemnity and dignity of his subject, or perhaps shocking them by the abruptness of the fall. But — no: the descent was as beautiful and sublime, as the elevation...Rousseau: "Socrates died like a philosopher, but Jesus "Christ, like a God!" I despair of giving you any idea of the effect produced by this short sentence,... | |
| 1815 - 444 pages
...subject, or perhaps shocking them by the abruptness of the fall. But — no: the descent was as beantiful and sublime as the elevation had been rapid and enthusiastic...which he broke the awful silence, was a quotation from Rousseuu : " Socrates died like a philosopher, but Jesus Christ like a God !" I despair of giving you... | |
| William Wirt - Virginia - 1829 - 250 pages
...solemnity and dignity of his subject, or perhaps shocking them by the abruptness of the fall. Hut—no: the descent was as beautiful and sublime, as the elevation had been rapid and enthusiastick. The first sentence, with which he broke the awful silence, was a quotation from Rousseau... | |
| A citizen of Pittsburgh - Readers - 1818 - 276 pages
...solemnity and dignity of his subject, or perhaps shocking them by the abruptness of the fall. But — no : the descent was as beautiful and sublime as the elevation...Rousseau : " Socrates died like a philosopher, but Jesus Christ like a God !" I despair of giving you any idea of the effect produced by thisshortsentence.unlessyou... | |
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