 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 the...  The Ant, publ. during 1826 and 1827 - Страница 334по Ant The - 1827Пълен достъп - Информация за книгата
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1858 - 780 страници
...language, nobles by the right of an earlier creation, and priests by the imposition of a mightier hand. f battle, in the service of the conquerors. In a nation proud of its sturdy import, anee belonged — on whose slightest actions the spirits of light and darkness looked with... | |
 | Edwin Paxton Hood - 1858 - 272 страници
...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—who had been destined, before heaven and earth were created, to enjoy a felicity which should... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1859 - 768 страници
...language, nobles by the right of an earlier creation, anil priests by the imposition of a mightier hand. The very meanest of them was a being to whose fate...terrible importance belonged — on whose slightest actions the spirits of light and darkness looked with anxious interest — who had been destined, before... | |
 | Leroy Jones Halsey - 1859 - 448 страници
...language; nobles by the right of an earlier creation, and priests by the imposition of a mightier hand. The very meanest of them was a being to whose fate...terrible importance belonged — on whose slightest actions the spirits of light and darkness looked with anxious interest — who had been destined before... | |
 | Arthur Mursell - 1859 - 164 страници
...right of an earlier creation, and priests by the imposition of a mightier hand. The very meanest among them was a being to whose fate a mysterious and terrible importance belonged, on whose slightest word and action the spirits of light and darkness looked with anxious interest, who had been destined... | |
 | Mrs. S. C. Hall - 1859 - 396 страници
...language ; nobles by the right of an earlier creation, and priests by the imposition of a mightier hand. 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—who... | |
 | Allen Hayden Weld - 1860 - 136 страници
...nobles 1 by the right of an earlier creation, and priests by the imposition of a mightier hand. C. The very meanest of them was a being to whose fate...continue when heaven and earth should have passed away. 7. Events which short-sighted politicians ascribed to earthly causes had been ordained on his account.... | |
 | Robert Ross - 1860 - 516 страници
...right of an earlier creation, and priests by the imposition of a mightier hand. The very meanest among them was a being to whose fate a mysterious and terrible...felicity which should continue when heaven and earth have passed away. Events which short-sighted politicians ascribed to earthly causes, had been ordained... | |
 | David Masson - 1860 - 282 страници
...right of an earlier creation, and priests by the imposition of a mightier hand. The very meanest oi them was a being to whose fate a mysterious and terrible importance belonged — on whose slightest actions the spirits of light and darkness looked with anxious interest — who had been destined, before... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1860 - 1084 страници
...language, nobles by the right of an earlier creation, and priests by the imposition of a mightier hand. The very meanest of them was a being to whose fate a mys.erious and terrible importance belonged, on whose slightest action the spirits of light and darkness... | |
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