A philosopher might admire so noble a conception : but the crowd turned away in disgust from words which presented no image to their minds. It was before Deity embodied in a human form, walking among men, partaking of their infirmities, leaning on their... The Christian Review - Page 521839Full view - About this book
| Congregational churches - 1832 - 736 pages
...conception: but the crowd turned away in disgust from words which presented no image to their minds. It was before Deity, embodied in a human form, walking among...the Portico, and the fasces of the Lictor, and the awords of thirty Legions were humbled in the dust!" After these quotations illustrative of this interesting... | |
| 1835 - 932 pages
...conception : but the crowd turned away in disgust from words which presented no image to their minds. It was before Deity embodied in a human form, walking among men, partaking of their infirmities, leaning un their bosoms, weeping over their graves, slumbering in the manger, bleeding on the cross, that the... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English essays - 1840 - 466 pages
...conception; but the crowd turned away in disgust from words which presented no image to their minds. It was before Deity embodied in a human form, walking among...swords of thirty Legions, were humbled in the dust! Soon after Christianity had achieved its triumph, the principle which had assisted it began to corrupt... | |
| John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1844 - 614 pages
...conception ; but the crowd turned away in disgust from words which presented no image to their minds. It was before Deity, embodied in a human form, walking among men, partaking of their infirmiiies, leaning on their bosoms, weeping over their graves, slumbering in the manger, bleeding... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1846 - 782 pages
...conception; but the crowd turned away in disgust from words which presented no image to their minds. It was kettledrums were heard, the peasant threw his bagof rice on his shoulder, ! Soon after Christianity had achieved its triumph, the principle which had assisted it began to corrupt... | |
| George Vandenhoff - Elocution - 1846 - 398 pages
...on their bSsoms^ weeping over their grfMjs-- slumbering in the manger^ bleeding on the cross^thatjhe prejudices of the synagogue- and the doubts of the...and the pride of the portico^- and the fasces of the Bclor and the Bword8 of ed for the most unmeaning badge, or the most insignificant name, than for the... | |
| George Vandenhoff - Elocution - 1847 - 396 pages
...on their bosoms"' weeping over their graves"^slumbering in the manger"' bleeding on the cross"'that the prejudices of the synagogue"' and the doubts of...the swords of thirty legions"'- were humbled in the duet. ed for the most unmeaning badge, or the most insignificant name, than for the most important... | |
| John Milton - Bible - 1850 - 594 pages
...conception ; but the crowd turned away in disgust from words which presented no image to their minds. It was before Deity embodied in a human form, walking among...the Academy, and the pride of the Portico, and the forces of the lictor, and the swords of thirty legions, were humbled in the dust. Soon after Christianity... | |
| John Milton - Bible - 1851 - 554 pages
...before Deity embodied in a huIvalking among men, partaking of their infirmities, leaning on as, wreeping over their graves, slumbering in the manger, bleeding...the Academy, and the pride of the Portico, and the forces of the lictor, and the swords of thirty legions, were humbled in the dust. Soon after Christianity... | |
| English essays - 1852 - 780 pages
...crowd turned away in disgust from words which presenied no image to their minds. It was before Deitj, embodied in a human form, walking among men, partaking...Synagogue, and the doubts of the Academy, and the pride of tht Portico, and the fasces of the lictor, and the swords of thirty legions, were humbled in the dust... | |
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