 | John Goldsbury, William Russell - 1844 - 444 pages
...lost its terrors, and pleasure, its charms. They had their smiles and their tears, their raptures and their sorrows, but not for the things of this world. Enthusiasm had made them Stoics, 20 had cleared their minds from every vulgar passion and prejudice, and raised them above the influence... | |
 | John Stoughton - 1844 - 266 pages
...but not for the things of this world. Enthusiam had made them stoics, and cleared their minds from vulgar passion and prejudice, and raised them above the influence of danger and corruption Such, we believe, were the Puritans. We perceive the absurdities of their manners, we dislike... | |
 | William Draper Swan - 1845 - 482 pages
...lest its terrors, and pleasure its charms. They had their smiles and their tears, their raptures and their sorrows, but not for the things of this world....pursue unwise ends, but never to choose unwise means. Such we believe to have been the character of the Puritans. We perceive the absurdity of their manners.... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1846 - 782 pages
...Enthusiast* had made them stoics, had cleared their mindi from every vulgar passion and prejudice, ant London Bridge to sketch the ruins of St. Paul's. We often hear it said that the I to pursue unwise ends, but never to choose un- j vise means. They went through the world like Sir... | |
 | James Sheridan Knowles - 1847 - 344 pages
...lost its terrors and. pleasure its charms. They had their smiles and their tears, their raptures and their sorrows, but not for the things of this world....unwise means. They went through the world like Sir Artegale's iron man, Talus, with his flail, crushing and trampling down oppressors, mingling with human... | |
 | David Bates Tower - 1853 - 444 pages
...lost its terrors, and pleasure its charms. They had their smiles and their tears, their raptures and their sorrows, but not for the things of this world....choose unwise means. They went through the world like the iron man with his flail, crushing and trampling down oppressors; mingling with human beings, but... | |
 | Allen Hayden Weld - 1848 - 120 pages
...its terrors, and pleasure its charms. 11. They had their smiles and their tears, their raptures and their sorrows, but not for the things of this •world....and prejudice, and raised them above the influence or danger of corruption. CHAPTER XII. THE FUGITIVES. [COLLINS.] In fair Circassia, where to love inclined... | |
 | Edwin Paxton Hood - 1851 - 224 pages
...lost its terrors, and pleasure its charms. They had their smiles and their tears, their raptures and their sorrows, but not for the things .of this world....unwise means. They went through the world like Sir Artegale's iron man Talus, with his flail, crushing and trampling down oppressors, mingling with human... | |
 | 1852 - 780 pages
...lost its terrors and pleasure its charms. They had their smiles and their tears, their raptures and hich lead to an opposite conclusion be omitted or...exaggeration, a little suppression, a judicious u lo pursue unwise ends, but never to choose unwise means. They went through the world like Sir Artegale's... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1852 - 764 pages
...lad made them stoics, had cleared their mindi тот every vulgar passion and prejudice, and raided them above the influence of danger and of corruption. It .sometimes might lead them lo pursue unwise ends, but never to choose unwise means. They went through the world like Sir Artegale's... | |
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The intensity of their feelings on one subject made them tranquil on every other. One overpowering sentiment had subjected to itself pity and hatred, ambition and fear. Death had lost its terrors and pleasure its charms. They had their smiles and their... 
