 | 1805 - 590 էջ
...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,...Socrates died like a philosopher, but Jesus Christ diedlike a God! !" Never before did I completely understand what Demosthenes meant by laying such a... | |
 | 1804 - 496 էջ
...shocking them by the abruptness ;>f the fall. but.. ..no: the descent was as beautiful and sublime, as the elevation had been rapid and enthusiastic....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 - 1805 - 144 էջ
...shocking them by the abruptness of the fall. But....no : the descent was as beautiful and sublime, as the elevation had been rapid and enthusiastic....: " Socrates died like a philosopher, " but Jesus Chirst, like a God ! I" I despair of giving you any idea of the effect produced by this short sentence,... | |
 | David Ramsay - 1809 - 642 էջ
...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 - 1811 - 428 էջ
...perhaps shocking them by the abruptness of the fall. But—no: the descent was as beautiful and sublime, as the elevation had been rapid and 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... | |
 | 1815 - 444 էջ
...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... | |
 | A citizen of Pittsburgh - 1818 - 276 էջ
...shocking them by the abruptness of the fall. But — no : the descent was as beautiful and sublime as the elevation had been rapid and enthusiastic....despair of giving you any idea of the effect produced by thisshortsentence.unlessyou could perfectly conceive the whole mannerofthe man as well as the peculiar... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1819 - 426 էջ
...shocking them by the abruptness of the fall. But— no : the descent was as beautiful and sublime, as the elevation had been rapid and enthusiastic....Christ, like a God ! !" I despair of giving you any idea ol the effect produced by this short sentence, unless you could perfectly conceive the whole manner... | |
 | Increase Cooke - 1819 - 490 էջ
...but Jesus Christ—like a God !" If he had The first sentence with which he broke the awful 'ulence, was a quotation from Rousseau: " Socrates died like...effect produced by this short sentence, unless you 'X>uld perfectly conceive the whole manner of the man, as well as the peculiar crisis in the discourse.... | |
 | George Merriam - 1828 - 282 էջ
...perhaps shocking them by the abruptness of the fall. But the descent was as beautiful and sublime, as the elevation had been rapid and enthusiastic....died like a philosopher, but Jesus Christ, like a God !" Never before did I completely understand what Demosthenes meant by laying such stress on delivery.... | |
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But — no; the descent was as beautiful and sublime as the elevation had been rapid and enthusiastic. The first sentence with which he broke the awful silence was a quotation from Rousseau: " Socrates died like a philosopher, but Jesus Christ, like a... 
