 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.  Essays, Critical and Miscellaneous - Seite 16von Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1856 - 744 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1825 - 570 Seiten
...fact, the necessary effects of it. The intensity of their feelings on one subject, made them tranquil on every other. One overpowering sentiment had subjected...prejudice, and raised them above the influence of danger and of corruption. It sometimes might lead them to pursue unwise ends, but never to choose unwise means.... | |
 | 1826 - 596 Seiten
...every other. One overpowering sentiment had subjected to itself D and hatred, ambition and fear. Death lost its terrors, and pleasure its charms. They had...prejudice, and raised them above the influence of danger and of corruption. It sometimes might lead them to pursue unwise ends, but never to choose unwise means.... | |
 | Ant The - 1827 - 366 Seiten
...fact, the necessary effects of it. The intensity of their feelings on one subject, made them tranquil on every other. One overpowering sentiment had subjected...prejudice, and raised them above the influence of danger and of corruption. It sometimes might lead them to pursue unwise ends, but never to choose unwise means.... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1828 - 418 Seiten
...subjected to itself pity and hatred, ambition and fear. Death had lost its terrors, and pleasf*5 ure is charms. They had their smiles and their tears, their...the things of this world. Enthusiasm had made them stoicks, had cleared their minds from every vulgar passion and prejudice, and raised them above the... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1830 - 420 Seiten
...subjected to itself pity and hatred, ambition and fear. Death had lost its terrors, and pleas85 ure its charms. They had their smiles and their tears,...the things of this world. Enthusiasm had made them stoicks, had cleared their minds from every vulgar passion and prejudice, and raised them above the... | |
 | James Hedderwick - 1833 - 232 Seiten
...the necessary effects of it. The intensity of their feelings on one subject, made them tranquil'on every other. One overpowering sentiment, had subjected...world. Enthusiasm had made them Stoics, had cleared theif minds from every vulgar passion and prejudice, and raised them above the influence of danger... | |
 | 1835 - 932 Seiten
...fact the necessary effects of it. The intensity of their feelings on one subject made them tranquil on every other. One overpowering sentiment had subjected...things of this world. Enthusiasm had made them stoics, and cleared their minds from every vulgar passion and prejudice, and raised them above the influence... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1835 - 420 Seiten
...subjected to itself pity and hatred, ambition and fear. Death had lost its terrors, and pleas85 ure its charms. They had their smiles and their tears,...prejudice, and raised them above the influence of dan90 ger and of corruption. It sometimes might lead them to pursue unwise ends, but never tochoose... | |
 | 1836 - 332 Seiten
...fact, the necessary effects of it. The intensity of their feelings on one subject made them tranquil on every other. One overpowering sentiment had subjected...the things of this world. Enthusiasm had made them stoies, had cleared their minds from every vulgar passion and prejudice, and raised them above the... | |
 | British and foreign young men's society - 1837 - 556 Seiten
...fact the necessary effects of it. The intensity of their feelings on one subject made them tranquil on every other. One overpowering sentiment had subjected...things of this world. Enthusiasm had made them stoics, and cleared their minds from every vulgar passion and prejudice, and raised them above the influence... | |
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