 | American literature - 1804
...solemnity and dignity of his subject, or perhaps 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. The first sentence with, which he broke the awful silence was a quotation from Rousseau j " Socrates died... | |
 | William Wirt, Young Englishman of rank - Virginia - 1804 - 105 pages
...and dignity" of the subject, or perhaps snocking them bv the abruptness of the G fall. But — no : the descent was as beautiful and sublime, as the elevation had been rapid and enthusiastick. The first sentence with which he broke the awful silence was a quotation from Rousseau... | |
 | William Wirt - Virginia - 1805 - 128 pages
...solemnity and dignity of his subject, or 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 silence, was a quotation from Rousseau : " Socrates died... | |
 | Increase Cooke - American literature - 1811 - 408 pages
...solemnity and dignity of his subject, or 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... | |
 | 1812
...solemnity and dignity of his subject, or 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 silence, was a quotation from Rousseau : " Socrates died... | |
 | William Wirt - Virginia - 1813 - 186 pages
...solemnity and dignity of his subject, or 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 silence, was a quotation from Rousseau: "Socrates died... | |
 | William Wirt - Virginia - 182? - 224 pages
...solemnity and dignity of his subject, or perhaps shocking them by the abruptness of the fall. Hut—no: the descent was as beautiful and sublime, as the elevation had been rapid and enthusiastick. The first sentence, with which he broke the awful silence, was a quotation from Rousseau... | |
 | Readers - 1818 - 263 pages
...solemnity and dignity of his subject, or 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 silence, was a quotation from Rousseau : " Socrates died... | |
 | Increase Cooke - Oratory - 1819 - 408 pages
...solemnity and dignity of his subject, or 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 silence, was a quotation from Rousseau : " Socrates died... | |
 | Increase Cooke - American literature - 1819 - 408 pages
...solemnity and dignity of his subject, or 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. You are to bring before you the venerable figure ' of the preacher—his blindness, constantly recalling... | |
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... to be very uneasy for the situation of the preacher. For I could not conceive how he would be able to let his audience down from the height to which he had wound them, without impairing the solemnity and dignity of his subject, or perhaps shocking... 
