| Kazlitt Arvine - Anecdotes - 1848 - 908 pages
...the solemnity of his subject, or shocking them by the abruptness of his fall. But the descent was us beautiful and sublime as the elevation had been rapid...removed his handkerchief from his eyes, still wet witli the torrent of his tears, and slowly stretching fortli his palsied hand, he exclaimed, • Socrates... | |
| Joseph Belcher - Clergy - 1849 - 490 pages
...solemnity and dignity of his subject, or perhaps shocking them by the abruptness of his 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... | |
| William Holmes McGuffey - Readers - 1849 - 348 pages
...solemnity and dignity of the subject, or perhaps shocking them by the abruptness of his fall. But, no : the descent was as beautiful and sublime, as the elevation had been rapid and enthusiastic. 8. The first sentence, with which he broke the awful silence, was a quotation from Rousseau : " Socrates... | |
| William Henry Foote - Virginia - 1850 - 584 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, waa a quotation from Rousseau, — ' Socrates... | |
| William Henry Foote - Virginia - 1850 - 582 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... | |
| Henry Mandeville - Readers - 1851 - 396 pages
...dignity of hJ8 subject, or perhaps shocking them by the abruptness of the fall. But the de21 scent was as beautiful and sublime, as the elevation had been rapid and enthusiastic. The first sentence which broke the awful silence, was a 22 quotation from Rousseau : " Socrates died like... | |
| Henry Howe - District of Columbis - 1852 - 614 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... | |
| John Kitto - 1853 - 302 pages
...solemnity and dignity of his subject, or perhaps shocking them by the abruptness of his 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 Holmes McGuffey - Children - 1853 - 344 pages
...solemnity and dignity of the subject, or perhaps shocking them by the abruptness of his fall. But, no : the descent was as beautiful and sublime, as the elevation had been rapid and enthusiastic. The Brit sentence, with which he broke the awful silence, was a quotation from Kousseau : " Socrates died... | |
| William Holmes McGuffey - Children - 1853 - 350 pages
...solemnity and dignity of the subject, or perhaps shocking them by the abruptness of his fall. But, no : the descent was as beautiful and sublime, as the elevation had been rapid and enthusiastic. 8. The first sentence, with which he broke the awful silence, was a quotation from Rousseau : " Socrates... | |
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