 | 1814 - 550 pages
...or fell. Flung into life, in the midst of a revolution that quickened every energy of a people that acknowledged no superior,- he commenced his course,...success ; he worshipped no God but ambition, and with a stern devotion knelt at the shrine of hig idolatry. Subsidiary to this, there was no creed that he... | |
 | 1814 - 580 pages
...wealth, and genius, had arrayed themselves, and competition fled from him as from the chance of desliny. He knew no motive but interest'; • he acknowledged no criterion but success ; he worshipped no Goii but ambition, and with a stern devotion knelt at the shrine of his idolatry. Subsidiary to this,... | |
 | Leipzig (Germany), Battle of, 1813 - 1814 - 42 pages
...,Hp;, motive but;, in tereBt^he. acknowledged, n<» criterion but success — he worshipped, no Clod but ambition — and, with an eastern devotion, he knelt at the shrine of his idolatry, ^ubsidiary'to this, there WPS no creed that he did not profess, there was no- opinion that he did not... | |
 | Thomas O'Connor - English literature - 1824 - 180 pages
...rushed into the lists where rank and wealth, and genius, hud arrayed. • themselves, and cortipetition fled from him as from the chance of destiny. He knew...success — he worshipped no God but ambition, and with a stern devotion knelt at the shrine of his idolatry. Subsidiary to this, there was no creed that he... | |
 | Great Britain - 1830 - 484 pages
...rank, and wealth, aud genius, had arrayed themselves; competition fled from' him, as from the glance of destiny. He knew no motive but interest — he acknowledged no criterion but successbe worshipped no God but ambition, and with an Eastern devotion, he knelt at the shrine of his... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - English language - 1829 - 270 pages
...rank, and wealth, and genius had arrayed themselves, and competition fled from him as from the glance of destiny. He knew no motive but interest — he...his idolatry. Subsidiary to this, there was no creed which he did not profess, there was no opinion that he did not promulgate; in the hope of a dynasty,... | |
 | Great Britain - 1830 - 482 pages
...rank, and wealth, and genius, had arrayed themselves; competition fled from, him, as from the glance of destiny. He knew no motive but interest — he...success— he worshipped no God but ambition, and with an Kastern, devotion, he knelt at the shrine of his idolatry. Sub>idiary to this, there was no creed that... | |
 | Orators - 1834 - 602 pages
...rank, and wealth, and genius had arrayed themselves, and competition fled from him as from the glance of destiny. He knew no motive but interest — he acknowledged no criterion but success — he worshiped no God but ambition, and with an eastern devotion he knelt at the shrine of his idolatry.... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - Elocution - 1836 - 534 pages
...rank, and wealth, and genius had arrayed themselves, and competition fled from him as from the glance of destiny. — He knew no motive but interest — he acknowledged no criterion but success — he worshiped no God but ambition, and with an eastern devotion he knelt at the shrine of his idolatry.... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - English language - 1837 - 334 pages
...rank, and wealth, and genius had arrayed themselves, and competition fled from him as from the glance of destiny. He knew no motive but interest — he...his idolatry. Subsidiary to this, there was no creed which he did not promulgate ; in the hope of a dynasty, he upheld the crescent ; for the sake of a... | |
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Subsidiary to this, there was no creed that he did not profess — there was no opinion that he did not promulgate ; in the hope of a dynasty, he upheld the crescent; for the sake of a divorce, he bowed before the cross ; the orphan of St. 
