 | 1805 - 590 pages
...it, begins the sentence— " Socrates died like a philosopher," — then pausing, raising the other, pressing them both clasped together, with warmth and...tremulous voice — " but Jesus Christ like a God !" The flood which, just before, had rushed in a torrent upon my brains, and in the violence and agony... | |
 | William Wirt - United States - 1804 - 120 pages
...pressing them, both, clasped together, with warmth and en.<rgy to his breast, lifting his "sightlessballs" to heaven, and pouring his whole soul into his tremulous...more divine. Whatever I had been able to conceive the sublimity of Massillon,or the force ofBourdaloue, had fallen far short of the power which I feel... | |
 | American literature - 1804 - 496 pages
...begins the sentence...." Socrates died like a philosopher"-.. ..then pausing, raising his other hand, pressing them both, clasped together, with warmth...his tremulous voice...." but Jesus Christ.... like a Ciod !....If he had been indeed and in truth an angel of light, the effect could scarcely have been... | |
 | William Wirt - Virginia - 1805 - 144 pages
...begins the sentence....'1 Socratesdied like a philosopher".. ..then pausing, raising. his other hand, pressing them both, clasped together, with warmth...energy to his breast, lifting his " sightless balls" to Heav£n, and pouring his whole soul into his tremulous voice...." but Jesus Christ. ...like a God !'r... | |
 | David Ramsay - Enslaved persons - 1809 - 642 pages
...be" gins the sentence : " Socrates died like a philosopher ;" " then pausing, raising his other hand, pressing them both " clasped together with warmth and energy to his breast, Ijft" ing his " sightless balls " to heaven, and pouring his whole " soul into his tremulous voice... | |
 | Increase Cooke - American literature - 1811 - 428 pages
...begins the sentence—" Socrates died like a philo-> sopher"—then pausing, raising his other hand, pressing them both, clasped together, with warmth...pouring his whole soul into his tremulous voice— 1 ' but Jesus Christ—like a God!" If he had been indeed and in truth an angel of light, the effect... | |
 | 1815 - 444 pages
...: " Socrates died like a philosopher" — then pansing, raising his other hand, pressing them hoth, clasped together, with warmth and energy to his breast, lifting his " sightless halls" to heaven, and pouring his whole soul into his tremulous voice — " but Jesus Christ— like... | |
 | William Wirt - Virginia - 1829 - 250 pages
...begins the sentence : " Socra" tes died like a philosopher" — then pausing, raising his other hand, pressing them both clasped together, with warmth and...Whatever I had been able to conceive of the sublimity of Maasillon, or the force of Bourdaloue, had fallen far short of the power which I felt from the delivery... | |
 | A citizen of Pittsburgh - Readers - 1818 - 276 pages
...begins the sentence, " Soerates died like a philosopher" — 'then pausing, raising his other hand, pressing them. both, clasped together, with warmth and energy to his breast, rifting bis ^ Bigness balls" to heaven, and pouringhis whole soul into his tremulousvoice — "but... | |
 | Increase Cooke - American literature - 1819 - 426 pages
...begins the sentence — " Socrates died like aphilossopher" — then pausing, raised his other hand, pressing them both, clasped together, with warmth...truth an angel of light, the effect could scarcely be more divine. Whatever I have been able to conceive of the sublimity of Massillon, or the force of... | |
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Socrates died like a philosopher" — then pausing, raising his other hand, pressing them, both clasped together, with warmth and energy to his breast, lifting his " sightless balls" to heaven, and pouring his whole soul into his tremulous voice, " but... 
