...the solemnity of his subject, or shocking them by the abruptness of his fall. But the descent was as beautiful and sublime as the elevation had been rapid and enthusiastic. The tumult of feeling subsided, and a death-like stillness reigned throughout the house ; when the aged...

...of hie 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...philosopher, but Jesus Christ like a God!" I despair giving you any idea of the effect produced by this short sentence, unless you could conceive the whole...

...dignity of his subject, or perhaps shocking them by the abruptness of the fall. But the descent was as beautiful and sublime as the elevation had been rapid...philosopher, but Jesus Christ like a God/' I despair ot giving you any idea of the effect produced by this short sentence, unless you could perfectly conceive...

...subject, or perhaps shocking them by the abruptness of tho 30 fall. But — no; the descent was as beautiful and sublime as the elevation had been rapid...the awful silence, was a quotation from Rousseau: 0 " Socratesf died like a philosopher, but Jesus Christ like a God." * Rousseau (pronounced Rdus-sd)...

...statesman the most eloquent of preachers. As he closed his picture of the Saviour's crucifixion by a quotation from Rousseau, — " Socrates died like a philosopher, but Jesus Christ like a God ! " — Wirt was full of admiration. He writes, " Whatsoever I may have been able to conceive of the...

...abruptness of the fall. But, no — the descent was as beautiful and sublime, as the elevation hud been rapid and enthusiastic. The first sentence with...died like a philosopher, but Jesus Christ like a God Г I despair of giving you any idea of the effect produced by this short sentence, unless you could...

...statesman the most eloquent of preachers. As he closed his picture of the Saviour's crucifixion by a quotation from Rousseau, — " Socrates died like a philosopher, but Jesus Christ like a God ! " — Wirt was full of admiration. He writes, " Whatsoever I may have been able to conceive of the...

...lifted his hands to heaven, and after a moment of silence, repeated only the memorable exclamation of Rousseau : " Socrates died like a philosopher, but Jesus Christ like a God I " In this marvellous eloquence the preacher used the dramatic element as truly as any actor in the...

...lifted his hands to heaven, and after a moment of silence, repeated only the memorable exclamation of Rousseau : " Socrates died like a philosopher, but Jesus Christ like a God ! " In this marvellous eloquence the preacher used the dramatic element as truly as any actor in the...

...the solemnity of his subject, or shocking them by the abruptness of his fall. But the descent was as beautiful and sublime as the elevation had been rapid and enthusiastic. The tumult of feeling subsided, and a death-like stillness reigned throughout the house, when the aged...