 ... days whose words are not framed to tickle delicate ears: who, to my thinking, comes before the great ones of society, much as the son of Imlah came before the throned Kings of Judah and Israel; and who speaks truth as deep, with a power as prophet-like...  Jane Eyre - Page xixby Charlotte Brontë - 1893Full view - About this book
 | Charlotte Brontë - 1850 - 336 pages
...who speaks truth as deep, with a power as prophet-like and as vital — a mien as dauntless and as daring. Is the satirist of "Vanity Fair" admired in...their seed might yet escape a fatal Ramoth-Gilead. lect profounder and more unique than his contemporaries have yet recognised; because I regard him as... | |
 | 1858 - 588 pages
...and who speaks truth as deep, with a power as prophet-like and as vital, a mien as dauntless and as daring. Is the satirist of ' Vanity Fair ' admired...time, they or their seed might yet escape a fatal Eamoth-Gilead. Why have I alluded to this man? I have alluded to him because I think I see in him an... | |
 | Stephen Frederick Williams - 1862 - 328 pages
...and who speaks truth as deep, with a power as prophet-like and as vital, a mien as dauntless and as daring. Is the satirist of ' Vanity Fair ' admired...fire of his sarcasm, and over whom he flashes the burning brand of his denunciation, were to take his warnings in time, they or their seed might yet... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1881 - 856 pages
...truth as deep, with a power as prophet-like and as vital— a mien as dauntless and a» daring. I» the satirist of 'Vanity Fair 'admired in high places? I cannot tell: bnt I think if sorne of those amongst whom he hnrls the Greek-fire of his sarcasm, and •ver whom... | |
 | Sidney Lanier - 1883 - 312 pages
...who speaks truth as deep, with a power as prophet-like and .as vital — a mien as dauntless and as daring. Is the satirist of Vanity Fair admired in...I think if some of those amongst whom he hurls the Greek-fire of his sarcasm, and over whom he flashes the levinbrand of his denunciation, were to take... | |
 | Charlotte Brontë - 1885 - 410 pages
...who speaks truth as deep, with a power as prophet-like and as vital — a mien as dauntless and as daring. Is the satirist of " Vanity Fair " admired...denunciation, were to take his warnings in time, they or their teed might yet escape a fatal Hamoth-Gilead. Why have I alluded to this man ? I have alluded to him,... | |
 | 1886 - 802 pages
...satirist of ' Vanity Fair ' admired in high places ? I cannot tell ; but I think if some of those among whom he hurls the Greek fire of his sarcasm, and over...have I alluded to this man ? I have alluded to him because I think I see in him an intellect profounder and more unique than his contemporaries have yet... | |
 | 1886 - 408 pages
...who speaks truth as deep, with a power as prophet-like and as vital — a mien as dauntless and as daring. Is the satirist of ' Vanity Fair ' admired...places ? I cannot tell ; but I think if some of those among whom he hurls the Greek fire of his sarcasm, and over whom he flashes the levin-brand of his... | |
 | Ainsworth Rand Spofford - 1888 - 420 pages
...who speaks truth as deep, with a power as prophet-like and as vital — a mien as dauntless and as daring. Is the satirist of " Vanity Fair" admired...I think if some of those amongst whom he hurls the Greekfire of his sarcasm, and over whom he flashes the levin-brand of his denunciation, were to take... | |
 | Charlotte Brontë - 1890 - 494 pages
...who speaks truth as deep, with a power as prophet-like and as vital — a mein as dauntless and as daring. Is the satirist of "Vanity Fair" admired in high places ? I can not tell ; but I think if some of those among whom he hurls the Greek fire of his sarcasm, and... | |
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