 The intensity of their feelings on one subject made them tranquil on every other. One overpowering sentiment had subjected to itself pity and hatred, ambition and fear. Death had lost its terrors and pleasure its charms.  Essays, Critical and Miscellaneous - Page 16by Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1856 - 744 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1825 - 570 pages
...fact, the necessary effects of it. The intensity of their feelings on one subject, made them tranquil on every other. One overpowering sentiment had subjected...prejudice, and raised them above the influence of danger and of corruption. It sometimes might lead them to pursue unwise ends, but never to choose unwise means.... | |
 | 1826 - 596 pages
...every other. One overpowering sentiment had subjected to itself D and hatred, ambition and fear. Death lost its terrors, and pleasure its charms. They had...prejudice, and raised them above the influence of danger and of corruption. It sometimes might lead them to pursue unwise ends, but never to choose unwise means.... | |
 | Ant The - 1827 - 366 pages
...fact, the necessary effects of it. The intensity of their feelings on one subject, made them tranquil on every other. One overpowering sentiment had subjected...prejudice, and raised them above the influence of danger and of corruption. It sometimes might lead them to pursue unwise ends, but never to choose unwise means.... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1828 - 418 pages
...subjected to itself pity and hatred, ambition and fear. Death had lost its terrors, and pleasf*5 ure is charms. They had their smiles and their tears, their...the things of this world. Enthusiasm had made them stoicks, had cleared their minds from every vulgar passion and prejudice, and raised them above the... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1830 - 420 pages
...subjected to itself pity and hatred, ambition and fear. Death had lost its terrors, and pleas85 ure its charms. They had their smiles and their tears,...the things of this world. Enthusiasm had made them stoicks, had cleared their minds from every vulgar passion and prejudice, and raised them above the... | |
 | James Hedderwick - 1833 - 232 pages
...the necessary effects of it. The intensity of their feelings on one subject, made them tranquil'on every other. One overpowering sentiment, had subjected...world. Enthusiasm had made them Stoics, had cleared theif minds from every vulgar passion and prejudice, and raised them above the influence of danger... | |
 | 1835 - 932 pages
...fact the necessary effects of it. The intensity of their feelings on one subject made them tranquil on every other. One overpowering sentiment had subjected...things of this world. Enthusiasm had made them stoics, and cleared their minds from every vulgar passion and prejudice, and raised them above the influence... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1835 - 420 pages
...subjected to itself pity and hatred, ambition and fear. Death had lost its terrors, and pleas85 ure its charms. They had their smiles and their tears,...prejudice, and raised them above the influence of dan90 ger and of corruption. It sometimes might lead them to pursue unwise ends, but never tochoose... | |
 | 1836 - 332 pages
...fact, the necessary effects of it. The intensity of their feelings on one subject made them tranquil on every other. One overpowering sentiment had subjected...the things of this world. Enthusiasm had made them stoies, had cleared their minds from every vulgar passion and prejudice, and raised them above the... | |
 | British and foreign young men's society - 1837 - 556 pages
...fact the necessary effects of it. The intensity of their feelings on one subject made them tranquil on every other. One overpowering sentiment had subjected...things of this world. Enthusiasm had made them stoics, and cleared their minds from every vulgar passion and prejudice, and raised them above the influence... | |
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