How shall I admire, how laugh, how rejoice, how exult, when I behold so many proud monarchs, and fancied gods, groaning in the lowest abyss of darkness ; so many magistrates, who persecuted the name of the Lord, liquefying in fiercer fires than they ever... General Sketch of the History of Pantheism - Page 255by Constance E. Plumptre - 1878Full view - About this book
| Edward Gibbon - 1783 - 524 lehte
...and fancied gods, " groaning in the Ibweft abyfs of darknefs ; fo ** many magiftrates who 'perfecuted the name of " the Lord, liquefying in fiercer fires than they " ever kindled againft the Chriftians j fo many " fage philofophers blufhing in fed hot flames v ' J 11 (tin and tleroens... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1821 - 520 lehte
...universe. How shall I admire, how laugh, how rejoice, how exult, when I behold so many proud monarchs, and fancied gods, groaning in the lowest abyss of darkness...liquefying in fiercer fires than they ever kindled 1 And yet, whatever may b Ihelanguage of individuals, it is still the public doetrine of all the Christian... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1826 - 468 lehte
...admire, how laugh, how re- XV. joice, how exult, when I behol.i so many proud monarchs, and v^-v-^/ fancied gods, groaning in the lowest abyss of darkness...many magistrates who persecuted the name of the Lord, liquifying in fiercer fires than they ever kindled against the Christians ; so many sage philosophers... | |
| George Longmore - 1826 - 342 lehte
...! How shall I admire—how laugh—how rejoice— how exult, when I see so many proud monarchs, and fancied gods, groaning in the lowest abyss of darkness;...magistrates, who persecuted the name of the Lord, liquifying in fiercer fires than they ever kindled against the Christians ; so many sage philosophers,... | |
| 1830 - 424 lehte
...rejoice, how exult, when I behold so many kings, worshipped as gods in heaven, together with Jove himself, groaning in the lowest abyss of darkness ! so many...persecuted the name of the Lord, liquefying in fiercer flames than they ever kindled against Christians ; so many sage philosophers blushing in raging fire,... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1840 - 362 lehte
...laugh, how rejoice, how exult, when I " behold so many proud monarchs, so many fancied gods, groan" ing in the lowest abyss of darkness; so many magistrates,...ever kindled against the Christians; so many sage philoso" phers blushing in red hot flames with their deluded scholars; so " many celebrated poets trembling... | |
| Jacob Chase - 1841 - 210 lehte
...how exult ! when I behold so many kings, worshipped as gods in heaven, together with JOVE himself, groaning in the lowest abyss of darkness ! — so...magistrates, who persecuted the name of the Lord, liquifying in fiercer flames than they ever kindled against Christians ! so many sage philosophers,... | |
| Hosea Ballou - 1842 - 324 lehte
...exult, when I behold so many kings, '• worshipped as gods in heaven, together with Jove '• himself, groaning in the lowest abyss of darkness ! " so many...persecuted the name of the " Lord, liquefying in fiercer flames than they ever kin'• dled against Christians : so many sage philosophers " blushing in raging... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1846 - 678 lehte
...last and eternal judgment of the universe. How shall I " admire, how laugh, how rejoice, how exult, when I behold so " many proud monarchs, so many fancied...Christians ; so many sage philosophers " blushing in red hot flames with their deluded scholars ; so many " celebrated poets trembling before the tribunal,... | |
| Otis Ainsworth Skinner - 1847 - 194 lehte
...rejoice, how exult, when 1 behold so many kings, worshipped as gods in heaven, together with Jove himself, groaning in the lowest abyss of darkness ! so many magistrates who persecuted the name of the Lord, liquifying in fiercer flames than they ever kindled against Christians: so many sage philosophers blushins... | |
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