 | 1814 - 550 pages
...rank, and wealth, and genius, had arrayed themselves, and competition fled from him as from the chance of destiny; - He knew no motive but interest ; he...success ; he worshipped no God but ambition, and with a stern devotion knelt at the shrine of hig idolatry. Subsidiary to this, there was no creed that he... | |
 | 1814 - 580 pages
...wealth, and genius, had arrayed themselves, and competition fled from him as from the chance of desliny. He knew no motive but interest'; • he acknowledged no criterion but success ; he worshipped no Goii but ambition, and with a stern devotion knelt at the shrine of his idolatry. Subsidiary to this,... | |
 | Leipzig (Germany), Battle of, 1813 - 1814 - 42 pages
...,Hp;, motive but;, in tereBt^he. acknowledged, n<» criterion but success — he worshipped, no Clod but ambition — and, with an eastern devotion, he knelt at the shrine of his idolatry, ^ubsidiary'to this, there WPS no creed that he did not profess, there was no- opinion that he did not... | |
 | Charles Phillips - Speeches, addresses, etc., Irish - 1820 - 296 pages
...rushed into the lists where rank, and wealth, and genius had arrayed themselves, and competition fled from him as from the glance of destiny. He knew no motive but interest—he acknowledged no criterion but success —he worshipped no God but ambition, and with... | |
 | Thomas O'Connor - English literature - 1824 - 180 pages
...wealth, and genius, hud arrayed. • themselves, and cortipetition fled from him as from the chance of destiny. He knew no motive but interest — he...success — he worshipped no God but ambition, and with a stern devotion knelt at the shrine of his idolatry. Subsidiary to this, there was no creed that he... | |
 | Great Britain - 1830 - 484 pages
...rushed into tlie lists where rank, and wealth, aud genius, had arrayed themselves; competition fled from' him, as from the glance of destiny. He knew...but interest — he acknowledged no criterion but successbe worshipped no God but ambition, and with an Eastern devotion, he knelt at the shrine of his... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - English language - 1829 - 270 pages
...rushed into the lists where rank, and wealth, and genius had arrayed themselves, and competition fled from him as from the glance of destiny. He knew no...his idolatry. Subsidiary to this, there was no creed which he did not profess, there was no opinion that he did not promulgate; in the hope of a dynasty,... | |
 | Great Britain - 1830 - 482 pages
...rushed into the lists where rank, and wealth, and genius, had arrayed themselves; competition fled from, him, as from the glance of destiny. He knew...success— he worshipped no God but ambition, and with an Kastern, devotion, he knelt at the shrine of his idolatry. Sub>idiary to this, there was no creed that... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - Elocution - 1836 - 534 pages
...rushed in the list where rank, and wealth, and genius had arrayed themselves, and competition fled from him as from the glance of destiny. — He knew...— he acknowledged no criterion but success — he worshiped no God but ambition, and with an eastern devotion he knelt at the shrine of his idolatry.... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - English language - 1837 - 334 pages
...rushed into the lists where rank, and wealth, and genius had arrayed themselves, and competition fled from him as from the glance of destiny. He knew no...his idolatry. Subsidiary to this, there was no creed which he did not promulgate ; in the hope of a dynasty, he upheld the crescent ; for the sake of a... | |
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Subsidiary to this there was no creed that he did not profess ; there was no opinion that he did not promulgate. In the hope of a dynasty, he upheld the Crescent; for the sake of a divorce, he bowed before the Cross; the orphan of St. 
