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Had he lived to be fifty, he might have subdued the whole world, and created a universal empire equal to that of the Cæsars—which was the result of five hundred years’ uninterrupted conquests by the greatest generals of a military nation. Though we neither love nor reverence Alexander, we can not withhold our admiration, for his almost superhuman energy, courage, and force of will.
First let us remember the innate tendency of primitive man everywhere, and not especially in Greece, to imagine a personal cause, like himself in all points not otherwise specified, for every striking phenomenon. If the wind blows it is because some being more or less human, though of course superhuman, is blowing with his cheeks.
The show of strength made halted the Federals, and a precious hour and a half was gained. In this time, by almost superhuman efforts, Morgan had succeeded in crossing the prisoners and his men to the south side of the Cumberland. They were now safe from pursuit. It was during the fight with the approaching reinforcements that an incident happened which caused Calhoun many hours of uneasiness.
Buddhism has been both praised and blamed as a religion which acknowledges neither God nor the soul and its acceptance in its later phases of the supernatural has been regarded as proving the human mind's natural need of theism. But it is rather an illustration of that craving for personal though superhuman help which makes Roman Catholics supplement theism with the worship of saints.
This superhuman courage I wish for him, I ask of him; in displaying it, he will have deserved much of America and of humanity. But I hope little for such marvels, nor do I believe that it is fitting to exact miracles in serious affairs. The English were full of condescension and generosity towards America while she was strong.
She was almost in despair. After all her superhuman efforts, she seemed placed in a worse predicament than when she first commenced to labor for her bread, and there was now another dependant upon her efforts. Long before she was really able, Clemence had begun to employ herself upon different articles of fancy work, such as she thought she could dispose of in Waveland.
Again he spoke of angels, but in a milder and mournful tone. 'Methinks you look like one, thought Eva, as she beheld his spiritual countenance lit up by a superhuman fire. After a few minutes, she glanced at Baroni, to signify her wish to leave the tent, and he rose and accompanied her. Fakredeen also rose, with streaming eyes, and making the sign of the cross.
In that moment her whole figure was one halo of glory. She was beautiful as a praying seraph, like one of those white phantoms who rise with their airy figures to Heaven, palm-branches of glory in their hands. Czipra was annihilated. She saw now that there was some superhuman phenomenon, before which every passion bowed the knee, every purpose froze to crystals; the figure of a praying maiden!
I knew her at once, for thus had I seen her last before the Fire of Life, and, strangely enough, through the mask of unutterable age, through that cloak of humanity's last decay, still shone some resemblance to the glorious and superhuman Ayesha: the shape of the face, the air of defiant pride that for an instant bore her up I know not what.
Like the weight of a pendulum Kennedy swung back against our own building, managing to keep his hold on the rope with superhuman strength. I bent far over the edge of the roof, fully expecting to see him dashed to pieces at the bottom of the court. There was a tremendous shattering of glass.
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