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Man can reach old age; he may be snatched for a time from the grasp of death, as Gilgamesh was through the efforts of Parnapishtim, but he only deludes himself by indulging in hopes of immortal life. 'Man must die' is the refrain that rings in our ears. The plant of 'eternal youth' slips out of one's hand at the very moment that one believes to have secured it.
And that this Temper of Mind deludes a Man very often into an Opinion of his Zeal, may appear from the common Behaviour of the Atheist, who maintains and spreads his Opinions with as much Heat as those who believe they do it only out of Passion for God's Glory. Ill-nature is another dreadful Imitator of Zeal.
Except in some of the old colleges of Oxford, I have not seen any other place that impressed me in this way; and the grounds of Peterborough Cathedral have the advantage over even the Oxford colleges, insomuch that the life is here domestic, that of the family, that of the affections, a natural life, which one deludes himself with imagining may be made into something sweeter and purer in this beautiful spot than anywhere else.
The Baron's retinue is opposed in a heroic style by Don Quixote, who in his turn is attacked by Gog and Magog Lord Whittington, with the Lord Mayor's show, comes to the assistance of Don Quixote Gog and Magog assail his Lordship Lord Whittington makes a speech, and deludes Gog and Magog to his party A general scene of uproar and battle among the company, until the Baron, with great presence of mind, appeases the tumult.
He actually had the assurance to accuse me of attempting to steal the Wardour Street relic which Tress fondly deludes himself was once the property of Sir Walter Raleigh. The truth is that I had slipped it with my handkerchief into my pocket in a fit of absence of mind. A man who could accuse me of such a thing would be guilty of anything.
Our purpose is to speak of transcendental illusory appearance, which influences principles that are not even applied to experience, for in this case we should possess a sure test of their correctness but which leads us, in disregard of all the warnings of criticism, completely beyond the empirical employment of the categories and deludes us with the chimera of an extension of the sphere of the pure understanding.
It deludes itself with the idea that the universe is for IT alone, it ignores the fact that there are many other sharers in its privileges and surroundings presences and personalities as real as itself. I am almost a believer in what the old-time magicians called 'elementals' especially now." Don Aloysius rose from his chair and put aside his emptied coffee-cup.
Unless a merciful Providence intervenes, she will marry Florian Varillo, and no doubt he will make her invite Mademoiselle Pon-Pon to her house to dine and sleep!" "She loves him!" said Aubrey simply. "Yes, she loves him, because she deludes herself with the idea that he is worthy of love. But if she were to find him out her whole soul would indignantly repulse him.
Oh, wait not the arrival of these Swedes! An evil near at hand is threatening thee From false friends. All the signs stand full of horror! Near, near at hand the net-work of perdition Yea, even now 'tis being cast around thee! WALLENSTEIN. Baptista, thou art dreaming! fear befools thee. SENI. Believe not that an empty fear deludes me.
"But I am grateful, I swear to you." "But what does this note contain?" "Milady will tell you." "Ah, you do not love me!" cried Kitty, "and I am very wretched." To this reproach there is always one response which deludes women. D'Artagnan replied in such a manner that Kitty remained in her great delusion.
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