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'But your sister, Fergus? 'Out, hyperbolical fiend! replied the Chief, laughing; 'how vexest thou this man! Speak'st thou of nothing but of ladies? 'Nay, be serious, my dear friend, said Waverley; 'I feel that the happiness of my future life must depend upon the answer which Miss Mac-Ivor shall make to what I ventured to tell her this morning.
"O most noble of men in this time and stound, * Of whom none may boast he is equal-found! O matchless in greatness of soul and gifts, * O thou Chief, O thou King amongst all renowned: Lord, who dealest large boons to the Lords of Earth, * Whom thou vexest not nor dost hold them bound The Lord preserve thee, and spoil thy foes, * And ne'er cease thy lot with good Fortune crowned!"
'But your sister, Fergus? 'Out, hyperbolical fiend! replied the Chief, laughing; 'how vexest thou this man! Speak'st thou of nothing but of ladies? 'Nay, be serious, my dear friend, said Waverley; 'I feel that the happiness of my future life must depend upon the answer which Miss Mac-Ivor shall make to what I ventured to tell her this morning.
'But your sister, Fergus? 'Out, hyperbolical fiend, replied the Chief, laughing; 'how vexest thou this man! Speak'st thou of nothing but of ladies? 'Nay, be serious, my dear friend, said Waverley; 'I feel that the happiness of my future life must depend upon the answer which Miss Mac-Ivor shall make to what I ventured to tell her this morning.
'But your sister, Fergus? 'Out, hyperbolical fiend! replied the Chief, laughing; 'how vexest thou this man! Speak'st thou of nothing but of ladies? 'Nay, be serious, my dear friend, said Waverley; 'I feel that the happiness of my future life must depend upon the answer which Miss Mac-Ivor shall make to what I ventured to tell her this morning.
"Lift up thine eyes, and thou wilt see that all men eat whatever comes to hand fish, creeping and crawling creatures, swine's flesh, and all sorts of things like these, and thou vexest thyself about a dish of lentils."
Theological fury never proves more than the imbecility of its cause. Lucian describes Jupiter, who disputing with Menippus, is disposed to strike him to the earth with his thunder; upon which the philosopher says to him, "Ah! thou vexest thyself, thou usest thy thunder! then thou art in the wrong."
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