'Conquerors,' says Carlyle in his essay on Burns, 'are a class of men with whom, for most part, the world could well dispense; nor can the hard intellect, the unsympathizing loftiness, and high but selfish enthusiasm of such persons inspire us in general with any affection; at best it may excite amazement; and their fall, like that of a pyramid, will be beheld with a certain sadness and awe.'
Bibliographical Information Nicoll, William Robertson, M.A., L.L.D. "Commentary on Ezekiel 26". Expositor's Dictionary of Text. https://studylight.org/commentaries/eng/edt/ezekiel-26.html. 1910.
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Ezekiel 26:15
'Conquerors,' says Carlyle in his essay on Burns, 'are a class of men with whom, for most part, the world could well dispense; nor can the hard intellect, the unsympathizing loftiness, and high but selfish enthusiasm of such persons inspire us in general with any affection; at best it may excite amazement; and their fall, like that of a pyramid, will be beheld with a certain sadness and awe.'