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Deaths of Pagans and Infidels

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Publishing Committee · Rochester, N. Y. · Sep 4, 1855

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 7, No. 5.

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Deaths of Pagans and Infidels

Deaths of Pagans and Infidels.—Julius Cesar died adjusting his robes, that he might fall gracefully. Augustus died in a compliment to Livia his wife; Tiberius in dissimulation; Vespasian in a jest. The infidel Hume died with pitiful jokes about Charon and his boat; Rousseau with language of presumptuous boasting; Voltaire with mingled imprecations and supplications; Paine with shrieks of agonizing remorse.