[Old Saint Paul’s by William Harrison Ainsworth]@TWC D-Link bookOld Saint Paul’s BOOK THE THIRD 84/284
Know all ye who make a mockery of death, that his power will be speedily and fearfully approved upon you.
Thine not to escape the vengeance of the Great Being whose temple you have profaned.
And you, O king! who have sanctioned these evil doings by your presence, and who by your own dissolute life set a pernicious example to all your subjects, know that your city shall be utterly laid waste, first by plague and then by fire. Tremble! my warning is as terrible and true as the handwriting on the wall." "Who art thou who holdest this language towards me ?" demanded Charles. "I am called Solomon Eagle," replied the enthusiast, "and am charged with a mission from on high to warn your doomed people of their fate.
Be warned yourself, sire! Your end will be sudden.
You will be snatched away in the midst of your guilty pleasure, and with little time for repentance.
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