Have stood against the world; _now_ lies he there,
And none so poor to do him reverence.
SHAKESPEARE.

4. A _good name_ is rather to be chosen than _great riches_.
BIBLE.

5. We can do nothing _against_ the truth; but _for_ the truth.
BIBLE.

6. He that is _slow to anger_, is better than the _mighty_; and he
that _ruleth his spirit_, than he that _taketh a city_.
BIBLE.

NOTE VIII.--The following examples contain two or more sets of
Antitheses.

1. _Just men_ are only _free_, the _rest_ are _slaves_.

2. _Beauty_ is like the _flower of spring; virtue_ is like the
_stars of heaven_.

3. _Truth_ crushed to earth shall _rise_ again,
The eternal years of God are hers;
But _error_, wounded, _writhes_ in pain,
And _dies_ amid her worshipers.
BRYANT.

4. A _false balance_ is _abomination to the Lord_; but a _just
weight_ is _his delight_.