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It made Napoleon an emperor of kings, Bacon a fathomer of nature, Byron a tutor of passion, and the martyrs masters of Death!

From Dream Life A Fable Of The Seasons by Mitchell, Donald Grant

Glorified Nangasuna Garbi! thou art radiant within and without; the holy vessel of sublimity, the fathomer of concealed thoughts, the second of instructors, I bow before thee.

From Folk-Lore and Legends: Oriental by Tibbitts, Charles John