Man, he thinks, is a compound of the angel and the brute; the brute is to be humbled by being reminded of its 'relation to the stars,' and frightened into moderation by the contemplation of deathbeds and skulls; the angel is to be developed by vituperating this world and exalting the next, and by this double process you get the Christian-'the highest style of man.
"George Eliot"
Mathilde Blind
The ancient quarrel between the two had been smoothed over, and-as might be expected-the Earl hated Norris more bitterly than before, and was perpetually vituperating him, as he had often done in the Netherlands.
"History of the United Netherlands, 1586-89, Vol. II. Complete"
John Lothrop Motley Last Updated: February 7, 2009
He did not know that over on the mountain-side, vituperating the memory of the dead man, Junia was angry only for Carnac's sake.
"Carnac's Folly, Volume 2."
Gilbert Parker