...die unrevenged. And I know not how I could more deeply wound thee — and thy child," he continued; " the sins of the fathers shall be visited upon the children." He was interrupted by the entrance of the Baron. " Thou wouldest speak with me, old man ;" he said. "...

...say nothing." " Not sin and crime?" " Yes, crime, but how could crime pollute them with its touch?" " The sins of the fathers shall be visited upon the children," he murmured, almost in soliloquy. " Impious ! impious !" I hastily replied, " would God punish these innocent,...

...punished for a crime wholly beyond thtir control and perhaps knowledge; that the Bible states that the sins of the fathers shall be visited upon the children. He considers that from a similar point of view uo valid argument can be adduced against the punisbmunt...

...the decrees of Providence — I know my own sinful state better — and if it seems right to Him that the sins of the fathers shall be visited upon the children He knoweth best, that's all ! But it is cruel hard and bitter that so fine a match should come to naught,...