The brazen arms were working more quickly. They paused no longer. Every time that a child was placed in them the priests of Moloch spread out their hands upon him to burden him with the crimes of the people, vociferating: "They are not men but oxen!" and the multitude round about repeated: "Oxen! oxen!" The devout exclaimed: "Lord! Eat!"


Salammbô (1862), Ch. 13 : Moloch

Gustave Flaubert Quotes

The brazen arms were working more quickly. They paused no longer. Every time that a child was placed in them the priests of Moloch spread out their...

The brazen arms were working more quickly. They paused no longer. Every time that a child was placed in them the priests of Moloch spread out their...

The brazen arms were working more quickly. They paused no longer. Every time that a child was placed in them the priests of Moloch spread out their...

The brazen arms were working more quickly. They paused no longer. Every time that a child was placed in them the priests of Moloch spread out their...