and attentively read these Holy Scriptures, and am of opinion that this " Volume, independently of its divine origin, contains more true sublimity, ' more exquisite beauty, more pure morality, more important history, and * finer strains both of Poetry... The Gentleman's Magazine - Seite 551819Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Henry Cogswell Knight - 1831 - 278 Seiten
...William Jones : I have regularly and attentively perused these holy scriptures ; and am of opinion, that this volume, independently of its divine origin, contains...morality, more important history, and finer strains of poetry and eloquence, than can be collected from all other books, in whatever age or language they... | |
| John Gregory Pike - 1831 - 396 Seiten
...divine origin, contains more sublimity, purer morality, more important history, and finer strains of eloquence, than can be collected from ALL other books, in whatever language they may have been written." It is related, that the eminent English poet Collins, in the latter part ot his mortal career,... | |
| Joel Hawes - 1831 - 186 Seiten
...divine origin, contains more sublimity, purer morality, more important history, and finer strains of eloquence, than can be collected from all other books, in whatever language they may have been written." Embrace this volume then, my friends, to your bosom. Let it be a lamp to your feet, and a... | |
| Charles Buck - 1831 - 418 Seiten
...contains more sublimity and: beauty, more pure morality, more important history, and finer strains of poetry and eloquence, than can be collected! from all other books, in whatever age or language they may have been composed'' " The honourable Robert Boyle is another instance. His... | |
| Bourne Hall Draper - 1831 - 296 Seiten
...origin, contains more sublimity and beauty, more pure morality, more important history, and finer strains of poetry and eloquence, than can be collected from all other books, in whatever age or language they may have been composed." The friends and relatives of Mr. Benyon often visited... | |
| John Murray - 1831 - 324 Seiten
...origin, contains more sublimity and beauty, more pure morality, more important history, and finer strains of poetry and eloquence, than can be collected from all other books, in whatever age or language they may have been composed." LORD BACON. — " There never was found, in any age of... | |
| Henry Cogswell Knight - 1831 - 280 Seiten
...true sublimity, more exquisite beauty, more pure morality, more important history, and finer strains of poetry and eloquence, than can be collected from all other books, in whatever age or language they may have been written. In his last moments, when his penitence was as great as... | |
| Thomas Smith Grimké - 1831 - 220 Seiten
...Scriptures contain independently of a divine origin, more true sublimity, more exquisite beauty, purer morality, more important; history, and finer strains both of poetry and eloquence, than could be collected within the same compass, from all other, books, that were ever composed, in any... | |
| James Baird McClure - 1880 - 180 Seiten
...and am of opinion that the volume, independently of its divine origin, contains more sublimity, purer morality, more important history, and finer strains, both of poetry and eloquence, than could be collected within the same compass from all other books that were ever composed in any age... | |
| Samuel Lloyd (of Sparkbrook, Birmingham.) - 1880 - 88 Seiten
...Scriptures contain independently of a divine origin, more true sublimity, more exquisite purity, purer morality, more important history, and finer strains both of poetry and eloquence than could be collected within the same compass from all other books that were ever composed in any age... | |
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