 | 1797 - Страниц: 610
...Scriptures, and am of opinion that this volume, independent of its divine origin, contains more fublimky and beauty, more pure morality, more important hiftory,...finer ftrains of poetry and eloquence, than can be collefted from all other books, in whatever age. or language they may have been compofed." SELECT SENTENCES.... | |
 | William Seward - 1797 - Страниц: 752
...independently of its divine origin, •' contains more fublimity and beauty, more pure " mcralityi more important hiftory, and finer *' ftrains of poetry...books, in whatever " age or language they may have been com" pofed." In Sir William Jones, India has loft its greateft ornament ; the Commentator of its Poetry,... | |
 | 1799 - Страниц: 204
...sublimity, more exquisite beauty, more pure morality, more important history, and finer strains, both of poetry and eloquence, than can be collected from all other books that were ever composed in any age or in any idiom." As Mrs. Hemans lay on her death-bed, she repeated... | |
 | 1804 - Страниц: 508
...SUBLIMITY, MORE EXQUISITE BEAUTY, MORE PURE MORALITY, MORE IMPORTANT HISTORY, AND FINER STRAINS BOTH OF POETRY AND ELOQUENCE, THAN CAN BE COLLECTED FROM...BOOKS, IN WHATEVER AGE OR LANGUAGE THEY MAY HAVE" BEEN COMPOSED. Here the Inscription might perish, unless it should be deemed proper to add the next, and... | |
 | N. NISBETT - 1802 - Страниц: 314
...sublimity, ' more exquisite beauty, more pure morality, more important history, and * finer strains both of Poetry and Eloquence, than can be' collected from...books, in whatever age or language they may have been composed. * The two parts of which the Scriptures consist, are connected by a chain of ' compositions,... | |
 | 1802 - Страниц: 904
...lublimity, more excjuHiie beautf, more pure morality, more important hiiiory , and liner (trains both of poetry and eloquence, than can be collected from...other books, in whatever age or language they may have l)Cc4i,compofcd. ^'Tlic two parts, of which the Scriptures confiit, ar« connected hv a chain of competitions,... | |
 | Henry Kett - 1803 - Страниц: 512
...contains more Jimplicity and beauty, more pure morality, more important frtftory, and finer Jtrains of poetry and eloquence, than can be collected from...books, in whatever age or language they may have been compofcd." . f Bifhop Hall's Meditations. * Seward's Anecdotes, vol. %vp. 176. CHAPTER CHAPTER IV.... | |
 | 1803 - Страниц: 516
...origin, contains more fublimity and beauty, more pure morality, more important hiftory, and finer flrains of poetry and eloquence, than can be collected from...books, in whatever age or language they may have been eompofed." VOL. I. Uu On the Importance of the Doctrines of the Trinity and the Atonement. A GENTLEMAN... | |
 | Beilby Porteus - 1803 - Страниц: 422
...fublimity, more exquifite beauty, more pure morality, more important hiflorr, and finer ftrairs both ol poetry and eloquence-, than can be collected from...books, in whatever age or language they may have been compofcd. Birr that which (lamps upon them the higheft value, that which renders them, ftriftly fpeaking,... | |
 | David Simpson - 1803 - Страниц: 446
...volume, independent of its divine origin, " contains more fublimity and beauty, more pure mo" rality, more important hiftory, and finer ftrains of poetry...can be collected from all other " books, in whatever language or age they may have been " compofed." And is it not ftrange that thefe contemptible writers,... | |
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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 of poetry and eloquence, than can be collected... 
