 I envy no quality of the mind or intellect in others ; not genius, power, wit, or fancy: but, if I could choose what would be most delightful, and, I believe, most useful to me, I should prefer a firm religious belief to every other blessing...  The Quarterly Christian Spectator - Seite 1461830Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1828 - 636 Seiten
...other than the words of the publication itself. ' Phys. — I envy no quality of the mind or intellect in others ; not genius, power, wit, or fancy: but,...other blessing; for it makes life a discipline of goodness — creates new hopes, when all earthly hopes vanish ; and throws over the decay, the destruction... | |
 | 1850 - 698 Seiten
...Humphrey records the following memorable testimonies : — " I envy no quality of mind or intellect in others, — not genius, power, wit, or fancy ;...other blessing ; for it makes life a discipline of goodness, creates new hopes when all earthly hopes vanish, and throws over the decay, the destruction... | |
 | Sir Humphry Davy - 1828 - 326 Seiten
...the traders from the temple even by violence. , PHYS. — I envy no quality of the mind or intellect in others; not genius, power, wit, or fancy: but if...other blessing; for it makes life a discipline of goodness — creates new hopes, when all earthly hopes vanish; and throws over the decay, the destruction... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1828 - 646 Seiten
...other than the words of the publication itself. ' Phys. — I envy no quality of the mind or intellect in others ; not genius, power, wit, or fancy : but,...other blessing; for it makes life a discipline of goodness — creates new hopes, when all earthly hopes vanish ; and throws over the decay, the destruction... | |
 | 1828 - 592 Seiten
...I envy no quality of the mind or intellect in others ; not genius, power, wit, or fancy : but, if 1 could choose what would be most delightful, and, I...other blessing; for it makes life a discipline of goodness — creates new hopes, when all earthly hopes vanish ; and throws over the decay, the destruction... | |
 | 1829 - 512 Seiten
...the following sentence, which also occurs in iSalmonia. " I envy no quality of the mind or intellect in others ; not genius, power, wit, or fancy : but...other blessing ; for it makes life a discipline of goodness — creates new hopes, when all earthly hopes vanish ; and throws over the decay, the destruction... | |
 | Samuel Felton - 1830 - 270 Seiten
...trespass on my reader, by again quoting from Salmonia: — "I envy no quality of the mind or intellect in others; not genius, power, wit, or fancy; but if...other blessing; for it makes life a discipline of goodness — creates new hopes, when all earthly hopes vanish ; and throws over the decay, the destruction... | |
 | 1830 - 504 Seiten
...mingled with the mighty abyss of waters." Again : — " I envy no quality of the mind or intellect in others ; not genius, power, wit, or fancy; but...other blessing ; for it makes life a discipline of goodness — creates new hopes, when all earthly hopes vanish ; and throws over the decay, the destruction... | |
 | 1830 - 494 Seiten
...mingled with the mighty abyss of waters." Again : — " I envy no quality of the mind or intellect in others ; not genius, power, wit, or fancy; but...other blessing ; for it makes life a discipline of goodness — creates new hopes, when all earthly hopes vanish ; and throws over the decay, the destruction... | |
 | William Jerdan - 1830 - 432 Seiten
...of moral events and intellectual natures." — Again, " I envy no quality of the mind or intellect in others ; not genius, power, wit, or fancy : but...belief, to every other blessing ; for it makes life a thorough discipline of goodness ; creates new hopes, when all earthly hopes vanish ; and throws over... | |
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