 | General reader - 1827 - 246 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 age... | |
 | John Shepherd - 1828 - 408 Seiten
...attentively perused these Holy Scrip" tures ; and am of opinion, that this volume, independently of " its divine origin, contains more true sublimity, more...morality, more important history, and finer "strains of poetry and eloquence, than can be collected from " all other books, in whatever age or language... | |
 | John Cooke - 1828 - 630 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 language or age, they may have been composed." C. They have exerted all their faculties, employed every... | |
 | Mary Roberts - 1829 - 414 Seiten
...characters that ever adorned and dignified human nature; " it contained, independently of a divine origin, more true sublimity, more exquisite beauty, more pure...and finer strains both of poetry and eloquence, than could be collected from all other books, in whatever language they might have been written." It was... | |
 | 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...other books, in whatever age or language they may have been composed." The friends and relatives of Mr. Benyon often visited him in his retirement ; but,... | |
 | 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...other books, in whatever age or language they may have been composed." LORD BACON. — " There never was found, in any age of the world, either philosopher,... | |
 | 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...other books, in whatever age or language they may have been composed'' " The honourable Robert Boyle is another instance. His whole life and fortune were... | |
 | Henry Cogswell Knight - 1831 - 280 Seiten
...and attentively perused these holy scriptures ; and am of opinion, that this volume, independently of its divine origin, contains more true sublimity, more...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 Evans - 1831 - 322 Seiten
...William Jones, "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 age,... | |
 | 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... | |
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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 both of Poetry and Eloquence, than can be'... 
