| 1876 - 396 Seiten
...Dwight says, " The Bible is a window in this prison of hope, through which we look into eternity." It contains more true sublimity, more exquisite beauty,...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... | |
| Maxims - 1876 - 340 Seiten
...of its substance. — Hugh MacmiUan. I am of opinion that the Bible contains more true sensibility, 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... | |
| Henry Trigg - 1877 - 168 Seiten
...it 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." This is a noble testimony to a book, which, according to John Locke, the prince of... | |
| Kazlitt Arvine - 1877 - 926 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 elegance, than can be collected from all other looks, in whatever age or language they... | |
| Henry Barnard - 1877 - 982 Seiten
...never failing example. She often referred with admiration to the words of Sir William Jones: 'The Bible r, Mr. Dr. Anthony, and Sir. Dr. Gulaon, to meet at of poetry and eloquence, than can be collected from all other books, in whatever age or language they... | |
| 1877 - 972 Seiten
...failing example. She often referred with admiration to the words of Sir "William Jones : ' The Bible contains more true sublimity, more exquisite beauty,...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... | |
| Henry R. Burton - 1877 - 182 Seiten
...country has produced an abler linguist and Oriental scholar, affirmed that, in his opinion, ' the Bible contains more true sublimity, more exquisite beauty,...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... | |
| Thomas Spalding - 1877 - 512 Seiten
...beauty, purer morality, more important history, and finer strains of poetry and eloquence than are to be collected from all other books, in whatever age or language they may have been written." To this testimony to the beauties of Scripture, given by so competent a judge, may be... | |
| J H. Crosse - 1878 - 200 Seiten
...purer morality, • Rom. iii. 25, 26 ; 1 John i. 7 ; Heb. vii. 85 ; John vi. 87. t John XT!. 7, etc. more important history, and finer strains both of poetry and eloquence, than could he collected from all other books that were ever composed in any age . or nation." We will say... | |
| 1881 - 590 Seiten
...origin, contains more sublimity and beauty, more pure morality, more important history, and fmer strains of poetry and eloquence, than can be collected from...other books, in whatever age or language they may have been written."— Selected. BIRMINGHAM'S WEEK'S WORK. IT is calculated that a week's work in Birmingham... | |
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