 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
 | 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
...book. " I have regularly and attentively perused these Holy Scrip" tures ; and am of opinion, that this volume, independently of " its divine origin,...morality, more important history, and finer "strains of poetry and eloquence, than can be collected from " all other books, in whatever age or language... | |
 | Edward Payson - 1828 - 516 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." How well he was qualified to make this remark, and how much it implied in his lips, may be... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1828 - 314 Seiten
...diyine 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. '* (Life by Lord Teignmouth, II. 236, 245, 8vo edit.) In a Discourse likewise, addressed to... | |
 | 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 method... | |
 | Edward Payson - 1828 - 522 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 12 THE BIBLE may have been written." How well he was qualified to make this remark, and how much it... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Joel Hawes - 1829 - 190 Seiten
...divine origin, con tains 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... | |
 | American education society - 1829 - 280 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 muy have been written." 196 STCDY OP THE HEBREW. 197 in advance of other writings, in all the respects... | |
 | 1831 - 670 Seiten
...and attentively read these Holy Scriptures, and a ii of opinion that this volume, independently ol its divine origin, contains more true sublimity, more...can be collected from all other books, in whatever age or language they may have heen written.'1 Other men of eminent learning and worth, have borne a... | |
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