 | 1832 - 606 pages
...Pilgrim's Progress," by Southey, Poet Laureat. ] " The style of Bunyan is delightful to e veryreader, and invaluable, as a study, to every person who wishes...command over the English language. The vocabulary ¡a the vocabulary of the common people. There is not an expression, if we except a few technical terms... | |
 | 1879 - 826 pages
...has been read by many thousands with tears. "The style of Bunyan," observes the same writer, ' ' is delightful to every reader, and invaluable as a study...to every person who wishes to obtain a wide command of the English language. The vocabulary is the vocabulary of the common people. There is not an expression,... | |
 | Edward Robinson - 1849 - 872 pages
...striking and elegantly The great essayist Macaulcy, speaking of this book, says, "The style of Bunyan is delightful to every reader, and invaluable as a study...vocabulary is the vocabulary of the common people. We have observed several pages which do not contain a single word of more than two syllables. Yet no... | |
 | Theology - 1849 - 788 pages
...Grace Abounding.'' The great essayist Macauley, speaking of this book, says, " The style of Bmvyanis delightful to every reader, and invaluable as a study...vocabulary is the vocabulary of the common people. We nave observed several pages which do not contain a single word of more than two syllables. Yet no... | |
 | Religion - 1849 - 778 pages
...Grace Abounding." The great essayist Macauley, speaking of this book, says, " The style of Bunyan is delightful to every reader, and invaluable as a study...vocabulary is the vocabulary of the common people. We have observed several pages which do not contain a single word of more than two syllables. Yet no... | |
 | Theology - 1849 - 788 pages
...Grace Abounding.''1 Trie great essayist Macauley, speaking of this book, says, " The style of Bunyan is delightful to every reader, and invaluable as a study...vocabulary is the vocabulary of the common people. We have observed several pages which do not contain a single word of more than two syllables. Yet no... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1851 - 768 pages
...old giants dwelt, amidst the bones and ashes of those whom they had slain. * * The style of Bunyan is delightful to every reader, and invaluable as a study...language. The vocabulary is the vocabulary of the common pcople. There is not an expression, if we except a few technical terms of thcology, which would puzzle... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1852 - 764 pages
...The style of Bunyan is delightful to every reader, and invaluable as a study to every per»on «-ho <f 4 U ɸ {h/, ; [Zf I ; \ Dy &t $h@ N ̯& A Nm/Xk#Ry , ihe vocabulary of the common people. There is not an expression, if we except a few technical terms... | |
 | American periodicals - 1853 - 848 pages
...dramatic effect, than a dialogue between two human beings in most plays. . . . " The style of Bunyan is delightful to every reader, and invaluable as a study...technical terms of theology, which would puzzle the rud est peasant. We have observed several pages which do not contain a single word of moro than two... | |
 | George Jacob Holyoake - Debates and debating - 1853 - 160 pages
...true, the works of the Bedford tinman deserve special attention. The style of Bunyan, says Macaulaj, is delightful to every reader, and invaluable as a study...people. There is not an expression, if we except a few terms in theology, which would puzzle the rudest peasant. We have observed several pages which do not... | |
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