 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 - Page 551819Full view - About this book
 | David Simpson - Apologetics - 1803 - 446 pages
...contains more fublimity and beauty, more pure mo" rality, more important hiftory, and finer ftrains of poetry " and eloquence, than can be collected from all other " books, in whatever language or age they may have been " compofed." And is it not ftrange that thefe contemptible writers, as THOMAS... | |
 | Theology - 1803 - 516 pages
...origin, contains more fublimity and beauty, more pure morality, more important hiftory, and finer flrains of poetry and eloquence, than can be collected from all other books, in whatever age or language they may have been eompofed." VOL. I. Uu On the Importance of the Doctrines of the... | |
 | Henry Kett - Books and reading - 1803 - 512 pages
...contains more Jimplicity and beauty, more pure morality, more important frtftory, and finer Jtrains of poetry and eloquence, than can be collected from all other books, in whatever age or language they may have been compofcd." . f Bifhop Hall's Meditations. * Seward's Anecdotes,... | |
 | Beilby Porteus - Bible - 1803 - 422 pages
...fublimity, more exquifite beauty, more pure morality, more important hiflorr, and finer ftrairs both ol poetry and eloquence-, than can be collected from all other books, in whatever age or language they may have been compofcd. Birr that which (lamps upon them the higheft value, that... | |
 | Beilby Porteus (bp. of London.) - 1804 - 388 pages
...Writings. " J have (says he) regularly and attentively read these Holy Scriptures, and am of opinion, that this volume, independently of its divine origin, contains...can be collected from all other books, in whatever age or language they may have been composed. " The two parts, of which the Sciiptures consist, are... | |
 | Henry Kett - Literature - 1805 - 422 pages
...vol. v, p< ITS. timpKcity 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 age or language they may have betn cgmfioted." ' CHAPTER IV. THE HISTORY OF GREECE. THE country of... | |
 | Theophilus Browne - 1805 - 274 pages
...divine origin, they contain more true sublimity, more exquisite beauty, purer moratity, more importar; t history, and finer strains, both of poetry and eloquence, than can be coltected from all other books, in whatever language or age they may have been composed. SIR WILLIAM... | |
 | John Shore Baron Teignmouth - India - 1806 - 566 pages
...contain, independently of a " divine origin, more true sublimity, more exquisite beauty, purer mo" rality, 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... | |
 | William Jones - 1807 - 534 pages
..." origin, contains more fubiimity, purer mo" rality, more important hiftory, and finer " ftrains of eloquence, than can be collected " from all other books, in whatever language " they may have been writer*." This opinion is repeated with little variation of expreffion, in a difcourfe addrefled to... | |
 | Sir William Jones - 1807 - 554 pages
..." origin, contains more fubiimity, purer mo" rality, more important hiftory, and finer " drains of eloquence, than can be collected " from all other books, in whatever language " they may have been written." This opinion is repeated with little variation of expremon, in a difcourfe addrefled to the... | |
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