An essay upon the influence of the translation of the Bible upon English literature |
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Pàgina 21
... rendering the pages of Holy Writ , par- ticularly of the Old Testament , into the Eng- lish tongue , opened at once a most fertile mine to all persons possessed of a poetical cast of mind . The imagery and customs of a fo- reign 21.
... rendering the pages of Holy Writ , par- ticularly of the Old Testament , into the Eng- lish tongue , opened at once a most fertile mine to all persons possessed of a poetical cast of mind . The imagery and customs of a fo- reign 21.
Pàgina 23
... of them ) between the lan- guage of Sacred Writ and that of Shake- speare , particularly as they appear to bear upon a very important point ; namely , that the familiarity with the vulgar translation of the Bible , 23.
... of them ) between the lan- guage of Sacred Writ and that of Shake- speare , particularly as they appear to bear upon a very important point ; namely , that the familiarity with the vulgar translation of the Bible , 23.
Pàgina 53
... Writ which these illustrious men must infallibly have acquired during the course of that severe education which made them what they were , could not but have exercised a very great in- fluence upon their works . To any one , how- ever ...
... Writ which these illustrious men must infallibly have acquired during the course of that severe education which made them what they were , could not but have exercised a very great in- fluence upon their works . To any one , how- ever ...
Pàgina 54
... Writ in the works of Dryden , particularly in his po- lemical poems , where he treats of subjects easily illustrated from that book . The follow- ing passages will be sufficient to give an idea of those that remain scattered through his ...
... Writ in the works of Dryden , particularly in his po- lemical poems , where he treats of subjects easily illustrated from that book . The follow- ing passages will be sufficient to give an idea of those that remain scattered through his ...
Pàgina 57
... Writ , will convince any reader of the influence which has been exer- cised by it upon this poet . We have the au- thority of Mr. Addison himself for the asser- tion , that he was fully sensible of the beauties of the English ...
... Writ , will convince any reader of the influence which has been exer- cised by it upon this poet . We have the au- thority of Mr. Addison himself for the asser- tion , that he was fully sensible of the beauties of the English ...
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 24 - Heaven doth with us as we with torches do, Not light them for themselves ; for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere all alike As if we had them not.
Pàgina 11 - From the authors which rose in the time of Elizabeth, a speech might be formed adequate to all the purposes of use and elegance. If the language of theology were extracted from Hooker and the translation of the Bible; the terms of natural knowledge from Bacon; the phrases of policy, war, and navigation from Raleigh; the dialect of poetry and fiction from Spenser and Sidney; and the diction of common life from Shakespeare, few ideas would be lost to mankind, for want of English words, in which they...
Pàgina 69 - Tired of earth And this diurnal scene, she springs aloft Through fields of air, pursues the flying storm, Rides on the vollied lightning through the heavens ; Or, yoked with whirlwinds, and the northern blast, Sweeps the long tract of day.
Pàgina 73 - And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the LORD looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians...
Pàgina 42 - How sweet are thy words unto my taste ! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth.
Pàgina 39 - As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord.
Pàgina 35 - That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked; and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee. Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right...
Pàgina 68 - Hast thou given the horse strength? Hast thou clothed his neck with thunder? Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? The glory of his nostrils is terrible. He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: He goeth on to meet the armed men.
Pàgina 35 - Or of the eternal co-eternal beam, May I express thee unblamed ? since God is light, And never but in unapproached light Dwelt from eternity, dwelt then in thee, Bright effluence of bright essence increate. Or hear'st thou rather pure ethereal stream, Whose fountain who shall tell? before the sun, Before the heavens thou wert, and at the voice Of God, as with a mantle, didst invest The rising world of waters dark and deep, Won from the void and formless infinite.
Pàgina 54 - But, gracious God, how well dost Thou provide For erring judgments an unerring guide ! Thy throne is darkness in the abyss of light, A blaze of glory that forbids the sight. O teach me to believe Thee thus concealed, And search no farther than Thyself revealed ; But her alone for my director take, Whom Thou hast promised never to forsake...