 | 1871 - 592 pàgines
...origin, 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. — Sir William Jones. FAMILY FEATUEES. " Things that accompany salvation." — HEB. vi. 9. ON the... | |
 | 1827 - 392 pàgines
...origin, contains more sublimity and beauty — more pure morality — »ore important history, and finer of poetry and eloquence, than can be collected from...age or language they may have been composed." The illustrious buther had so deep an impression of the unrivalled excellence of the Scriptures, as to... | |
 | John Shepherd - 1828 - 408 pàgines
...sublimity, more exquisite " beauty, more pure morality, more important history, and finer "strains of poetry and eloquence, than can be collected from...books, in whatever age or language they may have " been written." " Study the Holy Scriptures," says Mr. Locke, " especially the " New Testament. Therein are... | |
 | John Cooke - 1828 - 630 pàgines
...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... | |
 | 1831 - 670 pàgines
...and attentively read these Holy Scriptures, and a ii of opinion that this volume, independently ol its divine origin, contains more true sublimity, more...other books, in whatever age or language they may have heen written.'1 Other men of eminent learning and worth, have borne a similar testimony to the literary... | |
 | Charles Buck - 1831 - 418 pàgines
...contains more sublimity and: beauty, more pure morality, more important history, and finer strains of poetry and eloquence, than can be collected! from...age or language they may have been composed'' " The honourable Robert Boyle is another instance. His whole life and fortune were spent in illustrating... | |
 | Bourne Hall Draper - 1831 - 296 pàgines
...origin, contains more sublimity and beauty, more pure morality, more important history, and finer strains of poetry and eloquence, than can be collected from...age or language they may have been composed." The friends and relatives of Mr. Benyon often visited him in his retirement ; but, whoever might be present,... | |
 | John Murray - 1831 - 324 pàgines
...origin, contains more sublimity and beauty, more pure morality, more important history, and finer strains of poetry and eloquence, than can be collected from...whatever age or language they may have been composed." LORD BACON. — " There never was found, in any age of the world, either philosopher, or sect, or law,... | |
 | Henry Cogswell Knight - 1831 - 280 pàgines
...true sublimity, more exquisite beauty, more pure morality, more important history, and finer strains of poetry and eloquence, than can be collected from...books, in whatever age or language they may have been written. In his last moments, when his penitence was as great as had previously been his infidelity... | |
 | 1832 - 702 pàgines
...gainers by relinquishing the heathen for the sacred classics. ' 1 have,' says this great scholar, ' regularly and attentively read these holy scriptures,...books, in whatever age or language they may have been written.' Other men of eminent learning and worth have borne a similar testimony to the literary excellence... | |
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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 of poetry and eloquence, than can be collected... 
