 | George Burnett - Authors, English - 1807 - 1152 pages
...the sun. Nature tells me I am the image of God, as well as Scripture. He that understands not thus much, hath not his introductions or first lesson, and is yet to begin the alphabet of man. Let me not injure the felicity of others, if I say I am as happy as^ahy. Rvat ccehim,jiat voluntas... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pages
...the sun. Nature tells me I am the image of God, as well as Scripture. He that understands not thus much, hath not his introductions or first lesson, and is yet to begin the alphabet of man. Let me not injure the felicity of others, if I say I am as happy as any. Ruat cadum,jiat wluntas tua,... | |
 | Sir Thomas Browne - 1831 - 362 pages
...the image of God, as well as Scripture. He that understands not thus much, hath not his introduction or first lesson, and is yet to begin the alphabet of man. Let me not injure the felicity of others, if I say I am as happy as any. " Ruat coelum, fiat voluntas... | |
 | Sir Thomas Browne - Christian ethics - 1831 - 180 pages
...the image of God, as well as Scripture: he that understands not thus much, hath not his introduction or first lesson, and is yet to begin the alphabet of man. Let me not injure the felicity of others, if I say I am as happy any : Ruat ccelum, Jiat voluntas tua,... | |
 | English literature - 1831 - 370 pages
...the image of God, as well as Scripture. He that understands not thus much, hath not his introduction or first lesson, and is yet to begin the alphabet of man. Let me not injure the felicity of others, if I say I am as happy as any. " Ruat ccelum, fiat voluntas... | |
 | English literature - 1834 - 560 pages
...something that was before the elements, ' and owing no homage unto the sun. He that understands not ' thus much, hath not his introductions or first lesson, and is yet ' to begin the alphabet of man.' In this magnificent passage — ' a solemn procession of purple ' thought' — who will not allow that... | |
 | Sir Thomas Browne - Christian ethics - 1835 - 592 pages
...the image of God, as well as Scripture. He that understands not thus much hath not his introduction or first lesson, and is yet to begin the alphabet of man. . Let me not injure the felicity of others, if I say I am as happy as any.* Ruat cesium, fiat voluntas... | |
 | Horace Smith - 1836 - 426 pages
...of divinity to us — something that was before the elements, and owing no homage unto the sun. He that understands not this much, hath not his introductions...faded picture, draws out all the bright spots and i'avourVOL. I. 13 able tints of our common nature. How delightful to the philanthropist to contemplate... | |
 | Horace Smith - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1836 - 224 pages
...piece of divinity to us—something that was before the elements, agd owing no homage unto the sun. He that understands not this much, hath not his introductions...lesson, and is yet to begin the alphabet of man." ELECTION—General.—Hiring servants at a statute fair, which, however, will never be a fair statute,... | |
 | American literature - 1836 - 694 pages
...the imago of God as well as Scripture. He that understands not thus much, hath not his introduction or first lesson, and is yet to begin the alphabet of man," With this quotation we conclude our remarks on an author whom professed literary men have long known... | |
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There is surely a piece of divinity in us ; something that was before the elements, and owes no homage unto the sun. Nature tells me, I am the image of God as well as Scripture. He that understands not thus much hath not his introduction or first lesson,... 
