 in that one Sentence/ says he, 'than in a library of Sermons ; and indeed if those Sentences were understood by the Reader, with the same Emphasis as they are delivered by the Author, we needed not those Volumes of Instructions, but might be honest by...  The Spectator - Page 35edited by - 1897Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1802 - 582 pages
...the proverbs of Solomon, ' He that giveth to the poor, lendeth to the Lord*:' There is more rhetoric in that one sentence, says he, than in a library of...delivered by the author, we needed not those volumes of instruction, but might be honest by an epitome fSince I am thus insensibly engaged in sacred writ,... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 402 pages
...proverbs of Solomon, " He ' that giveth to the poor, lendeth to the Lord :" There is more rhetoric in that one sentence, says he, than in a library of...delivered by ' the author, we needed not those volumes of instruc' tions, but might be honest by an epitome.' This passage in scripture is indeed wonderfully... | |
 | Spectator The - 1811 - 802 pages
...Proverbs of Solomon, ' lie that hath pity upon the poor, lendeth unto the Lord t :' There is more rhetoric in that one sentence, says he, than in a library of...if those sentences were understood by the reader, w ith the same emp!i:it,is us they are delivered by the author, we needed not those volumes of instruction?,... | |
 | British essayists - 1819 - 316 pages
...the proverbs of Solomon, ' He that giveth to the poor, lendeth to the Lord ;'* There is more rhetoric in that one sentence, says he, than in a library of...volumes of instructions, but might be honest by an epitome.t This passage in scripture is, indeed, wonderfully persuasive; but I think the same thought... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 820 pages
...the Proverbs of Solomon, ' He that giveth to the poor lendeth to the Lord*:' There is more rhetoric in that one sentence, says he, than in a library of...of instructions, but might be honest by an epitome t. Since I am thus insensibly engaged in sacred writ, I cannot forbear making an extract of several... | |
 | English essays - 1823 - 408 pages
...the Proverbs of Solomon, ' He that giveth to the poor lendeth to the Lord*:' There is more rhetoric in that one sentence, says he, than in a library of...of instructions, but might be honest by an epitome t. Since I am thus insensibly engaged in sacred writ, I cannot forbear making an extract of several... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - English essays - 1823 - 684 pages
...the Proverbs of Solomon, ' He that giveth to the poor, lendeth to the Lord* ;' There is more rhetoric in that one sentence, says he, than in a library of...volumes of instructions, but might be honest by an epitomef. This passage in Scripture is, indeed, wonderfully persuasive; but I think the same thought... | |
 | James Ferguson - English essays - 1823 - 426 pages
...the proverbs of Solomon, ' He that giveth to the poor, lendeth to the Lord ;"* There is more rhetoric in that one sentence, says he, than in a library of...volumes of instructions, but might be honest by an epitome.f This passage in scripture is, indeed, wonderfully persuasive ; but I think the same thought... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1827 - 480 pages
...proverbs of Solomon, " He that giveth to the poor, lendeth to the Lord *:" " There is more rhetoric in that one sentence," says he, " than in a library...of instructions, but might be honest by an epitome f." This passage in Scripture is, indeed, wonderfully persuasive; but I think the same thought is carried... | |
 | English literature - 1831 - 370 pages
...goodness. " He that giveth to the poor lendeth to the Lord." There is more rhetoric in that one sentence, than in a library of sermons ; and indeed if those...of instructions, but might be honest by an epitome. Upon this motive only I cannot behold a beggar without relieving his necessities with my 10 purse,... | |
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