 | John Walker - Elocution - 1801 - 424 pages
...whole period into nonsense. The sentence should have been thus constructed : " It is folly to pretend, by " heaping up treasures, to arm ourselves against " the accidents of life, which nothing can pro" tect us against but the good providence of our . " Heavenly Father." We now... | |
 | Hugh Blair - English language - 1802 - 328 pages
...folly to pretend by heaping up treafures to arm our" felves againft the accidents of life, againft which <' nothing can protect us, but the good providence of our " Heavenly Father." We now proceed to the fecond quality of a well arranged fentence, which we termed its Unity. This is... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1805 - 350 pages
...just mentioned, is " treasures." The sentence ought to have stood thus : " It .is folly to pretend, by heaping up treasures, to arm ourselves against the accidents of life, \vhich nothing can protect us ajainst," &c. With regard to relatives, it may be farther observed, that... | |
 | 1807 - 530 pages
...instance just given, is " treasures." The sentence ought to have stood thus : " It is folly to pretend, by heaping up treasures, to arm ourselves against the accidents of life, which nothing can protect us against but the good providence of Goil."— *' We no where meet with... | |
 | Hugh Blair - English language - 1807 - 406 pages
...Every one feels this impropriety. The Sentence ought to have stood thus : " It is folly to pretend, " by heaping up treasures, to arm ourselves against the accidents of life, which nothmg can protect us against but the good " providence of our heavenly Father." Of the like... | |
 | Hugh Blair - English language - 1808 - 330 pages
...pretend by heaping "up treasures to arm our$.. " selves against the accidents of life, agamst which i « nothing can protect us, but the good providence of " our heavenly Father." We now proceed to the second quality of a well arranged sentence, which we termed its Unity. This is... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1809 - 330 pages
...just mentioned, is " treasures." The sentence ought to have stood thus : " It is folly to pretend, by heaping up treasures, to arm ourselves against the accidents of life, which nothing can protect us .igainst," Sec. . With regard to relatives, it may lie further observed,... | |
 | Hugh Blair - English language - 1818 - 300 pages
...nonsense. The sentence should have been thus constructed ; " It is folly to pretend, by heap-' ing up treasures, to arm ourselves against the accidents...but the good providence of our' Heavenly Father." We now proceed to the second quality of a well arranged sentence, which we termed its unity. This is... | |
 | Hugh Blair - English language - 1818 - 266 pages
...whole period into nonsense. The sentenct should have been thus constructed : " It is folly to pretend by heaping up treasures to arm ourselves against the accidents of life, against which noth ing can protect us, but the good providence of our heavenly Father." We now proceed to the second... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1820 - 538 pages
...Every one feels this impropriety. The Sentence ought to have stood thus: " It is folly to pretend, by " heaping up treasures, to arm ourselves against the " accidents of life, which nothing can protect us " against, but the good providence of our Heavenly " Father." Of the like... | |
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It is folly to pretend, by heaping up treasures, to arm ourselves against the accidents of life, against which nothing can protect us, but the good providence of our heavenly Father. 
