 During a lingering illness, he discovered the utmost fortitude, and met the approach of death with a magnanimity inseparable from his character. He was constantly employed in acts of devotion, and comforted himself with those prospects of immortality,...  Poems - Page 240by James Grahame - 1807Full view - About this book
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - Books - 1759 - 636 pages
...defponding, but fill them with exultation in their lad moments. The tail of Morton, who was preicnt at his funeral, pronounced his eulogium in a few words,...for Knox, as they came from one, whom he had often cenfured with peculiar feverity, " Here lies He, who never feared the face of man." It is obfervable... | |
 | SEVERAL HANDS - 1759 - 636 pages
...exultation in their laft moments. The Lull of Morton, wbx> was prefcnt at his funeral, %_ pronounced pronounced his eulogium in a few words, the more honourable...for Knox, as they came from one, whom he had often cenfured with peculiar feverity, " Here lies He, who never feared the face of man." It is obfervable... | |
 | William Robertson - 1771 - 458 pages
...defponding, but fill them with exultation in their laft moments. The Earl of Morton, who was prefent at his funeral, pronounced his eulogium in a few words,...for Knox, as they came from one, whom he had often eenfured with peculiar feverity. " There lies He, who never feared the face of man*.** i *573> THOUGH... | |
 | Gilbert Stuart - Historians - 1782 - 58 pages
...fill them with exultation in their laft moments. The earl of Morton, whe^was prefent at his fbneral, pronounced his eulogium in a few words, the more honourable...for Knox, as they came from one whom .he had often cenfured with peculiar afperity. *« There lies he, who " never feared the face •" of man." Dr. STUART."... | |
 | William Robertson - Scotland - 1787 - 620 pages
...defponding, but fill them with exultation in their lad moments. The Earl of Morton, who was prefent at his funeral, pronounced his eulogium in a few words,...honourable for Knox as they came from one whom he had often cenfured with peculiar fcverity, " There lies He, who never feared the .face of manV' THOUGH Morton... | |
 | English literature - 1759 - 760 pages
...defponding, but till them with exultation in their lad moments. The Earl of Morton, who was prefent at his funeral, -pronounced his eulogium in a few...for Knox, as they came from one whom he had often cenfured with peculiar feverity : Hen /its ht ivbo neverfegftiilhefactof man-" 82 A Jkttcb of ibe {baraSer... | |
 | William Robertson - Scotland - 1794 - 620 pages
...in their laft moments. The earl of Morton, who wss prefent at his funeral, pronounced his eulogiutn in a few words, the more honourable for Knox, as they came from one whom he had often cenfured with peculiar feverity : " There lies He, who never feared the face of man b." -• . THOUGH... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1797 - 432 pages
...defponding, but fill them with exultation in their bit moments. The earl of Morton, who was prefent at his funeral, pronounced his eulogium in a few words,...for Knox, as they came from one whom he had often cenfured with peculiar feverity ; •* Here lies he who never feared the face of man." KNOXIA, in botany:... | |
 | Johann Lorenz Mosheim - Church history - 1803 - 544 pages
...devotion, " and comforted himself with those prospects of immortality » ** which not only preserve good men from desponding, but fill •* them with exultation in their last moments." 85" [/6] The earl of Morton, who was present at his funeral^ pronounced his eulogium in a few words,... | |
 | Robert Forsyth - Agriculture - 1805 - 602 pages
...acts of devotion, and comforted himself with , those prospects of immortality, which not only preserve good men from desponding, but fill them with exultation...present at his funeral, pronounced his eulogium in a few yrortfc; the more honourable for Knos, as they came from •ne whom he had often censured with peculiar... | |
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