and attentively read these 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 both of Poetry... The Gentleman's Magazine - Page 551819Full view - About this book
| India - 1818 - 350 pages
...Scriptures, contain, independently of a divine origin, more true sublimity, more exquisite " beauty, purer morality, more important history, and finer strains " both of poetry and eloquence, than could be collected, withia " the same compass, from all other books that were ever com" posed in anv... | |
| Johnson Grant - Great Britain - 1820 - 638 pages
...following note : " I have regularly and attentively read the holy Scriptures ; and I am of opinion, that this volume, independently of its divine origin, contains...morality, more important, history, and finer strains of poetry and eloquence, than can be collected from all other books, in whatever age or language they... | |
| 492 pages
...Jones: — "I have regularly and attentively perused "tiiese Holy Scriptures; and am of opinion, that this "Volume (independently of its Divine Origin)...true sublimity, more exquisite beauty, more "pure mbrality, more important history, and finer " strains of poetry and eloquence, than can be collect"ed... | |
| 1820 - 792 pages
...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, in whatever age or language they may have been composed." The learned Mr. Bryant, after having written a work to... | |
| Theology - 1820 - 742 pages
...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, in whatever age or language they may have been composed," The learned Mr. Bryant, after having written a work to... | |
| John Cole - 1821 - 78 pages
...of his daily occupations, and made the following note at the end: "I am of opinion, that this volume contains more true sublimity, more exquisite beauty,...eloquence, than can be collected from all other books, in whatsoever age and language they may have been composed." 'That Book which Hervey calls "the Magazine... | |
| British prose literature - 1821 - 360 pages
...Scriptures, contain, independently of a divine origin, more true sublimity, more exquisite beauty, purer morality, more important history, and finer strains both of poetry and eloquence, than could be collected within the same compass, from all other books that were ever composed in any age,... | |
| Methodist Church - 1821 - 494 pages
...Scriptures, contain, independently of a Divine origin, more true sublimity, more exquisite beauty, purer morality, more important history, and finer strains both of poetry and eloquence, than could be collected within the same compass, from all other books that were ever composed in any age... | |
| Arminianism - 1819 - 996 pages
...following words : " I have regularly and attentively perused these Holy Scriptures, and am of opinion, that this volume, (independently of its divine origin)...morality — more important history — and finer strains of poetry and eloquence, than can be VOL. XLII. SEPT£MBeK, 1819. collected from all other books, in... | |
| 1822 - 588 pages
...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, in whatever age or language they may have been composed." The Hon. Robert Boyle, a native of Ireland, has said... | |
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