 Repentance, trembling in the presence of the Judge, is not at leisure for cadences and epithets. Supplication of man to man may diffuse itself through many topics of persuasion ; but supplication to God can only cry for mercy.  The lives of the most eminent English poets - Page 268by Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 358 pages
...joyful of all holy effufions, yet addreficd to a Being without paffions, is confined 5 to WALLER. u3 to a few modes, and is to be felt rather than exprefled....cadences and epithets. Supplication of man to man may diffufc itfelf through many topicks of perfuafion ; but fupplication to God can only cry for mercy.... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - English literature - 1779 - 510 pages
...addreiTed to a Being without pallions, is confined to a few modes, and is to be felc rather than expreffed. Repentance, trembling in the prefence of the judge,...to man may difFufe itfelf through many topicks of perfuaiion ; but fupplication to God can only cry fot mercy. ' Of fentiments purely religious, it will... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - Periodicals - 1780 - 590 pages
...decorations. Thankfgiving, t'he moil joyful of all holy effufions, yet addreffed to a Being without paffions, is confined to a few modes, and is to be felt rather-...exprefled. Repentance, trembling in the prefence of the Judgei, is not a: leifure-- for cadences and epithets. Supplication of man to man may ujftub itfelf... | |
 | Books - 1780 - 596 pages
...inverted by fancy with decorations. Thankfgiving, the mod joyful of all holy effufions, yet addreffed to a Being without paflions, is confined to a few modes, and is to be felt rather than expretTed. Repentance, trembling in the prefence of the Judge, is not at leifure for cadences and epithets.... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - Periodicals - 1780 - 590 pages
...decorations. Thankfgiving, fte mod joyful of all holy effufions, yet addreffed to a Being without paffions, is confined to a few modes, and is to be felt rather' than expreffed. Repentance, trembling in the preftnce of the J'udg*," is not at Icifurj for cadences and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 494 pages
...decorations. Thankfgiving, the moft joyful of all holy efFufions, yet addrefled to a Being without paffions, is confined to a few modes, and is to be felt rather...cadences and epithets. Supplication of man to man may difrufe itfelf though many topicks of perfuafion ; but fupplication to God can only cry for mercy.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1783 - 478 pages
...decorations. Thankfgiving, the moft joyful of all holy effufions, yet addrefled to a Being without paffions, is confined to a few modes, and is to be felt rather...and epithets. Supplication of man to man may diffufe itielf through many topicks of perfuafion ; but fupplication to God can only cry for mercy. • Of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 498 pages
...decorations. Thankfgiving, the moft joyful of all holy effulions, yet addrefled to a Being without paffions, is confined to a few modes, and is to be felt rather...fentiments purely religious, it will be found that the moft funple expreffion is the moft fublime. Poetry lofes its luftre and its power, becaufe it is applied... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Poets, English - 1790 - 508 pages
...decorations. Thankfgiving, th$ rnoft joyful of all.holjr effusions, yet addrefied tQ a Being without r | paflions, is confined to a few modes, and is to be...judge, is not at leifure for cadences and epithets. Supr plication of man to man may diffufe itfelf through many topicks of perfuafion ; but fupplication... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 pages
...decorations. Thankfgiving, the moft joyful of all holy effufions, yet addrefled to a Being without paffions, is confined to a few modes, and is to be felt rather...many topicks of perfuafion; but fupplication to- God caa only cry for mercy. Of fentiments purely religious, it will be found that the moft fimple expreffion... | |
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