There have not been wanting trivial minds to mark this as a fault in his character. But the mere men of taste ought to be silent respecting such a man as Howard; he is above their sphere of judgment. The invisible spirits, who fulfil their commission... The Eclectic review. vol. 1-New [8th] - Page 8091805Full view - About this book
| Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - American literature - 1806 - 796 pages
...as Howard ; he is above their sphere of judgment. The invisible spirits, who fulfil their commission of philanthropy among mortals, do not care about pictures,...duty of that hour. If he was still at every hour, where it came, fated to feel the attractions of the fine arts but the second claim, they might be sure... | |
| David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1806 - 788 pages
...HoAvard ; he is abovfe their sphere of judgment. The invisible spirits, who fulfil their commission of philanthropy among mortals, do not care about pictures',...every moment as under the claims of imperious duty, lib curiosity waited in vain for the hour to come, when his conscience should present the gratification... | |
| 1806 - 854 pages
...as Howard; he is above their sphere of judgment. The invisible Spirits, who fulfil their commission of philanthropy among mortals, do not care about pictures,...no more did he. Or at least, regarding every moment us under the claims of imperious duty, his curiosity waited in vain for the hour to come when his conscience... | |
| 1808 - 614 pages
...us Howard ; he is above their sphere of judgment. The invisible spirits, who fulfil their commission of philanthropy among mortals, do not care about pictures, statues, and sumptuous buildings ¡ and no more did he, when the time in which he must have inspected and admired them, would have been... | |
| John RYLAND (D.D.) - 1816 - 746 pages
...of whom a living author has so justly said, that " as invisible spirits, who fulfil their commission of philanthropy among mortals, do not care about pictures, statues and sumptuous buildings; no more did he, when the time in which he must have inspected and admired them, would have been taken from the work... | |
| John Ryland, Andrew Fuller - Baptists - 1818 - 414 pages
...author has so justly said, that " as invisible spirits, who fulfil their commission of pliilanthrophy among mortals, do not care about pictures, statues, and sumptuous buildings; no more did he, when the time in which he must have inspected and admired them, would have been taken from the work... | |
| Wales - 1851 - 432 pages
...Howard ¡ he is above their sphere of judgement. The invisible spirits who fulfil their commission of philanthropy among mortals, do not care about pictures, statues, and sumptuous buildings, and no more did he, when the time in which he must have inspected and admired them would have been... | |
| James Baldwin Brown - Philanthropists - 1823 - 700 pages
...as Howard ; he is above their sphere of judgment. The invisible spirits, who fulfil their commission of philanthropy among mortals, do not care about pictures, statues, and sumptuous buildings; and no more did he, when the time in which he must have inspected and admired them, would have been... | |
| Barclay Mounteney - 1824 - 580 pages
...as Howard: he is above their sphere of judgment. The invisible spirits who fulfil their commission of philanthropy among mortals do not care about pictures,...duty of that hour. If he was still, at every hour, where it came, fated to feel the attractions of the fine arts but the second claim, they might be sure... | |
| Child development - 1825 - 90 pages
...as Howard ; he is above their sphere of judgment. The invisible spirits, who fulfil their commission of philanthropy among mortals, do not care about pictures, statues, and sumptuous buildings ; and no more did he, when the time in which he might have inspected and admired them, would have been... | |
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