 I have regularly and attentively perused 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...  The Bible in Many Tongues - Page 131799 - 192 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Johnson Grant - Great Britain - 1820 - 638 pages
...holy Scriptures ; and I 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 of poetry and eloquence, than can be collected from all other books, in whatever age or language they... | |
 | Early English newspapers - 1820 - 748 pages
...Holy Scriptures 5 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 of poetry and eloquence, than cau be collected from all other books, in whatever age or language they... | |
 | Arminianism - 1819 - 996 pages
...Holy Scriptures, and am of opinion, that this volume, (independently of its divine origin) contains more true sublimity — more exquisite beauty —...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... | |
 | John Shepherd - 1828 - 408 pages
...Scrip" tures ; and am of opinion, that this volume, independently of " its divine origin, contains more true sublimity, more exquisite " beauty, more...morality, more important history, and finer "strains of poetry and eloquence, than can be collected from " all other books, in whatever age or language... | |
 | Henry Cogswell Knight - Sermons, American - 1831 - 278 pages
...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 of poetry and eloquence, than can be collected from all other books, in whatever age or language they... | |
 | Solomon Southwick - Apologetics - 1834 - 336 pages
...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 strians of poetry and eloquence, than can be collected from all other books, in whatever age or language... | |
 | 1839 - 158 pages
...Holy Sc.iiptures, 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 of poetry and eloquence, than can be collected from all other books, in whatsoever age or language... | |
 | Christian life - 1842 - 284 pages
...:— " I am of opinion," says Sir W. Jones, " that, independently of its divine origin, it contains more true sublimity, more exquisite 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... | |
 | John Eadie - Bible - 1848 - 178 pages
...are not to be overlooked. It contains, as a competent judge wrote on the blank leaf of his Bible, " more true sublimity, more exquisite 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... | |
 | Kazlitt Arvine - Anecdotes - 1848 - 908 pages
...these Holy Scripturts, 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 of poetry and eloquence, than can be collected from all other books, in whatever age or language they... | |
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