 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
 | Books and reading - 1884 - 532 pages
...WYTTENBACH—DE GENLIS—A1KIN. sublimity, purer morality, more important history, and finer strains of eloquence, than can be collected from all other books, in whatever language they may have been written. DANIEL WYTTENBACH. 1746 — 1820. There is no business, no avocation whatever, which will... | |
 | Book-lover - 1884 - 530 pages
...WYTTENBACH—DE GENLIS—A1KIN. sublimity, purer morality, more important history, and finer strains of eloquence, than can be collected from all other books, in whatever language they may have been written. DANIEL WYTTENBACH. 1746 — 1820. There is no business, no avocation whatever, which will... | |
 | Richard Salter Storrs - Apologetics - 1884 - 704 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... | |
 | Joseph Barker - 1885 - 320 pages
...divine origin, contains more sublimity, purer morality, more important history, and finer strains of eloquence, than can be collected from all other books, in whatever language they may have been written.— Sir William Jones. Teaching better The solid rules of civil government, In their majestic,... | |
 | Samuel Irenæus Prime - 1885 - 416 pages
...thought and expression which it contains. Sir William Jones left his recorded opinion that " the Bible contains more true sublimity, more exquisite beauty,...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... | |
 | Samuel Irenæus Prime - Presbyterian Church - 1885 - 420 pages
...thought and expression which it contains. Sir William Jones left his recorded opinion that " the Bible contains more true sublimity, more exquisite beauty,...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... | |
 | Bible - 1885 - 330 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 language or age they may have been composed." The Bible has exercised greater influence on th» world than any... | |
 | Education - 1885 - 420 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." Addison says, — "After perusing the book of Psalms,... | |
 | Robert Steel - Catechisms, English - 1885 - 264 pages
...more sublimity, more exquisite beauty, more pure morality, more imixtrtant history, and finer strains of poetry and eloquence, than can be collected from all other books, at whatever age or in whatever language they may have been written. " A sceptical prince once asked... | |
 | Joseph Augustus Seiss - Christianity - 1886 - 402 pages
...literature, says : " I have regularly and attentively perused the Holy Scriptures, and am of the 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... | |
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