 | Charles Henry Wilson - 1804 - 428 sidor
...I HAVE regularly and attentively read these Holy Scriptures ; and am of opinion, that this volume, independently of its divine origin, contains more...other books, in whatever age or language they may have befn composed. The two parts of which the Scriptures consist, • are connected by a chain of compositions,... | |
 | Henry Kett - 1805 - 432 sidor
...vol. r, p. 1F6. limplicity and beauty, more pure morality, more important history, and finer strains of poetry and eloquence than can be collected from...-whatever age or language they may have been composed." CHAPTER IV. THE HISTORY OF GREECE. THE country of Greece presents a variety of •the most pleasing... | |
 | Henry Kett - 1805 - 422 sidor
...vol. v, p< ITS. timpKcity and beauty, more pure morality, more important history, and finer strains of poetry and eloquence than can be collected from...other books, in whatever age or language they may have betn cgmfioted." ' CHAPTER IV. THE HISTORY OF GREECE. THE country of Greece presents a variety of the... | |
 | Theophilus Browne - 1805 - 274 sidor
...divine origin, they contain more true sublimity, more exquisite beauty, purer moratity, more importar; t history, and finer strains, both of poetry and eloquence, than can be coltected from all other books, in whatever language or age they may have been composed. SIR WILLIAM... | |
 | John Shore Baron Teignmouth - 1806 - 566 sidor
...contain, independently of a " divine origin, more true sublimity, more exquisite beauty, purer mo" rality, 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... | |
 | David Simpson - 1809 - 410 sidor
...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 wi.hin the same compass from all other books that were ever composed in any age,... | |
 | Henry Gauntlett - 1810 - 236 sidor
...origin, contains more sublimity and beauty, more pure morality, more important history, and finer strains of poetry and eloquence, than can be collected from...whatever age or language they may have been composed." Were it necessary, Sir, I could give you a multiplicity of similar testimonies, from men who rank in... | |
 | Joshua Toulmin - 1810 - 506 sidor
...origin, contains more fublimity and c' beauty, more pure morality, important " hiftory, and finer ftrains of poetry and " eloquence, than can be collected from...books, in whatever age or language " they may have been compofed." However, then, the more grave as well as the light compofitions of human pens may be neglected,... | |
 | David Simpson - 1810 - 422 sidor
...Scriptures, contain, independently of a divine origin, more true sublimity, n>orp 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... | |
 | Samuel Taggart - 1811 - 414 sidor
...contains more fublimity and beauty, more pure i* morality, more important biftory, and finer (trains of '« poetry and eloquence, than can be collected from, all «• other books, in whattver age or language they may <* beea cwpofed." i k-3ed out of many, may ferve as a fpecimen. Jobis... | |
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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 and eloquence, than can be... 
