 | Christopher Anderson - 1826 - 484 pages
...Scriptures, contain, independently of a divine origin, more true sublimity, more exquisite beauty, purer morality, more important history, and finer strains of poetry and eloquence, than could be collected, within the same compass, from all other books that were composed in any age, or... | |
 | John Shepherd - 1828 - 408 pages
...leaf at the end of the book. " I have regularly and attentively perused these Holy Scrip" tures ; and am of opinion, that this volume, independently of...books, in whatever age or language they may have " been written." " Study the Holy Scriptures," says Mr. Locke, " especially the " New Testament. Therein are... | |
 | John Cooke - 1828 - 630 pages
...divine 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." C. They have exerted all their faculties, employed every... | |
 | Henry Cogswell Knight - 1831 - 278 pages
...the learned Sir William Jones : I have regularly and attentively perused these holy scriptures ; and am of opinion, that this volume, independently of...books, in whatever age or language they may have been written. In his last moments, when his penitence was as great as had previously been his infidelity... | |
 | 1831 - 548 pages
...and am of opinion that this volume, independently of its divine origin, contains more simplicity and beauty, more pure morality, more important history,...and eloquence, than can be collected from all other tooks, in whatever age or language they may have been composed." Nothing, it is said, so highly offended... | |
 | William Ladd - 1831 - 890 pages
...sublimity, more exquisite beauty, more pure morality, more important history, and finer strains, both of poetry and eloquence than can be collected from...other books, in whatever age or language they may have heen written.'1 Other men of eminent learning and worth, have bornea similar testimony to the literary... | |
 | William Daniel Conybeare - 1831 - 188 pages
...volume contains, independently of its divine origin, more true sublimity, more exquisite beauty, purer morality, more important history, and finer strains of poetry and eloquence, than could be collected within the same compass from all other books that were ever composed in any age,... | |
 | 1832 - 702 pages
...sublimity, more exquisite beauty, more pure morality, more important history, and finer strains, both of poetry and eloquence than can be collected from...books, in whatever age or language they may have been written.' Other men of eminent learning and worth have borne a similar testimony to the literary excellence... | |
 | Joseph Fincher - 1832 - 80 pages
...sublimity, more exquisite beauty, more pure morality, more important history, and finer strains both of poetry and eloquence, than can be collected from all other books, in whatever age or Ian, guage they may have been written." EXPLANATION OF THE PRINCIPAL FIGURES OF SPEECH. Metaphor.—... | |
 | John Morison - 1832 - 278 pages
...Scriptures, contain, independently of a divine origin, more true sublimity, more exquisite beauty, purer morality, more important history, and finer strains of poetry and eloquence, than could be collected within the same compass from all other books that were ever composed in any age... | |
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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 of poetry and eloquence, than can be collected... 
