 | John Todd - 1799 - 200 sivua
...in his Bible, and also inserted in his eighth discourse before the society for Asiatic researches. " The 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... | |
 | David Morrice - 1801 - 524 sivua
...whofe opinion on every fubject relating to polite literature is decifive.—' The collection of tracts, which we call, from their excellence, the Scriptures,...contain, independently of a divine origin, more true fublimity, more exjui/tte beauty, purer morality^ more important biftory, and fnerftralns both of poetry... | |
 | David Morrice - 1801 - 328 sivua
...being an unerringguide to happiness in this M r orld and the next, " as a collection of Tracts, they contain, independently of a divine origin, more true sublimity, more exquisite beauty, purer morality, more important history, and Jiner strains both of poetry and eloquence, than could... | |
 | Sir William Jones - 1807 - 480 sivua
...no part of my " prefent fubject; but I cannot refrain from " adding, that the collection of tracts, which *' we call from their excellence the Scriptures,...contain, independently of a divine origin, " more true fublimity, more exquifite beauty, " purer morality, more important hiftory, and " finer ftrains both... | |
 | David Simpson - 1809 - 410 sivua
...are no part of my present subject; but I cannot refrain from adding, that the collection of tracts, which we call from their excellence the Scriptures,...origin, more true sublimity, more exquisite beauty, purer morality, more important history, and finer strains both of poetry and eloquence, than could... | |
 | David Simpson - 1810 - 422 sivua
...my present subject; but I cannot refrain^ from adding, that the collection of tracts, which we cull from their excellence The 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... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 312 sivua
...brightest star in the firmament. Bp. Taylor. THE VOLUME OF THE SCRIPTURES SUPERIOR TO ALL OTHER BOOKS. THE 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... | |
 | Sir William Jones - 1824 - 336 sivua
...are no part of my present subject; but I cannot refrain from adding, that the collection of tracts, which we call from their excellence the Scriptures,...origin, more true sublimity, more exquisite beauty, purer morality, more important history, and finer strains both of poetry and eloquence, than could... | |
 | Sir William Jones - 1824 - 356 sivua
...are no part of my present subject; but I cannot refrain from adding, that the collection of tracts, which we call from their excellence the Scriptures, contain, independently of a divine origin, more trne sublimity, more exquisite 1>eauty, purer morality, more important history, and finer strains both... | |
 | Christopher Anderson - 1826 - 582 sivua
...immediately before him, we hear him saying,— " I cannot refrain from adding, that the collection of tracts, which we call, from their excellence, the Scriptures,...origin, more true sublimity, more exquisite beauty, purer morality, more important history, and finer strains of poetry and eloquence, than could be collected,... | |
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which we call, from, their excellence, the Scriptures, contain, independently of a divine origin, more true sublimity, more exquisite beauty, 
