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Sir , An attempt to set in a just light the writings of the most sublime and elegant of
the Prophets of the Old Testament , might merit the honour of Your Majesty's
gracious acceptance , were the execution in any degree answerable to the
design .
Sir , An attempt to set in a just light the writings of the most sublime and elegant of
the Prophets of the Old Testament , might merit the honour of Your Majesty's
gracious acceptance , were the execution in any degree answerable to the
design .
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The latter part of this design coincides perfectly well with the former : it is indeed
impossible to give a just idea of the prophet's manner of writing , otherwise than
by a close literal version . And yet , though so many literal versions of this prophet
...
The latter part of this design coincides perfectly well with the former : it is indeed
impossible to give a just idea of the prophet's manner of writing , otherwise than
by a close literal version . And yet , though so many literal versions of this prophet
...
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Having written his translation of Isaiah from the Hebrew verity in Stichi , or lines
divided according to the cola and commata , after the manner of verse ; which
wast often done in the prophetic writings , for the sake of perspicuity ; he cautions
his ...
Having written his translation of Isaiah from the Hebrew verity in Stichi , or lines
divided according to the cola and commata , after the manner of verse ; which
wast often done in the prophetic writings , for the sake of perspicuity ; he cautions
his ...
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But the true pronunciation of Hebrew is lost ; lost to a degree far beyond what can
ever be the case of any European language preserved only in writing : for the
Hebrew language , like most of the other Oriental languages , expressing only
the ...
But the true pronunciation of Hebrew is lost ; lost to a degree far beyond what can
ever be the case of any European language preserved only in writing : for the
Hebrew language , like most of the other Oriental languages , expressing only
the ...
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The foregoing examples are all taken from the Proverbs of Solomon , where they
abound : for this form is peculiarly adapted to that kind of writing ; to adages ,
aphorisms , and detached sentences . Indeed the elegance , acuteness , and
force ...
The foregoing examples are all taken from the Proverbs of Solomon , where they
abound : for this form is peculiarly adapted to that kind of writing ; to adages ,
aphorisms , and detached sentences . Indeed the elegance , acuteness , and
force ...
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Page 388 - Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished.
Page 17 - And they shall build houses, and inhabit them ; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them. They shall not build, and another inhabit ; they shall not plant, and another eat ; for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.
Page 110 - Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself.
Page 110 - The boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it. Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts, look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine; And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted, and the branch that thou madest strong for thyself.
Page 157 - For the grave cannot praise Thee, death cannot celebrate Thee : they that go down into the pit cannot hope for Thy truth. The living, the living, he shall praise Thee, as I do this day : the father to the children shall make known Thy truth.
Page 206 - If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the Lord, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words: then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord...
Page 96 - But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth : and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.
Page 246 - And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valour, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths : none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land.
Page 110 - Thou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land. The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars. She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto the river.
Page 136 - ... this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law of the Lord : which say to the seers, " See not ; " and to the prophets, " Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits...