 | John Shepherd - 1828 - 408 pages
...blank 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...contains more true sublimity, more exquisite " beauty, more pure morality, more important history, and finer "strains of poetry and eloquence, than can be... | |
 | Joel Hawes - Books and reading - 1829 - 190 pages
...Sir William Jones, a judge of the supreme court of judicature in Bengal has said of the Bible. — " I have carefully and regularly perused the Scriptures, and am of opinion that this volume, independent of its divine origin, con tains more sublimity, purer morality, more important history,... | |
 | Henry Cogswell Knight - Sermons, American - 1831 - 278 pages
...Bible, thus wrote the learned Sir William Jones : I have regularly and attentively perused these holy scriptures ; and am of opinion, that this volume,...contains more true sublimity, more exquisite beauty, more pure morality, more important history, and finer strains of poetry and eloquence, than can be... | |
 | John Murray - Archaeology - 1831 - 324 pages
...JONES. — (Written on the last leaf of his Bible.) — " I have regularly and attentively read the HOLY SCRIPTURES, and am of opinion that this Volume, independently of its divine origin, contains more sublimity and beauty, more pure morality, more important history, and finer strains of poetry and eloquence,... | |
 | 1831 - 548 pages
...William Jones, the following words were found written. " I have regularly and attentively read these Holy Scriptures, and am of opinion that this volume, independently of its divine origin, contains more simplicity and beauty, more pure morality, more important history, and finer strains of poetry and... | |
 | Charles Buck - Anecdotes - 1831 - 418 pages
...sf one belonging to him, in thesestrong terms : " I have regularly and attentively read these holy scriptures, and am of opinion, that this volume, independently of its divine origin, contains more sublimity and: beauty, more pure morality, more important history, and finer strains of poetry and... | |
 | Joel Hawes - Character - 1831 - 186 pages
...Sir William Jones, a judge of the supreme court of judicature in Bengal has said of the Bible, — " I have carefully and regularly perused the Scriptures, and am of opinion that this volume, independent of its divine origin, contains more sublimity, purer morality, more important history,... | |
 | Bourne Hall Draper - Bible - 1831 - 296 pages
...regularly," said that learned man, " and attentively read the Holy Scriptures ; and am * Cowper. B 2 of opinion, that this volume, independently of its divine origin, contains more sublimity and beauty, more pure morality, more important history, and finer strains of poetry and eloquence,... | |
 | Unitarianism - 1832 - 702 pages
...the sacred classics. ' 1 have,' says this great scholar, ' regularly and attentively read these holy scriptures, and am of opinion that this volume, independently...contains more true sublimity, more exquisite beauty, more pure morality, more important history, and finer strains, both of poetry and eloquence than can... | |
 | Joseph Fincher - 1832 - 80 pages
...description of the sacred volume. "I have carefully and regularly perused these Holy Scriptures ; and I am of opinion, that this volume, independently of...contains more true sublimity, more exquisite beauty, more pure morality, more important history, and finer strains both of poetry and eloquence, than can... | |
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I have regularly and attentively perused 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... 
