 I HAVE regularly and attentively read 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 both...  The Bible in Many Tongues - Page 131853 - 192 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1867 - 784 pages
...(independently of its Divine origin) contains more true sublimity, more excellent history, and finer strains of poetry and eloquence, than can be collected from all other books, in whatever age or language they may have been written." Yours, &c., London, April 10, 1867. A. JONES.... | |
 | James Caughey - Evangelicalism - 1868 - 492 pages
...origin) contains more true sublimity, more exquisite beauty, more pure morality, and finer strains of poetry and eloquence, than can be collected from all other books, in whatsoever age or language they may have been written. The unrestrained application of them to events... | |
 | Alexander Campbell, Charles Louis Loos - 1850 - 734 pages
...these Holy Scriptures, and I am of opinion that volume, independently of its divine origin, contains more true sublimity, more exquisite beauty, more pure...and eloquence, than can be collected from all other booka, in whatever age or language they may have been written." Even Lord Byron has recorded his testimony.... | |
 | Samuel Wordsworth Bailey - 1871 - 132 pages
...Holy Scriptures, and am of the opinion that this volume, independently of its divine origin, contains more true sublimity, more exquisite beauty, more pure...and finer strains both of poetry and eloquence, than could be collected from all other books." XXXV. By OM MITCHELL, LL.D., the Devout Astronomer and Patriotic... | |
 | James McCrie - Self-culture - 1871 - 652 pages
...William Jones, " 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 within the same compass from all other books that were ever composed in any age... | |
 | Nova Scotia. Superintendent of Education - Education - 1871 - 858 pages
...book extant. Sir William Jones said it " contains more true sublimity, more 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 the other books that were ever composed in any... | |
 | Anne Mary Perceval - 1871 - 176 pages
...divine origin, contains more sublimity, more pure morality, more important history, and finer strains of poetry and eloquence, than can be collected from all other books, in whatever age er language they have been written.' —SIR WILLIAM JONES. A NATION M0ST BE TRULY BLESSED... | |
 | William Howard Van Doren - 1871 - 536 pages
...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 age or language they may have been composed." Sir W. Jones, on the last leaf of his Bible.... | |
 | Enoch Fitch Burr - Apologetics - 1871 - 396 pages
...this volume, independentlv of its Divine origin, contains more true sublimity, more exquisite beauty, more important history, and finer strains both of poetry and eloquence than could be collected from all other books. Milton says, There are no songs comparable to the songs of... | |
 | E S. P - 1872 - 594 pages
...true sublimity, more exquisite beauty, more pure morality, more important history, and finer strains of poetry and eloquence, than can be collected from all other books, in whatever age or language they may have been written. The unstrained application of them to events... | |
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