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" Whatever is great, desirable, or tremendous, is comprised in the name of the Supreme Being. Omnipotence cannot be exalted; Infinity cannot be amplified; Perfection cannot be improved. "
The Quarterly Review - Page 219
edited by - 1825
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Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English Poets, Volume 1

Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 358 pages
...by Chriftians from metrical deiwoiion. Whatever is great, defireable., or tremendous, is comprifed in the name of the Supreme Being. Omnipotence cannot...cannot be amplified; Perfection cannot be improved. The employments of pious meditation are Faith, Thankfgiving, Repentance, and Supplication. Faith, invariably...
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The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature, Volume 47

Tobias Smollett - 1779 - 510 pages
...hoped by Chriftians from metrical devotion. Whatever is great, defireable, or tremendous, is comprifed in the name of the Supreme Being. Omnipotence cannot...cannot be amplified ; Perfection cannot be improved. ' The employments of pious meditation are faith, thankigiving, repentance, and fupplication. Faith,...
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The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal, Volume 61

1780 - 596 pages
...hoped by Chriilians from metrical devotion. Whatever is great, defirable, or tremendous, is comprifed in the name of the Supreme Being. Omnipotence cannot...cannot be amplified ; Perfection cannot be improved. ' The employments of pious meditation are 'Faith, Thankfgiving, Repentance, and Supplication. Faith,...
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Zoraida: a Tragedy: As it is Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane. To ...

William Hodson - 1780 - 124 pages
...than the true ; for, as he ju.fHy ohfcrves, whatever is great, defirablc, or tremendous, is comprifej in the name of the Supreme Being. Omnipotence cannot...cannot be amplified ; perfection cannot be improved, Prefaces to the Englifh Poets. —Life of Waller, rrtoft impoffible, however they may hold their place...
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Monthly Review; Or New Literary Journal, Volume 61

Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1780 - 590 pages
...by Chriftians from me* trical devotion. Whatever is great, deiiratrie, or tremendous, is comprifed in the name of the Supreme Being. Omnipotence cannot...Infinity cannot be amplified; Perfection cannot be in> proved. ' ; or ' Of fertiments purely religious, it will be found that the mod (in-.plt expiefiion...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: Cowley. Denham. Milton. Butler ...

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 498 pages
...hoped by Chriftians from metrisal devotion. Whatever is great, defireable, or tremendous, is comprifed in the name of the Supreme Being. Omnipotence cannot be exalted ; Infinity tiity cannot be amplified ; Perfe&ion daiiriot be improved. The employments of pious meditation, are...
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The Beauties of Johnson: Consisting of Maxims and Observations ..., Volume 1

Samuel Johnson - 1782 - 482 pages
...hoped by Chriftians from metrical devotion. Whatever is great, defirous, or tremendous, is comprifed in the name of the Supreme Being. OMNIPOTENCE cannot...cannot be amplified, PERFECTION cannot be improved. Pino. It is a general rule in poetry, that all appropriated terms of art, fhould be funk in general...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The lives of the most eminent English poets

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 pages
...Chriiiums from metrical devoz tion. tion. Whatever is great, defireable, or tremendous, is comprifed in the name of the Supreme Being. Omnipotence cannot...cannot be amplified ; Perfection cannot be improved. The employments of pious meditation are Faith, Thankfgiving, Repentance, and Supplication. Faith, invariably...
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The lives of the most eminent English poets

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pages
...Chriftians from metrical devoi tiorv tion. Whatever is great, defireable, or tremendous, is comprifed in the name of the Supreme Being. Omnipotence cannot...cannot be amplified ; Perfection cannot be improved. The employments of pious meditation are Faith, Thankfgiving, Repentance, and Supplication. Faith, invariably...
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Miscellanies, Moral and Instructive, in Prose and Verse

1787 - 430 pages
...only to be valued as they foretell fruits. WHATEVER is great, defirous, or tremendous, is comprifed in the name of the Supreme Being, Omnipotence cannot be exalted ; infinity cannot be amplified ;. perfeftion cannot be improved.. NATURE makes us poor only,. when we want neceftaries ; but cuftom...
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