The Sublime and Beautiful of Scripture: Being Essays on Select Passages of Sacred CompositionTiebout & O'Brien, 1795 - 247 pages |
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... . Thefe honours , however , are none of them mentioned in the triumph of oftentation ; but , by way of apology to those who may deem 51 79155 ( REPPE ) an an apology neceffary . What hath been fo warmly received INTRODUCTION .
... . Thefe honours , however , are none of them mentioned in the triumph of oftentation ; but , by way of apology to those who may deem 51 79155 ( REPPE ) an an apology neceffary . What hath been fo warmly received INTRODUCTION .
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... hath been fo warmly received by fo refpectable an auditory may reasonably hope the ap- probation of the world in general : and what was at firft written profeffionally , and to display the most excellent matter in the newest manner ...
... hath been fo warmly received by fo refpectable an auditory may reasonably hope the ap- probation of the world in general : and what was at firft written profeffionally , and to display the most excellent matter in the newest manner ...
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... hath the affiftance of former an- notators been in any degree fought or folicited on this occafion ; because , hav- , ing taken in contemplation the great volume of Truth , without any commen- tary , the author is willing to venture ...
... hath the affiftance of former an- notators been in any degree fought or folicited on this occafion ; because , hav- , ing taken in contemplation the great volume of Truth , without any commen- tary , the author is willing to venture ...
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... hath hitherto done ; or , if any elegance is here mark- ed , which had before efcaped him , the publication will not be fent abroad in vain , and the author will be most pleafingly rewarded . ESSAY ESSAY I. CHAOS AND CREATION . PASSAGE ...
... hath hitherto done ; or , if any elegance is here mark- ed , which had before efcaped him , the publication will not be fent abroad in vain , and the author will be most pleafingly rewarded . ESSAY ESSAY I. CHAOS AND CREATION . PASSAGE ...
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... hath described it in a fentence . Language could not have been more compreffed : meaning could not have been more comprehen- five . Milton , however , hath been very happy and compact in another part of his poem : Confufion heard his ...
... hath described it in a fentence . Language could not have been more compreffed : meaning could not have been more comprehen- five . Milton , however , hath been very happy and compact in another part of his poem : Confufion heard his ...
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Abraham againſt alfo allufion almoft amidſt amongſt anfwer Balaam beauty becauſe Behold bleffings Boaz bofom brethren brother children of men Cicero cife circumftance compariſon confequence darkneſs daughter defcription defign defire Deity difplayed divine Efau ESSAY ESSAY facred fafe faid unto fame father fcene fcripture fecond feem fenfe fent fentence fentiment fervant ferve feven fhall fhew fhould fide filence fimplicity fince firft firſt fome foon foul fpeak fpirit freſh ftand ftill ftory ftrength ftroke fubject fublime fuch fuperior furely fword Gath Goliah hand hath heart Heaven hiftory himſelf honour houfe houſe human Ifaac Ifrael illuftration infpire inftance itſelf Jacob Jofeph laft laſt lefs Lord Midian Moab Mofes moft moſt muft muſt Naomi nature obfervations occafion Orpah paffages paffions PASSAGE Philiftine poffible prefent racter reafon Ruth ſhe tender thee thefe theſe thofe thoſe thou tion univerfal verfe verſe whofe ZAREPHATH