The Sublime and Beautiful of Scripture: Being Essays on Select Passages of Sacred CompositionTiebout & O'Brien, 1795 - 247 pages |
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Page 61
... houfe for us to lodge ? Her an- fwer to this does her fresh honour ; for , perfifting in her amiable humour , fhe told him fhe was the daughter of Be- thuel , the fon of Milcah , and that she had both straw and provender enough , and ...
... houfe for us to lodge ? Her an- fwer to this does her fresh honour ; for , perfifting in her amiable humour , fhe told him fhe was the daughter of Be- thuel , the fon of Milcah , and that she had both straw and provender enough , and ...
Page 65
... houfe of Abraham . In the mean time Ifaac was not indifferent to the event of the tranfaction ; for he went out in the field at even - tide , to meditate , as we are told , but more probably , to meet his destined bride ; and when he ...
... houfe of Abraham . In the mean time Ifaac was not indifferent to the event of the tranfaction ; for he went out in the field at even - tide , to meditate , as we are told , but more probably , to meet his destined bride ; and when he ...
Page 66
... , and embracing his kinfman , invited him into his houfe . Jacob continued there as a vifitant a whole month , during which time he conceived a very tender regard for Rachel , - Rachel , who is reprefented to us as a 66 Sublime and Berufu.
... , and embracing his kinfman , invited him into his houfe . Jacob continued there as a vifitant a whole month , during which time he conceived a very tender regard for Rachel , - Rachel , who is reprefented to us as a 66 Sublime and Berufu.
Page 82
... fhape of reciprocal ten- dernefs ? Where , but in the bosom of bravery , is the fcourge for that accu- mulated injury , which alienates the kindeft kindeft relatives ; which intices the daughter from the houfe 82 Sublime and Beautiful.
... fhape of reciprocal ten- dernefs ? Where , but in the bosom of bravery , is the fcourge for that accu- mulated injury , which alienates the kindeft kindeft relatives ; which intices the daughter from the houfe 82 Sublime and Beautiful.
Page 83
... houfe of her father , till , by degrees , he becomes an inha- bitant of a brothel , paffes away the days of beauty and youth , amidst disease and wretchedness , and at length dies , untimely , a nuifance to the ftreet ? If then the laws ...
... houfe of her father , till , by degrees , he becomes an inha- bitant of a brothel , paffes away the days of beauty and youth , amidst disease and wretchedness , and at length dies , untimely , a nuifance to the ftreet ? If then the laws ...
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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