 | 1787 - 712 pages
...nut contain a buildinr, the charaftcr and grandeur of which mure forcibly impref; awe and majefty. It teems adequate to the high idea the Egyptians had...can it be entered or beheld but •with reverence. It? Inks, both within and without, are loaded with hieroglyphics and extraordinary figures. On the... | |
 | 1788 - 524 pages
...contain a building the character and grandeur of which more forcibly imprefs awe and majelly : it items adequate to the high idea the Egyptians had formed...loaded with hieroglyphics, and extraordinary figures. Un the northern wall are repreiVntations of battles, with horl'es and chariots, one of which is drawn... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1788 - 556 pages
...contain a building the character and grandeur of which more forcibly imprefs awe and majefty : it feems adequate to the high idea the Egyptians had formed of the Supreme Being j nor can it be entered or beheld but with reverence. Its fides, both within and without, are loaded... | |
 | Thomas Maurice - 1806 - 262 pages
...grandeur of which more forcibly impress ideas of awe and majesty : it seems adequate to the lofty notions the Egyptians had formed of the Supreme Being ; nor...can it be entered or beheld but with reverence/'* The ingenious writer, after this account of the TEMPLE, proceeds to describe the adjoining PALACE of... | |
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The world does not contain a building the character and grandeur of which more forcibly imprefs awe and rmjefty : it Teems adequate to the high idea the Egyptians had formed of the Supreme Being ; nor can it be entered, or beheld, but with reverence.... 