 I envy no quality of the mind or intellect in others ; not genius, power, wit, or fancy ; but, if I could choose what would be most delightful, and, I believe, most useful to me, I should prefer a firm religious belief to every other blessing...  The London Quarterly Review - Strana 5231828Úplné zobrazení - Podrobnosti o knize
 | Robert Baird - 1839 - 204 str.
...hopes when all earthly ones vanish, — and throws over the decay, the destruction of existence here, the most gorgeous of all lights ; awakens life even in death, and from decay, and destruction calls up beauty and divinity ; makes an instrument of torture and shame the... | |
 | Sallust, Charles Anthon - 1840 - 382 str.
...of the mind," he remarks, " or of intellect in others, be it genius, power, wit, or fancy : but if I could choose what would be most delightful, and I...awakens life even in death, and from corruption and deeay calls up beauty and divinity ; makes an instrument of torture and shame the ladder of ascent... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1841 - 460 str.
...Phys.—I envy no quality of the mind 'or intellect in others: not genius, power, wit, or fancy; but, if I could choose what would be most delightful, and I...other blessing; for it makes life a discipline of goodness—creates new hopes, when all earthly hopes vanish; and throws over the decay, the destruction... | |
 | Sallust - 1841 - 376 str.
...genius, power, wit, or fancy : but if I could choose what would be most delightful, and I believe roost useful to me, I should prefer a firm religious belief...makes life a discipline of goodness ; creates new hope», when all earthly hopes vanish ; and throws over the decay, the destruction of existence, the... | |
 | Samuel Miller - 1843 - 356 str.
...says he, " no quality of the mind or intellect in others; not genius, power, wit or fancy; but if I could choose what would be most delightful, and, I...— creates new hopes when all earthly hopes vanish; — throws over the decay, the destruction of existence the most precious of all lights; — awakens... | |
 | 1843 - 450 str.
...choose what would be most delightful, and 1 believe most useful to me, I should prefer a firm religions belief to every other blessing ; for it makes life...existence, the most gorgeous of all lights ; awakens li1'.' even in death, and from corruption and decay calls up beauty and divinity — Sir Humphry Da"ij.... | |
 | 1848 - 620 str.
...mind or intellect in others, nor genius, power, wit, or fancy ; but if I could choose what wonld tie most delightful, and, I believe, most useful to me, I should prefer a firm religious belitfto every other blessing : for It makes life a discipline of goodness; creates new hopes when... | |
 | Sallust - 1845 - 406 str.
...of the mind," he remarks, " or of intellect in others, be it genius, power, wit, or fancy : but if I could choose what would be most delightful, and I...existence, the most gorgeous of all lights ; awakens lifts even in death, and from corruption and decay calls up beauty and divinity ; makes an instrument... | |
 | Congregational union of England and Wales - 1850 - 758 str.
...others — not genius, power, wit, or fancy ; but if I could choose what would be most delightful and most useful to me, I should prefer a firm religious...belief to every other blessing, for it makes life a diecipline of goodness, creates new hopes when all earthly hopes vanish, and throws over the decay,... | |
 | Edward Everett - 1847 - 432 str.
...he, " no quality of the mind or intellect, in others ; not genius, power, wit, nor fancy ; but, if I could choose what would be most delightful, and, I...believe, most useful to me, I should prefer A FIRM xous BELIEF to every other blessing." 12* ADVANTAGE OF USEFUL KNOWLEDGE TO WORKINGMEN.* NOTWITHSTANDING... | |
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