 The Puritans were men whose minds had derived a peculiar character from the daily contemplation of superior beings and eternal interests. Not content with acknowledging, in general terms, an overruling Providence, they habitually ascribed every event...  magazine of western history - Strana 617autor/autoři: william w williams - 1885Úplné zobrazení - Podrobnosti o knize
 | 1868 - 978 str.
...simplicity, and vigour, let us just take Macaulay on the Puritans : — " The Puritans were men whose minde had derived a peculiar character from the daily contemplation...ascribed every event to the will of the Great Being, for whoee power nothing was toa vast, for whose inspection nothing was too minute. To know Him, to serve... | |
 | 1869 - 794 str.
...fond of peace." 1. Parse the italicized words above. 2. Analyze or place in diagram this sentence : " The Puritans were men whose minds had derived a peculiar...contemplation of superior beings and eternal interests." 3. Correct the following sentences and give a reason for every change : (a). " Everybody to their fancy... | |
 | Francis Henry Underwood - 1871 - 664 str.
...which they derived their origin, and over which they exercise their control. THE PURITAN CHARACTER. THE Puritans were men whose minds had derived a peculiar...from the daily contemplation of superior beings and external interests. Not content with acknowledging, in general terms, an overruling Providence, they... | |
 | Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - 1873 - 614 str.
...21th, 1863. m. 79. THE PURITAJSTS. r I iHK- Puritans * were men whose minds had derived a peculiar _l_ character from the daily contemplation of superior beings and eternal interests. Not content wife acknowledging, in general terms, an overruling Providence, they habitually ascribed every event... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay (baron [essays]) - 1874 - 264 str.
...head and the Fool's head, and fix our choice on the plain leaden chest which conceals the treasure. The Puritans were men whose minds had derived a peculiar...ascribed every event to the will of the Great Being, for wftose power nothing was loo vast, for whose inspection nothing was too minute. To know him, to serve... | |
 | George Rhett Cathcart - 1874 - 454 str.
...the Death's head and the Fool's head, and fix on the plain leaden chest which coneeels the treasure. The Puritans were men whose minds had derived a peculiar...Being for whose power nothing was too vast, for whose 138 1 inspection nothing was too minute. To know him, to serve him, to injoy him was with them the... | |
 | William Swinton - 1880 - 694 str.
...allusion in the last sentence. fix our choice on the plain leaden chest which conceals the treasure. 40 3. The Puritans were men whose minds had derived a peculiar...the will of the Great Being, for whose power nothing 45 was too vast, for whose inspection nothing was too minute. To know him, to serve him, to enjoy him,... | |
 | Warren Robert Cochrane - 1880 - 940 str.
...many years after the Reformation, they were the theme of unmeasured invective and derision. . . But the Puritans were men whose minds had derived a peculiar...interests. Not content with acknowledging in general an overruling providence, they habitually ascribed every event to the will of that Great Being, for... | |
 | Early Settlers Association of Cuyahoga County - 1880 - 656 str.
...eminent historian, as it illustrates the strong coloring on the religious side of the Puritan character, prevalent in literature. He says : "The Puritans were...contemplation of superior beings and eternal interests. Not contentwith acknowledging in general terms an overruling Providence, they habitually ascribed every... | |
 | S. S. Hamill - 1881 - 402 str.
...he was perfectly blind. IL DIDACTIC. Pure Tone, Expulsive Form. TFrom " The Puritans."— Macaulay.] The Puritans were men whose minds had derived a peculiar...Being, for whose power nothing was too vast, for whose 1nspection nothing was too minute. To know him, to ser\e him, to enjoy him, was with them the great... | |
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