The Sublime and Beautiful of Scripture: Being Essays on Select Passages of Sacred Composition. By Courtney Melmoth. In Two VolumesJ. Murray, 1777 - Bible |
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... RACHEL . PASSAGE . And Jacob ferved feven years for Rachel , and they feemed unto him but a few days , for the love he had to her . ESS A Y page 103 XIII . RECONCILIATION of JACOB and ESAU . PASSAGE . And Efau ran to meet him , and ...
... RACHEL . PASSAGE . And Jacob ferved feven years for Rachel , and they feemed unto him but a few days , for the love he had to her . ESS A Y page 103 XIII . RECONCILIATION of JACOB and ESAU . PASSAGE . And Efau ran to meet him , and ...
Page 101
... the remains of his wife ; nor is the exactness , with which the whole matter is told as a point both of business and humanity , lefs worthy our obfer- vation . H 3 ESSA Y XII . STORY OF JACOB and RACHEL . OF SCRIPTURE . ΙΟΙ.
... the remains of his wife ; nor is the exactness , with which the whole matter is told as a point both of business and humanity , lefs worthy our obfer- vation . H 3 ESSA Y XII . STORY OF JACOB and RACHEL . OF SCRIPTURE . ΙΟΙ.
Page 103
... RACHEL . PASSAGE . AND JACOB SERVED SEVEN YEARS FOR RACHEL , AND THEY SEEMED UNTO HIM BUT A FEW DAYS , FOR THE LOVE HE HAD TO HER , THE fweeteft fimplicity that can be conceived in compo- fition , diftinguifhes , in general , the tender ...
... RACHEL . PASSAGE . AND JACOB SERVED SEVEN YEARS FOR RACHEL , AND THEY SEEMED UNTO HIM BUT A FEW DAYS , FOR THE LOVE HE HAD TO HER , THE fweeteft fimplicity that can be conceived in compo- fition , diftinguifhes , in general , the tender ...
Page 117
... without the leaft appearance of affectation , or the smallest want of advantageous language . Nor is the ftory of the loves of Jacob and Rachel lefs enchant- I 3 ingly ingly related . This young wo◅ man , as Jacob OF SCRIPTURE . 117.
... without the leaft appearance of affectation , or the smallest want of advantageous language . Nor is the ftory of the loves of Jacob and Rachel lefs enchant- I 3 ingly ingly related . This young wo◅ man , as Jacob OF SCRIPTURE . 117.
Page 118
... Rachel , he wept ; telling her that he was her father's brother , and the fon of Rebekah : Laban , her father , rejoiced at the tidings , and embracing his kinsman , invited him into his house . Jacob continued there as a vifitant a ...
... Rachel , he wept ; telling her that he was her father's brother , and the fon of Rebekah : Laban , her father , rejoiced at the tidings , and embracing his kinsman , invited him into his house . Jacob continued there as a vifitant a ...
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Abra Abraham affift aftoniſhing amidſt anſwer beauty behold bleffings bofom brethren brother children of men circumftance confequence damfel darkneſs defirous Deity deſtroyed difcover earth Efau ESSAY ESSAY expreffed exquifite facred fafe faid fame father fcene fcripture feem felf fenfe fent fentiments fervant feven fhall fhew fifter fimplicity fince fingle firft firſt fome foon foul freſh ftances ftand ftill ftory ftrokes fubject fublimity fuch fuperior furely hand hath heart Heaven himſelf hiſtory honour houſe HUSHAM Ifaac Ifrael inftance intereſting itſelf Jacob Jofeph juftice kindneſs Laban laft lefs light lord Machir mafter mercy Midian Mofes moft moſt muft muſt nature nefs NOAH obfervations occafion paffages paffion pafs PASSAGE pleaſure poffible pray thee prefents preffed puniſh Rachel racter reaſon Rebekah refpect ſhe ſhould ſpeak ſpirit tender tenderneſs thefe ther theſe things thofe thoſe tranfactions univerſal verfe verſe whoſe