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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... PUBLIC DELIVERY OF WHICH WAS HONOURED BY HER PATRONAGE ; ARE NOW MOST RESPECTFULLY INSCRIBED BY HER GRACE's MOST OBEDIENT AND HUMBLE SERVANT , THE AUTHOR . THESE miscellaneous remarks were written , in the animated moments.
... PUBLIC DELIVERY OF WHICH WAS HONOURED BY HER PATRONAGE ; ARE NOW MOST RESPECTFULLY INSCRIBED BY HER GRACE's MOST OBEDIENT AND HUMBLE SERVANT , THE AUTHOR . THESE miscellaneous remarks were written , in the animated moments.
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... - racters , not only of Scotland , but of Europe . Amongst these , might be named , a Hume , a Kames , a Ro- bertfon , a Ferguson , and a Blair . A 4 These These honours , however , are none of them mentioned INTRODUCTION .
... - racters , not only of Scotland , but of Europe . Amongst these , might be named , a Hume , a Kames , a Ro- bertfon , a Ferguson , and a Blair . A 4 These These honours , however , are none of them mentioned INTRODUCTION .
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... honours , however , are none of them mentioned in the triumph of oftentation ; but , by way of apology to thofe , who may deem an apology neceffary . What hath been fo warmly received by fo refpectable an auditory , may reasonably hope ...
... honours , however , are none of them mentioned in the triumph of oftentation ; but , by way of apology to thofe , who may deem an apology neceffary . What hath been fo warmly received by fo refpectable an auditory , may reasonably hope ...
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... honours , and the Deity furveyed his under- taking , and saw that it was good . How admirably thefe bleffings are defcribed may be easily seen by every one that reads the whole chapter firft , and then Milton's para- paraphrafe of it ...
... honours , and the Deity furveyed his under- taking , and saw that it was good . How admirably thefe bleffings are defcribed may be easily seen by every one that reads the whole chapter firft , and then Milton's para- paraphrafe of it ...
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... honour clad , And naked majefty , feem'd lords of all , And worthy feem'd , He for God only ; fhe , for God and him . -She , as a veil , down to her flender waist Her unadorn'd , golden treffes wore Difhevel'd , but in wanton ringlets ...
... honour clad , And naked majefty , feem'd lords of all , And worthy feem'd , He for God only ; fhe , for God and him . -She , as a veil , down to her flender waist Her unadorn'd , golden treffes wore Difhevel'd , but in wanton ringlets ...
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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