 How cold and dead does a prayer appear, that is composed in the most elegant and polite forms of speech, which are natural to our tongue, when it is not heightened by that solemnity of phrase, which may be drawn from the sacred writings. It has been said...  The Quarterly Journal of Education - Page 1311834Full view - About this book
 | 1729 - 320 pages
...Solemnity of Phrafe, which may be drawn from the Sacred W ritings. It has been faid by fome of the Ancients, that if the Gods were to talk with Men, they would certainly fpeak in Plato's Style ; but I -think we may fay, with Juftice, that when Mortals converfe with their... | |
 | Joseph Addison - Apologetics - 1733 - 380 pages
...foletanity of phraie, which may be drawn from the Sacred Writings. It has been faid by fome of the ancients, that if the Gods were to talk with men, they would certainly fpeak in Plato's ftylej but I think we may fay, with jufticc, that when mortals converfe with their... | |
 | Joseph Addison - Apologetics - 1753 - 376 pages
...folemnity of phrafe, which r/iay be dra\«n from the Sacred Writings. It; has- been faid by fome of the ancients, that if the Gods were to talk with men, they would certainly talk in Plato's ftile i but I think we may fay with juftice, that when mortals converfe with their... | |
 | Bible - 1781 - 660 pages
...of Phrafcj which may be drawn from the facred Writings. It has been flid by fome »f the Antients, that if the Gods were to talk -with Men, they would certainly Speak in flat Si Style ; but I think we may fay with Juftice, that when Mortals converfe with their Creator,... | |
 | 1786 - 670 pages
...that folemnity of phrafv, which muy be drawn from the SucreJ Writings. It has been laid by fome of the ancients, that if the gods were to talk with men, they would certainly fpeak in Plato's Mile; bull think we may lay, with juilice, that when mortals converfe with their Creator,1... | |
 | Isaac Watts - Dissenters, Religious - 1800 - 628 pages
...that folemnity of phrafe which may be drawn from the facred writings? It has been faid by fome of the ancients, that if the Gods were to talk with men, they would certainly fpeak in Plato's ftyle ; but I think we may fay with juttice, that when mortals convei fe with their... | |
 | Joseph Addison - Apologetics - 1801 - 402 pages
...that folemnity of phrafe, which may be drawn from the Sacred Writings. It has been faid by fome of the ancients, that if the Gods were to talk with men, they would certainly talk in Plato's ftyle : but I think we may fay with juftice, that when mortals converfe with their... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 376 pages
...that solemnity of phrase, which may be drawn from the Sacred Writings. It has been said by some of the ancients, that if the gods were to talk with men,...Creator, they cannot do it in so proper a style as in that of the Holy Scriptures. If any one would judge of the beauties of poetry that are to be met... | |
 | 1803 - 436 pages
...that solemnity of phrase which may be drawn from the sacred writings ! It has been said by some of the ancients, that if the gods were to talk with men,...that when mortals converse with their Creator, they cannoUdo it in so proper a style as in that of the holy scriptures. If any one would judge of the beauties... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 pages
...that solemnity of phrase, which may be drawn from the sacred writings. It has been said by some of the ancients, that if the gods were to talk with men,...Creator, they cannot do it in so proper a style as in that of the holy scriptures. If any one would judge of the beauties of poetry that are to be met... | |
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