 | Andrew Dunlap - 1834 - 278 Seiten
...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...to me, I should prefer a firm religious belief to every other blessing, for it makes life a discipline of goodness — creates new hopes, when all earthly... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1848 - 418 Seiten
...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,...to me, I should prefer a firm religious belief to every other blessing ; for it makes life a discipline of goodness — creates new hopes, when all earthly... | |
 | Abner Kneeland, Samuel Dunn Parker - 1834 - 282 Seiten
...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 Jirm religious belief to every other blessing, for it makes life a discipline of goodness — creates... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1835 - 584 Seiten
...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,...to me, I should prefer a firm religious belief to every other blessing ; for it makes life a discipline of goodness — creates new hopes, when all earthly... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1835 - 402 Seiten
...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,...to me, I should prefer a firm religious belief to every other blessing ; for it makes life a discipline of goodness — creates new hopes, when all earthly... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1835 - 396 Seiten
...most delightful, and, I believe, most useful to me, I should prefer a firm religious belief to every 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 of existence, the most gorgeous of all lights... | |
 | 1835 - 224 Seiten
...me, and I believe most useful, I should prefer ' a firm religious belief ' to every other blessing; it makes life a discipline of goodness ; creates new hopes when all earthly hopes vanish, and throws over the decay — the destruction of existence, the most gorgeous of all... | |
 | 1835 - 334 Seiten
...genius, power, wit, or fancy ; but if I could choose what would be most delightful, and I vbelieve most useful to me, I should prefer a firm religious belief to every other blessing." Equally valuable is the testimony of Sir Isaac Newton in favour of the truth... | |
 | Edward Everett - 1836 - 654 Seiten
...' 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,...to me, I should prefer A FIRM RELIGIOUS BELIEF to every other blessing.' ADDRESS DELIVERED AS THE INTRODUCTION TO THE FRANKLIN LECTURES, IN BOSTON, NOVEMBER... | |
 | Jonas Evans - 1836 - 158 Seiten
...English Royal Society ; ' I envy no man's intellect, genius, power, wit, or fancy ; but, if I could choose what would be most delightful, and, I believe,...to me, I should prefer a firm religious belief, to every other blessing. Such firm faith had Mrs. E. Thus the good Lord bestowed on an infirm and retired... | |
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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; for it... 
