 | 1854 - 594 Seiten
...or intellect in others, said Sir Humphrey Davy — 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... | |
 | Pocket companion - 1854 - 118 Seiten
...envy no quality of the mind, or intellect in others, nor 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... | |
 | 1894 - 868 Seiten
...lecturer and man of science, Sir Humphry Davy, — " 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 picfer a firm religious belief to every other blessing. For it makes life a disciplino of goodness,... | |
 | 1879 - 444 Seiten
...power, wit, or fancy ; but if I could choose what would be most delightful, and I believe would be 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 other... | |
 | John Wilson - 1855 - 360 Seiten
...envy no quality of mind or intellect in others, be it 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... | |
 | William Kay - 1855 - 150 Seiten
...envy no quality of 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... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - 1855 - 590 Seiten
...starvation.] A GREAT MAN'S PREFERENCE. — I envy no quality of mind or intellect in others ; 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 hopee when all earthly... | |
 | 1855 - 616 Seiten
...envy no quality of 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... | |
 | 1855 - 852 Seiten
...believe most useful to me, said Sir Humphrey Davy, I should prefer a firm religious jelief to every other blessing; for it makes life a discipline of goodness, creates new hopes when all earthly hopes vanish, and throws over the lecay, the destruction of existence, the most gorgeous of all lights;... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - 1855 - 632 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 destruction of existence the most gorgeous of all lights, awakens... | |
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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... 
