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The Arminian Magazine: Consisting of Extracts and Original Treatises on ... - Page 207
by John Wesley - 1788
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Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review, Volume 62, Part 1

Early English newspapers - 1792 - 650 pages
...Poetry can never equal ; while hiltory i* made the vehicle of prophecy, and creation lends all iti charms, to paint the glories of Redemption. Calculated alike to profit and to pleafe, they inform Hewasfoatociittofuiislettcr! EOJT. • See our Poetry forthta mouth, P 53 the undemanding, elevate...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose ..., Volume 1

English literature - 1797 - 680 pages
...can never equal; while hiflory is made the vehicle of prophecy, and creation lends all its citarms to paint the glories of redemption. Calculated alike to profit and to pícale, they inform the underftanding, elevate the affeilions, and entertain the imagination. Jrditid...
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The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry Selected from the Best ...

Lindley Murray - Readers - 1799 - 408 pages
...the moft engaging drefs; communicating truths -which philofophy could never inveftigate, in a ftyle which poetry can never equal ; while hiftory is made...all its charms to paint the glories of redemption. Caleulated alike to profit and to pleafe, they inform the underftanding, elevate the affections, and...
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The Meditations of a Recluse: Chiefly on Religious Subjects

John Brewster - 1802 - 330 pages
...which philosophy could " never investigate, in a style which poetry M can never equal; while history is made " the vehicle of prophecy, and creation "..." redemption. Calculated alike to profit " and to please, they inform the under" standing, elevate the affections, and en" tertain the imagination. Indited...
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The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the Best ...

Lindley Murray - Readers - 1805 - 288 pages
...truths which ph'dofophy could never inveftigate, in a ftyle which poetry can never equal ; while hift6ry is made the vehicle of prophecy, and creation lends...pleafe, they inform the underftanding, elevate the affections, and entertain the imagination Indited under the influence of 'H.IM, to whom all hearts...
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The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the Best ...

Lindley Murray - Readers - 1810 - 262 pages
...truths which philosophy could never investigate; in a style which poetry can never equal ; while history is made the vehicle of prophecy, and creation lends...glories of redemption. Calculated alike to profit and to please, they inform the understanding, elevate the affections, and entertain the imagination. Indited...
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The English Reader; Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the Best ...

Lindley Murray - Readers - 1811 - 286 pages
...the moft engaging drefs ; communicating truths which philofophy could never inveftigate, in a ftyle which poetry can never equal ; while hiftory is made...Calculated alike to profit and to pleafe, they inform the un<r'erftanding, elevate the affeftions, and entertain the imnj-ination. Indited under the influence...
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The Arts and Sciences Abridged: With a Selection of Pieces, from Celebrated ...

Charles Peirce - Textbooks - 1811 - 266 pages
...could never investigate, in a style which poetry can never equal ; while history is made the vehide of prophecy, and creation lends all its charms to...glories of redemption. Calculated alike to profit and to please, they inform the understanding, elevate ihc affections, and entertain the imagination. Indited...
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Elegant extracts: a copious selection of passages from the most ..., Volume 1

Elegant extracts - 1812 - 312 pages
...truths which philosophy could never investigate, in a style which poetry can never equal; while history is made the vehicle of prophecy, and creation lends...glories of redemption. Calculated alike to profit and to please, they inform the understanding, elevate the affections, and entertain the imagination. Indited...
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The Psalms of David in Metre

1812 - 382 pages
...which philosophy could never investigate, in a style which poetry can never equal ; •while history is made the vehicle of prophecy, and creation lends-...of redemption. Calculated alike to profit, and to please, they info m the understanding, elevate the affections, i,nd entertain the imagination. Indited...
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