 There is not, in my opinion, a more pleasing and triumphant consideration in religion than this, of the perpetual progress which the soul makes towards the perfection of its nature, without ever arriving at a period in it.  The Spectator - Page 257by Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811Full view - About this book
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1809 - 352 pages
...pleasing and triumphant consideration in-religion» than this, of the perpetual progress which (he soul makes towards the perfection of its nature, without ever arriving at a period in it*" How much more agreeable the sentence, if it had been so constructed as to close •with the word period... | |
 | Charles Peirce - Textbooks - 1811 - 266 pages
...is not, in my opinion, a more pleasing and triumphant consideration in religion, than this of tlic perpetual progress, which the soul makes towards the...strength to strength ; to consider that she is to shme for ever with new accessions of glory, and brighten to all eternity ; that she will be still adding... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1811 - 322 pages
...in it, to it. We shall be sensible of this in the following sentence. " There is not, in my opinion, a more pleasing and triumphant consideration in religion,...of its nature, without ever arriving at a period in ir." How much more agreeable the sentence, if it had been so constructed as to close with the word... | |
 | Nicolas Gouin Dufief - Commercial correspondence, Spanish - 1811 - 606 pages
...friendly climate, where they may spread and flourish to all eternity? There is not, in my opinion, u more pleasing and triumphant consideration in religion,...progress which ' the soul makes towards the perfection of itsinature, without ever arriving at a period in it. To look upon the soul us going on from strength... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1811 - 286 pages
...in religion, than this of the perpetual progrefs, which the foul makes towards the perfection of i(s nature, without ever arriving at a period in it. To look upon the foul as going on from ftrength to ftrength ; to confider that fhe is to ihine for ever with new acceffions... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1814 - 424 pages
...pleasing and triumphant consideration in religion than tiiis, of the perpetual progress which the stnil makes towards the perfection of its nature, without...strength to strength ; to consider that she is to shine, with new accessions of glory, to all etcrniiy ; that she will be still adding virtue to virtue, and... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1815 - 276 pages
...friendly climate, where they may spread and flourish to all eternity. There is not, in my opinion, a more pleasing and triumphant consideration in religion,...ever arriving at a period in it. To look upon the sou! •as going on from strength to strength ; to consider that she is to shine forever with new accessions... | |
 | Hugh Blair - English language - 1815 - 582 pages
...otherwise is abundantly noble, the bad effect of this close is sensible : 'There is not, in my opinion, a more pleasing and triumphant consideration in religion,...of its nature, without ever arriving at a period in h.' (No. 111.) How much more graceful the sentence, if it had been so constructed as to close with... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1815 - 262 pages
...pleafing and triumphant confideration in religion, than this of the perpetual progrefs, which the foul makes towards the perfection of its nature, without ever arriving at a period in it. To look wpon the foul as going on from ftrength to ftrength ; to confider that fhe is to fhine forever with... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 1082 pages
...climate, where they may spread and flcrfl rish to all eternity ? Then There is not, in my opinion, a more pleasing and triumphant consideration in religion...the perfection of its nature, without ever arriving 31 a period in it. To look upon the soul ai going on from strength to strength, to consider that she... | |
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