 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
 | Hugh Blair - English language - 1817 - 516 pages
...otherwise is abundantly noble, the bad effect of this close is sensible : ' There isnot, in my opinion, a more pleasing and triumphant consideration in religion,...nature, without ever arriving at a period in it.' (No. 111.) How much more graceful the sentence, i/ it had been so constructed as to close with the... | |
 | Nicolas Gouin Dufief - English language - 1817 - 594 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,...makes towards the perfection of its nature, without e vetarriving at a period in it. To look upon the soul as going on from strength to strength, to consider... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1817 - 356 pages
...in it, to it. We shall 6e sensible of this in the following sentence. " There is not, in my opinion, a more pleasing and triumphant consideration in religion,...the soul makes towards the perfection of its nature, withoutever arriving at a period in it." How much more agreeable the sentence, if it had been so constructed... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1817 - 290 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,...which the soul makes towards the perfection of its natiue, without ever arriving at a period in it. To look upon the soul as going on from strength to... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1817 - 416 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 than this, of the perpetual progress which the saul makes towards the perfection of its nature, without ever arriving at a period in it. To look upon... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1818 - 320 pages
..." 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...nature, without ever arriving at a period in it." How much more agreeable the sentence, if it had been so constituted as to close with the word;jcnW... | |
 | Rufus W. Adams - Children's literature - 1818 - 322 pages
...planted in another place. » more pleasing; and triumphant? consideration in religion than this of tlte perpetual progress, which the soul makes towards the perfection of its nature, without ever arriving ai a period in it. 12. To look upon the soul as going on from strength tostrengthl to consider that... | |
 | Hugh Blair - English language - 1819 - 550 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 "...which " the soul makes towards the perfection of its na" ture, without ever arriving at a period in it." (N° 111.) How much more graceful the Sentence,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1819 - 718 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, than this, of the perpetual progress which ihe soul makes towards the E'rfection of its nature, without ever arriving at a period »» it." ow... | |
 | William Scott - Children's stories - 1820 - 422 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...strength to strength ; to consider that she is to shine, with new accessions of glory, to all eternity ; that she will be still adding virtue to virtue, and... | |
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