 The preacher then launched into his subject, like an eagle dallying with the wind. The sermon was upon peace and war; upon church and state — not their alliance but their separation — on the spirit of the world and the spirit of Christianity, not...  Littell's Living Age - Page 891866Full view - About this book
 | William Hazlitt - 1819 - 484 pages
...sermon, like this Sermon, was upon peace and war ; upon church and state — not their aliiance, but their separation — on the spirit of the world and...made a poetical and pastoral excursion, — and to shew the fatal effects of war, drew a striking contrast between the simple shepherd boy, driving his... | |
 | 1822 - 628 pages
...with the wind. The sermon was upon peace and war ; upon church and state — not their alliance, but their separation — on the spirit of the world and...made a poetical and pastoral excursion, — and to shew the fatal effects of war, drew a striking contrast between the simple shepherd boy, driving his... | |
 | 1835 - 494 pages
...with the wind. The sermon was upon peace and war — upon church and state — not their alliance, but their separation — on the spirit of the world, and...with human gore.' He made a poetical and pastoral excursion,—and to show the fatal effects of war, drew a striking contrast between the simple shepherd... | |
 | 1836 - 758 pages
...dallying with the wind. The sermon was upon peace and war ; upon church and statenot their alliance, but their separation — on the spirit of the world and...gore.' He made a poetical and pastoral excursion, — nud to show the fatal effects of war, drew a striking contrast between the simple shepherd boy,... | |
 | Robert Walsh - 1836 - 536 pages
...sermon was upon peace and war; upon church and state—not their alliance, but their separation—on the spirit of the world and the spirit of Christianity,...with human gore.' He made a poetical and pastoral excursion,—and, to show the fatal effects of war, drew a striking contrast between the simple shepherd... | |
 | 1836 - 804 pages
...suhject, like an eagle dallying with the wind. The sermon was upon peace and war ; upon church aud state — not their alliance, hut their separation...world and the spirit of Christianity, not as the same, hut as opposed to one another. He talked of those who had i inscrihed .the cross of Christ on hanners... | |
 | James Gillman - 1838 - 396 pages
...with the wind. The sermon was upon peace and war — upon church and state — not their alliance, but their separation — on the spirit of the world, and...of war, drew a striking contrast between the simple shepherd-boy, driving his team afield, or sitting under the hawthorn, piping to his flock, as though... | |
 | James Gillman - 1838 - 386 pages
...sermon was upon peace and war—upon church and state— not their alliance, but their separation—on the spirit of the world, and the spirit of Christianity,...of war, drew a striking contrast between the simple shepherd-boy, driving his team afield, or sitting under the hawthorn, piping to his flock, as though... | |
 | 1838 - 596 pages
...sermon was upon peace and war—upon church and state—not their alliance, but their separation—on the spirit of the world, and the spirit of Christianity,...as opposed to one another. He talked of those who bad inscribed the cross of Christ on banners dripping with human gore! He made a poetical and pastoral... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 pages
...the wind. The sermon was upon peace and war — upon cluirch and state — not their alliance, but $ я poetical and pastoral excursion — and to show the fatal effects of war, drew a striking contrast... | |
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