He further added, that a single Ray of it dissipates Pain, and Care, and Melancholy from the Person on whom it falls. In short, says he, its Presence naturally changes every Place into a kind of Heaven. The Spectator - Page 701717Full view - About this book
| 1789 - 428 pages
...that was near it to the higheft perfection it is capable of. It gives a luftre, fays he, to the fun, and water to the diamond. It irradiates every metal,...lead with all the properties of gold. It heightens fmoke into flame, flame into light, and light into glory. He further added, that a fingle ray of it... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1801 - 338 pages
...that was near it to the higheft perfection -it is capable of. It gives a luftre, fays he, to the fun, and water to the diamond : It irradiates every metal,...lead with all the properties of gold : It heightens fmoke into flame, flame into light, and light into glory. " He farther added, that a fingle ray of... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - 320 pages
...thing that was near it to the highest perfection it is capable of. ' It gives a lustre,' says lie, ' to the sun, and water to the diamond. It irradiates...flame into light, and light into glory.' He further aJded, that ' a single ray of it dissipates pain, and care, and melancholy, from the person on whom... | |
| British essayists - 1802 - 304 pages
...perfection it is capable of. ' It gives a lustre,' says he, ' to the sun, and water to the dia* niond. It irradiates every metal, and enriches lead with...and light into glory.' He further added, that ' a single ray of it dissipates pain, and care, and melancholy, from the person on whom it falls. In shoit,'... | |
| 1803 - 342 pages
...converted every thing that was near it to the highest perfection it is capable of. It gives a lustre, says he, to the sun, and water to the diamond. It irradiates...light, and light into glory. He further added, that a single ray of it dissipates pain, and care, and melancholy from the person on whom it falls. In short,... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1804 - 498 pages
...converted every thing that was near it to the highest perfection it was capable of. It gives a lustre, says he, to the sun, and water to the diamond. It irradiates...light, and light into glory. He further added, that a single ray of it dissipates pain, and care, and melancholy, from the person on whom it falls. In short,... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 308 pages
...every thing that was near it to the highest perfection it is capable of. 'It gives a lustre,' says he,' to the sun, and water to the diamond. It irradiates...properties of gold. It heightens smoke into flame, tlame into light, and light into glory." He further added, that ' a single ray of it dissipates pain,... | |
| 1808 - 306 pages
...every thing that was near it to the highest perfection it is capahle of. " It gives a lnstre," says he, " to the sun, and water to the diamond. It irradiates every metal, and enriches lead with ail the properties of gold. It heightens smoke into flame, flame into light, and light into gtoiy."... | |
| Spectator The - 1816 - 372 pages
...thing that was near it, to the highest perfection it is capable of. It gives a lustre, says he , to lhe sun , and water to the diamond. It irradiates every...light , and light into glory. He further added, that a single ray of it dissipates pain , and care , and melancholy, from the person on whom it falls. In... | |
| British essayists - 1819 - 304 pages
...every thing that was near it to the highest perfection it is capable of. ' It gives a lustre,' says he, ' to the sun, and water to the diamond. It irradiates...and light, into glory.' He further added, that ' a single ray of it dissipates pain, and care, and melancholy, from the person on whom it falls. In short,'... | |
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