An essay upon the influence of the translation of the Bible upon English literature |
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... originals in the Greek and Hebrew languages , could only translate from the Latin vulgate , and the art of printing not being invented , his version could not be so generally dispersed as those which sub- sequently appeared . We shall ...
... originals in the Greek and Hebrew languages , could only translate from the Latin vulgate , and the art of printing not being invented , his version could not be so generally dispersed as those which sub- sequently appeared . We shall ...
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... original genius " had not yet given way to the sure though slow progress of modern refinement and correctness ; the lan- guage of which , though it is undoubtedly to be admired and preferred when it confines itself to the delineation of ...
... original genius " had not yet given way to the sure though slow progress of modern refinement and correctness ; the lan- guage of which , though it is undoubtedly to be admired and preferred when it confines itself to the delineation of ...
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... original or of a version ; for it will be universally acknowledged that the study of the Hebrew and Eastern lan- guages occupies a far greater time than can be conveniently allotted to it by many per- sons inclined to poetical pursuits ...
... original or of a version ; for it will be universally acknowledged that the study of the Hebrew and Eastern lan- guages occupies a far greater time than can be conveniently allotted to it by many per- sons inclined to poetical pursuits ...
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... original of which , see Ezek . viii . 12 . - " Hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark , every man in the chambers of his imagery . " In book ii . l . 263.- How oft amidst Thick clouds and dark , doth Heav ...
... original of which , see Ezek . viii . 12 . - " Hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark , every man in the chambers of his imagery . " In book ii . l . 263.- How oft amidst Thick clouds and dark , doth Heav ...
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... original of these beautiful lines is in Job xxxviii . 9. , where God says of the sea , " I made the cloud the garment thereof , and thick darkness a swaddling band for it . " [ 7. 153. ] That be from thee far That far from thee be ...
... original of these beautiful lines is in Job xxxviii . 9. , where God says of the sea , " I made the cloud the garment thereof , and thick darkness a swaddling band for it . " [ 7. 153. ] That be from thee far That far from thee be ...
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Page 24 - Heaven doth with us as we with torches do, Not light them for themselves ; for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere all alike As if we had them not.
Page 11 - From the authors which rose in the time of Elizabeth, a speech might be formed adequate to all the purposes of use and elegance. If the language of theology were extracted from Hooker and the translation of the Bible; the terms of natural knowledge from Bacon; the phrases of policy, war, and navigation from Raleigh; the dialect of poetry and fiction from Spenser and Sidney; and the diction of common life from Shakespeare, few ideas would be lost to mankind, for want of English words, in which they...
Page 69 - Tired of earth And this diurnal scene, she springs aloft Through fields of air, pursues the flying storm, Rides on the vollied lightning through the heavens ; Or, yoked with whirlwinds, and the northern blast, Sweeps the long tract of day.
Page 73 - And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the LORD looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians...
Page 42 - How sweet are thy words unto my taste ! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth.
Page 39 - As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord.
Page 35 - That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked; and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee. Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right...
Page 68 - Hast thou given the horse strength? Hast thou clothed his neck with thunder? Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? The glory of his nostrils is terrible. He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: He goeth on to meet the armed men.
Page 35 - Or of the eternal co-eternal beam, May I express thee unblamed ? since God is light, And never but in unapproached light Dwelt from eternity, dwelt then in thee, Bright effluence of bright essence increate. Or hear'st thou rather pure ethereal stream, Whose fountain who shall tell? before the sun, Before the heavens thou wert, and at the voice Of God, as with a mantle, didst invest The rising world of waters dark and deep, Won from the void and formless infinite.
Page 54 - But, gracious God, how well dost Thou provide For erring judgments an unerring guide ! Thy throne is darkness in the abyss of light, A blaze of glory that forbids the sight. O teach me to believe Thee thus concealed, And search no farther than Thyself revealed ; But her alone for my director take, Whom Thou hast promised never to forsake...