I envy no quality of the mind or intellect in others; not genius, power, wit, or fancy; but, if I could choose what would be most delightful, and I believe, most useful to me, I should prefer a firm religious belief to every other blessing; for it makes... The Rock - Side 115af Frederick Adolphus Packard - 1861 - 364 siderFuld visning - Om denne bog
| 1830 - 758 sider
...by violence. Phys. — I envy no quality of mind or iutellect in others ; not genius, power, wit, or fancy ; but if I could choose what would be most delightful,...other blessing; for it makes life a discipline of goodiiess — creates new hopes, when all earthly hopes vanish ; and throws over the decay, the destruction... | |
| 1850 - 698 sider
...testimonies : — " I envy no quality of mind or intellect in others, — not genius, power, wit, or fancy ; but if I could choose what would be most delightful...creates new hopes when all earthly hopes vanish, and throws over the decay, the destruction of existence, the most gorgeous of all lights ; awakens life... | |
| William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1828 - 646 sider
...itself. ' Phys. — I envy no quality of the mind or intellect in others ; not genius, power, wit, or fancy : but, if I could choose what would be most...creates new hopes, when all earthly hopes vanish ; and throws over the decay, the destruction of existence, the most gorgeous of all lights ; awakens life... | |
| Sir Humphry Davy - 1828 - 326 sider
...violence. , PHYS. — I envy no quality of the mind or intellect in others; not genius, power, wit, or fancy: but if I could choose what would be most delightful,...creates new hopes, when all earthly hopes vanish; and throws over the decay, the destruction of existence, the most gorgeous of all lights; awakens life... | |
| 1828 - 592 sider
...I envy no quality of the mind or intellect in others ; not genius, power, wit, or fancy : but, if 1 could choose what would be most delightful, and, I...creates new hopes, when all earthly hopes vanish ; and throws over the decay, the destruction of existence, the most gorgeous of all lights ; awakens life... | |
| 1829 - 512 sider
...occurs in iSalmonia. " I envy no quality of the mind or intellect in others ; not genius, power, wit, or fancy : but if I could choose what would be most delightful,...creates new hopes, when all earthly hopes vanish ; and throws over the decay, the destruction of existence, the most gorgeous of all lights : awakens life... | |
| 1830 - 504 sider
...waters." Again : — " I envy no quality of the mind or intellect in others ; not genius, power, wit, or fancy; but if I could choose what would be most delightful,...creates new hopes, when all earthly hopes vanish ; and throws over the decay, the destruction of existence, the most gorgeous of all lights ; awakens life... | |
| 1830 - 494 sider
...waters." Again : — " I envy no quality of the mind or intellect in others ; not genius, power, wit, or fancy; but if I could choose what would be most delightful,...creates new hopes, when all earthly hopes vanish ; and throws over the decay, the destruction of existence, the most gorgeous of all lights ; awakens life... | |
| William Jerdan - 1830 - 432 sider
...natures." — Again, " I envy no quality of the mind or intellect in others ; not genius, power, wit, or fancy : but if I could choose what would be most delightful,...belief, to every other blessing ; for it makes life a thorough discipline of goodness ; creates new hopes, when all earthly hopes vanish ; and throws over... | |
| John Ayrton Paris - 1831 - 598 sider
..." I envy," says he, " no quality of the mind or intellect in others ; be it genius, power, wit, or fancy: but if I could choose what would be most delightful,...creates new hopes, when all earthly hopes vanish ; and throws over the decay, the destruction of existence, the most gorgeous of all lights ; awakens life... | |
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