 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...  Letters from a Father to His Sons in College - Side 99af Samuel Miller - 1843 - 344 siderFuld visning - Om denne bog
 | 1850 - 698 sider
...brighter hours Sir Humphrey records the following memorable testimonies : — " I envy no quality of mind or intellect in others, — not genius, power,...goodness, creates new hopes when all earthly hopes vanish, and throws over the decay, the destruction of existence, the most gorgeous of all lights ; awakens... | |
 | Sir Humphry Davy - 1828 - 300 sider
...example of our Saviour, who expelled the traders from the temple even by violence. PHYS. — I envy no quality of the mind or intellect in others; not...creates new hopes, when all earthly hopes vanish; and throws over the decay, the destruction of existence, the most gorgeous of all lights ; awakens... | |
 | 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
...reflections on this passage in any other than the words of the publication itself. ' Phys. — I envy no quality of the mind or intellect in others ; not...— creates new hopes, when all earthly hopes vanish ; and throws over the decay, the destruction of existence, the most gorgeous of all lights ; awakens... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 1829 - 512 sider
...such feelings as are exhibited in the following sentence, which also occurs in iSalmonia. " I envy no quality of the mind or intellect in others ; not...— creates new hopes, when all earthly hopes vanish ; and throws over the decay, the destruction of existence, the most gorgeous of all lights : awakens... | |
 | Samuel Felton - 1830 - 270 sider
...GREAT CAUSE OF ALL BEING!" I must trespass on my reader, by again quoting from Salmonia: — "I envy no quality of the mind or intellect in others; not...— creates new hopes, when all earthly hopes vanish ; and throws over the decay, the destruction of existence, the most gorgeous of lights; awakens life... | |
 | 1830 - 494 sider
...at last, as it were, becomes lost and mingled with the mighty abyss of waters." Again : — " I envy no quality of the mind or intellect in others ; not...— creates new hopes, when all earthly hopes vanish ; and throws over the decay, the destruction of existence, the most gorgeous of all lights ; awakens... | |
 | 1830 - 504 sider
...at last, as it were, becomes lost and mingled with the mighty abyss of waters." Again : — " I envy no quality of the mind or intellect in others ; not...— creates new hopes, when all earthly hopes vanish ; and throws over the decay, the destruction of existence, the most gorgeous of all lights ; awakens... | |
 | John Ayrton Paris - 1831 - 598 sider
...better state of existence. " 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...; creates new hopes, when all earthly hopes vanish ; and throws over the decay, the destruction of existence, the most gorgeous of all lights ; awakens... | |
 | John Ayrton Paris - 1831 - 582 sider
...better state of existence. " 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...a discipline of goodness ; creates new hopes, when 3 N all earthly hopes vanish ; and throws over the decay, the destruction of existence, the most gorgeous... | |
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