 I envy no quality of mind or intellect in others, be it 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 Cottager's monthly visitor - Side 1911831Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Francis Wharton, Moreton Stillé - 1855 - 858 sider
...Suicide, pp. 31, 32. should prefer a firm religious belief to every other blessing : for it makes life a discipline of goodness ; creates new hopes when all...existence, the most gorgeous of all lights ; awakens life in death, and calk out from corruption and decay, beauty and everlasting glory." § 215. The habitual... | |
 | Francis Wharton - 1855 - 252 sider
...Suicide, pp. 31, 32. , should prefer a firm religious belief to every other blessing : for it makes life a discipline of goodness ; creates new hopes when all...existence, the most gorgeous of all lights ; awakens life in death, and calls out from corruption and decay, beauty and everlasting glory." § 215. The habitual... | |
 | William Kay - 1855 - 150 sider
...useful to me, I should prefer a firm religious belief to every other blessing ; for it makes life a discipline of goodness, creates new hopes when all...destruction, of existence, the most gorgeous of all lights, calling up the most delightful visions, where the sensualist and sceptic view only gloom, decay, and... | |
 | William Francis Lynch - 1855 - 454 sider
...firm religious belief to any other blessing ; for it makes discipline of good, creates new hopes when earthly hopes vanish, and throws over the decay, the...existence, the most gorgeous of all lights ; awakens life in death, and, from corruption and decay, calls up beauty and divinity ; makes an instrument of misfortune... | |
 | 1855 - 852 sider
...Humphrey Davy, I should prefer a firm religious jelief to every other blessing; for it makes life a discipline of goodness, creates new hopes when all earthly hopes vanish, and throws over the lecay, the destruction of existence, the most gorgeous of all lights; awakens life even in death, and... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - 1855 - 632 sider
...useful to me, I should prefer a firm religious belief to every other blessing; for it makes life a discipline of goodness, creates new hopes when all earthly hopes vanish, and throws over the destruction of existence the most gorgeous of all lights, awakens life even in death, makes an instrument... | |
 | 1855 - 662 sider
...religions belief to every other blessing, for it makes life a discipline of good570 FAMILY CIRCLE. ness, creates new hopes when all earthly hopes vanish, and throws over the deeay, the destruction of existence, the most gorgeons of all hghts — awakens life even in death,... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1856 - 474 sider
...useful to me, I should prefer a firm religious belief to every other blessing : for it makes life a discipline of goodness, creates new hopes when all...divinity ; makes an .instrument of torture and of ehame the ladder of ascent to Paradise ; and, far above all combinations of earthly hopes, calls up... | |
 | John Wilson - 1856 - 364 sider
...useful, to me, I should prefer a firm religious belief to every other blessing. For it makes life a discipline of goodness; creates new hopes when all...calls up beauty and divinity; makes an instrument of fortune, and shame the ladder of ascent to Paradise; and, far above all combinations of earthly hopes,... | |
 | John Wilson - 1856 - 360 sider
...useful, to me, I should prefer a firm religious belief to every other blessing. For it makes life a discipline of goodness; creates new hopes when all...calls up beauty and divinity ; makes an instrument of fortune, and shame the ladder of ascent to Paradise; and, far above all combinations of earthly hopes,... | |
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