 | Edward Gibbon - English letters - 1796 - 520 pages
...book of devotion. His precepts are rigid, but they are founded on the gofpel : his fetire is fharp, but it is drawn from the knowledge of human life ;...not unworthy of the pen of La Bruyere. If he finds a fpark of piety in Ms reader's mind, he will foon kindle it to a flame; and a philofopher jfluft allow... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1796 - 360 pages
...powerful book of devotion. His precepts are rigid, but they are founded on thegofpel: his fatire is (harp, but it is drawn from the knowledge of human life;...not unworthy of the pen of La Bruyere. If he finds a fpark of piety in his reader's mind, he will foon kindle it to a flame ; and a philofopher muft allow... | |
 | English literature - 1796 - 746 pages
...powerful book of devotion. His precepts are rigid, but they are founded en the gofpel: his fatire is marp, but it is drawn from the knowledge of human life ;...of his portraits are not unworthy of the pen of La Bruyère. If he finds a fpark «f piety in his reader's mind, he will foon kindle it to a flame ; and... | |
 | 1796 - 816 pages
...book of devption. His precepts arc rigid, b« they are founded on the gofpel : his.fatire is (harp, but it is drawn from the knowledge of human life ; and many of his portraits arc not unworrhy of the pen of La Bruyère. If he finds a fpark *f piety in his reader's mind, he will... | |
 | 1798 - 432 pages
...book of devotion. His precepts are rigid, but they are founded upon the gofpel ; his fatire is fharp, but it is drawn from the knowledge of human life,...not unworthy of the pen of La Bruyere. If he finds a fpark of piety in his reader's mind, he will foon kindle it into a flame ; and a philofopher muft allow,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...and he died in the house of the historian's aunt. In describing the Serious Call Gibbon says : — ' His precepts are rigid, but they are founded on the...a spark of piety in his reader's mind he will soon kindle it to a flame.' Gibbon's Misc. Works, i. 21. became capable of rational inquiry'.' From this... | |
 | James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1799 - 640 pages
...and he died in the house of the historian's aunt. In describing the Serious Call Gibbon says : — ' His precepts are rigid, but they are founded on the...a spark of piety in his reader's mind he will soon kindle it to a flame.' Gibbon's Misc. Works, i. 21. became 8o yohnson grounded in religion. LA.D. 1720.... | |
 | David Simpson - Apologetics - 1803 - 446 pages
...book of devotion. His precepts are rigid, but they are founded on the Gofpel; his fatire is (harp, but it is drawn from the knowledge of human life ; and many of his portraits are not un'wonhy of the pen ofLABRUYERE. If he finds a fpark of piety in his reader's mind, he will foon kindle... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - Byzantine Empire - 1805 - 512 pages
...Mr. Law's master-work, the Serious Call, is still read as a popular and powerful book of devotion. His precepts are rigid, but they are founded on the...spark of piety in his reader's mind, he will soon kindle it to a flame ; and a philosopher must allow that he exposes, with equal severity and truth,... | |
 | John Aikin - Biography - 1807 - 684 pages
...rational and just views of Christian duties will warrant. " His satire is sharp, but his wisdom is from the knowledge of human life; and many of -his portraits are not unworthy the pen of La Bruyère." Besides these pieces, he published " Three Letters to the Bishop of Bangor,"8vo.... | |
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Call, is still read as a popular and powerful book of devotion. His precepts are rigid, but they are founded on the gospel : his satire is sharp, but it is drawn from the knowledge of human life ; and many of his portraits are not unworthy of the pen... 
