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... better established claim of the Hebrews . " Goguet thinks it more pro- bable that this invention is to be ascribed either to the Assyrians , or the Egyptians . It is true that the Assyrians were a more ancient people than the Hebrews ...
... better established claim of the Hebrews . " Goguet thinks it more pro- bable that this invention is to be ascribed either to the Assyrians , or the Egyptians . It is true that the Assyrians were a more ancient people than the Hebrews ...
Page 18
... better grounds than those of the nations already named . Sir William Jones has clearly made it appear that the Hindoo pretensions to antiquity are exces- sively extravagant , if not altogether fabulous . Events which they used to fix at ...
... better grounds than those of the nations already named . Sir William Jones has clearly made it appear that the Hindoo pretensions to antiquity are exces- sively extravagant , if not altogether fabulous . Events which they used to fix at ...
Page 40
... better how to make or prize the selection , than these illustrious artists ; for none brought to the selection minds better furnished or more intensely devoted to the object . I look upon it as no unmean- ing compliment to the Bible ...
... better how to make or prize the selection , than these illustrious artists ; for none brought to the selection minds better furnished or more intensely devoted to the object . I look upon it as no unmean- ing compliment to the Bible ...
Page 44
... better they are known . No matter how often you read them , the last perusal leaves the highest relish behind it . One of the most eminent critics has said , that " devotional poetry cannot please . " If it be so , then has the Bible ...
... better they are known . No matter how often you read them , the last perusal leaves the highest relish behind it . One of the most eminent critics has said , that " devotional poetry cannot please . " If it be so , then has the Bible ...
Page 51
... better afford to part with every other book from our family libraries , our schools , and colleges , than this finished production of the infinite Mind . LECTURE III . THE OBLIGATIONS OF LEGISLATIVE SCIENCE TO THE 5 OF THE SCRIPTURES . 51.
... better afford to part with every other book from our family libraries , our schools , and colleges , than this finished production of the infinite Mind . LECTURE III . THE OBLIGATIONS OF LEGISLATIVE SCIENCE TO THE 5 OF THE SCRIPTURES . 51.
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