... teaching over the whole book of sanctity and virtue, through all the instances of example, with such delight to those especially of soft and delicious temper, who will not so much as look upon truth herself unless they see her elegantly dressed; that... The Christian Observer - Page 2541815Full view - About this book
| John Milton - 1826 - 484 pages
...delicious temper, who will not so much as look upon Truth herself, unless they see her elegantly drest, that whereas the paths of honesty and good life appear...pleasant, though they were rugged and difficult indeed.— " The thing which I had to say, and those intentions, which have lived within me ever since I could... | |
| Henry John Todd - Poets, English - 1826 - 460 pages
...delicious temper* who will not so much as look upon Truth herself, unless they see her elegantly drest, that whereas the paths of honesty and good life appear...pleasant, though they were rugged and difficult indeed. — " The thing which I had to say, and those intentions, which have lived within me ever since I could... | |
| Theology - 1827 - 684 pages
...those especially of soft and delicious temper, who will not so much as look upon truth herself, unless they see her elegantly dressed, that whereas the paths...pleasant, though they were rugged and difficult indeed. — Amer. Edit. pp. 144 —146. Milton's " Animadversions on the Remonstrant's Defence" will furnish... | |
| Robert Smith - Society of Friends - 1829 - 432 pages
...tho"se especially of soft and delicious temper, who will not so much as look upon truth herself, unless they see her elegantly dressed, that whereas the paths...rugged and difficult, though they be indeed easy and pleasarit, they will then appear to all men both easy and pleasant, though they were rugged and difficult... | |
| Methodist Church - 1830 - 508 pages
...those, especially of soft and delicious temper, who will not so much as look upon Truth herself, unless they see her elegantly dressed ; that, whereas the paths of honesty and good life that appear no\v rugged and difficult, appear to all men easy and pleasant, though they were rugged... | |
| Charles Webb Le Bas, George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1833 - 114 pages
...temper, who will not so much as look upon truth herself, unless they see her elegantly dressed,)—that, whereas the paths of honesty and good life appear...easy and pleasant, they will then appear to all men easy and pleasant, though they were rugged and difficult indeed '!" Such are the oracles which came... | |
| James Montgomery - Literature - 1833 - 368 pages
...delicious temper, who will not so much as look upon truth herself, unless they see her elegantly dressed ; whereas the paths of honesty and -good life appear...easy and pleasant, they will then appear to all men easy and pleasant, though they were rugged and difficult indeed." — On Church Government, book ii.... | |
| John Milton - 1835 - 1044 pages
...those especially of soft and delicious temper, who will not so much as look upon truth herself, unless they see her elegantly dressed ; that whereas the...pleasant, though they were rugged and difficult indeed. And what a benefit this would be to our youth and gentry, may be soon guessed by what we know of the... | |
| John Milton - 1835 - 350 pages
...those especially of soft and delicious temper, who will not so much as look upon truth herself, unless they see her elegantly dressed; that, whereas the...pleasant, though they were rugged and difficult indeed. " And what a benefit this would be to our youth and gentry, may be soon guessed by what we know of... | |
| Sarah Stickney Ellis - Life - 1835 - 370 pages
...those especially of soft and delicious temper, who will not so much as look upon truth herself, unless they see her elegantly dressed; that whereas the paths...easy and pleasant, they will then appear to all men easy and pleasant, though they were rugged and difficult indeed. ' • " A work not to be raised from... | |
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