The Bible and Men of Learning: In a Course of LecturesFanshaw, 1855 - 395 pages |
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Page 41
... beautiful , " How vague in general is our notion of this the most remarkable change which has ever been wrought in the state of mankind ! The violent and rapid conquests of Mo- hammedanism are clear and intelligible ; a con- quering ...
... beautiful , " How vague in general is our notion of this the most remarkable change which has ever been wrought in the state of mankind ! The violent and rapid conquests of Mo- hammedanism are clear and intelligible ; a con- quering ...
Page 46
... than it does this day , as its very foes admit . In its own beautiful language , " No weapon that is form- ed against it has prospered , and every tongue that has risen against it in judgment , it has condemn- 46 FIRST LECTURE .
... than it does this day , as its very foes admit . In its own beautiful language , " No weapon that is form- ed against it has prospered , and every tongue that has risen against it in judgment , it has condemn- 46 FIRST LECTURE .
Page 54
... beautiful whole . It placed its teachings respecting these subjects on record thousands of years ago , when Astronomy was more of a dream than a Science , when Geo- logy , Physiology , and Chemistry , were words and things unknown ; and ...
... beautiful whole . It placed its teachings respecting these subjects on record thousands of years ago , when Astronomy was more of a dream than a Science , when Geo- logy , Physiology , and Chemistry , were words and things unknown ; and ...
Page 76
... beautiful description of the mission she came to fulfil in subduing evil and enmity among men is in the words , " They shall beat their swords into ploughshares and their spears into pruning hooks , neither shall they learn war any more ...
... beautiful description of the mission she came to fulfil in subduing evil and enmity among men is in the words , " They shall beat their swords into ploughshares and their spears into pruning hooks , neither shall they learn war any more ...
Page 84
... beautiful or the grand as not to admire it whether he saw it in the opening flower , the lofty mountain , or the page of history though it might be the page of inspira- tion . We cite his confession the more willingly be- cause of the ...
... beautiful or the grand as not to admire it whether he saw it in the opening flower , the lofty mountain , or the page of history though it might be the page of inspira- tion . We cite his confession the more willingly be- cause of the ...
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