The Bards of the BibleJames Hogg, 1851 - 378 pages |
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Page iii
... Poets of the inspired volume , although , as the reader will perceive , he has occasion- ally diverged into the analysis of Scripture characters , and more rarely into cognate fields of literature or of speculation . It may , perhaps ...
... Poets of the inspired volume , although , as the reader will perceive , he has occasion- ally diverged into the analysis of Scripture characters , and more rarely into cognate fields of literature or of speculation . It may , perhaps ...
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... poetic utterance which the writers have given to their views and feelings . To this task we proceed , not merely at the instance of individuals whom we are proud to call friends , but be- cause we feel that it has not been as yet ...
... poetic utterance which the writers have given to their views and feelings . To this task we proceed , not merely at the instance of individuals whom we are proud to call friends , but be- cause we feel that it has not been as yet ...
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... poet is partly the creator and partly the creature of circumstances , applies to the Hebrew Bards , as to others . But it is also true that the great poet is more the creator than the creature of his age , and of its influ- ences . And ...
... poet is partly the creator and partly the creature of circumstances , applies to the Hebrew Bards , as to others . But it is also true that the great poet is more the creator than the creature of his age , and of its influ- ences . And ...
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... poetic announcements , felt this to be " very good . " The doctrine of a millennium must surely have been a pure emanation from Heaven . As a mere dream , we could conceive it ... poet as he wrote it down . But OLD TESTAMENT POETRY . 31.
... poetic announcements , felt this to be " very good . " The doctrine of a millennium must surely have been a pure emanation from Heaven . As a mere dream , we could conceive it ... poet as he wrote it down . But OLD TESTAMENT POETRY . 31.
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George Gilfillan. of a poet as he wrote it down . But , as a distinct , prominent , and fixed prospect , in the ... poets ? What a provision , then , must have been made for the production of a world of poetry , from the thick gleams and ...
George Gilfillan. of a poet as he wrote it down . But , as a distinct , prominent , and fixed prospect , in the ... poets ? What a provision , then , must have been made for the production of a world of poetry , from the thick gleams and ...
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Page 135 - A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
Page 286 - And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written.
Page 126 - He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
Page 123 - The voice of the Lord is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the Lord is upon many waters.
Page 207 - BY THE rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.
Page 272 - These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots; Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.
Page 104 - This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you : he will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen ; and some shall run before his chariots.
Page 31 - And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?
Page 193 - With calves of a year old ? Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, Or with ten thousands of rivers of oil ? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul...
Page 268 - Lord, it is good for us to be here : if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles, one for thee, one for Moses, and one for Elias.