The Literary Study of the Bible: An Account of the Leading Forms of Literature Represented in the Sacred Writings, Intended for English ReadersD.C. Heath & Company, 1899 - 569 pages |
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... prose not inferior to Plato's a people dominated by an utter passion for righteousness , a people whom ideas of purity , of infinite good , of universal order , of faith in the irresistible downfall of all moral evil , moved to a poetic ...
... prose not inferior to Plato's a people dominated by an utter passion for righteousness , a people whom ideas of purity , of infinite good , of universal order , of faith in the irresistible downfall of all moral evil , moved to a poetic ...
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... But there is one main distinction in literature that appeals to the eye and the ear also ; the distinction between the ' straight - forward ' speech " Interest of Versification called ' prose , ' and 40 LITERARY STUDY Cf the biBLE.
... But there is one main distinction in literature that appeals to the eye and the ear also ; the distinction between the ' straight - forward ' speech " Interest of Versification called ' prose , ' and 40 LITERARY STUDY Cf the biBLE.
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... prose , ' and that kind of speech which measures ' itself into metres and verses . A glance at the Book of Job in any properly printed version shows that this work , like the plays of Shakespeare or the later stories of William Morris ...
... prose , ' and that kind of speech which measures ' itself into metres and verses . A glance at the Book of Job in any properly printed version shows that this work , like the plays of Shakespeare or the later stories of William Morris ...
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... his Bible by chapters he will , with- out knowing it , be often commencing in the middle of one com- in particular : verse printed as prose may position and 45 THE FUNDAMENTAL LITERARY FORM OF VERSIFICATION SEEN IN THE BIBLE.
... his Bible by chapters he will , with- out knowing it , be often commencing in the middle of one com- in particular : verse printed as prose may position and 45 THE FUNDAMENTAL LITERARY FORM OF VERSIFICATION SEEN IN THE BIBLE.
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... prose . Biblical Versifi- cation based on parallelism of clauses It is to the latter of these two points - the distinction between verse and prose― that I address myself in the present chapter . No doubt the confusion of the two would ...
... prose . Biblical Versifi- cation based on parallelism of clauses It is to the latter of these two points - the distinction between verse and prose― that I address myself in the present chapter . No doubt the confusion of the two would ...
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acrostic Anthems antistrophe Balaam Behold Bible Biblical poetry blessing Book Book of Job Book of Zephaniah called captivity chapter Chorus cometh couplet covenant deliverance discourse Divine Doom dramatic earth Ecclesiasticus Edom Egypt enemies Epic epic poetry Essay evil eyes Ezekiel hand hath heart heaven Hebrew holy hymn Idyl imagery iniquity interpretation Isaiah Israel Jehovah Jeremiah Jerusalem Judah judgment king land lines literary form LORD of hosts lyric poetry mercy Moab monodies Moses mountains nations parallelism passage poem praise prayer present Prophecy prophet prose Proverbs psalm reader refrain Rhapsody rhythm righteousness saith the LORD salvation Scripture Sisera Solomon Song Sonnet soul speech spirit stanzas story strophe structure sword thereof thine things thou hast thou shalt thought tion unity unto the LORD unto thee verse vision voice VOICE OF PROPHECY whole wilderness Wisdom Wisdom literature words worship Zion
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Page 62 - They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters ; These see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep. For he commandeth and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof.
Page 122 - For ye shall go out with joy, And be led forth with peace : The mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, And all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, And instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree : And it shall be to the LORD for a name, For an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.
Page 545 - The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, Before his works of old. I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, Or ever the earth was. When there were no depths, I was brought forth ; When there were no fountains abounding with water. Before the mountains were settled, Before the hills was I brought forth : While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, Nor the highest part of the dust of the world.
Page 12 - For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground; yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.
Page 191 - The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Page 242 - Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee : for whither thou goest, I will go ; and where thou lodgest I will lodge : thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God: " Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried; the Lord do so to me, and more also, if aught but death part thee and me.
Page 386 - Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage ? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.
Page 105 - LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.
Page 314 - I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding ; and, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
Page 538 - I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live : I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.