 I envy no quality of the mind or intellect in others ; not genius, power, wit, or fancy ; but, if I could choose what would be most delightful, and, I believe, most useful to me, I should prefer a firm religious belief to every other blessing...  The London Quarterly Review - Page 5231828Full view - About this book
 | Religion - 1830 - 758 pages
...— I envy no quality of mind or iutellect in others ; not genius, power, wit, or fancy ; but if I could choose what would be most delightful, and I...other blessing; for it makes life a discipline of goodiiess — creates new hopes, when all earthly hopes vanish ; and throws over the decay, the destruction... | |
 | Robert Owen - Apologetics - 1829 - 568 pages
...blessingi for it makes life a discipline of goodness — breathes new hopes when all earthly hopes vanishi and throws over the decay, the destruction of existence, the most gorgeous of all lighti awakens life in death, and from corruption and decay calls up beauty and divinityi makes an... | |
 | John Ayrton Paris - Chemistry - 1831 - 582 pages
...he, " no quality of the mind or intellect in others ; be it genius, power, wit, or fancy : but if I could choose what would be most delightful, and I...a discipline of goodness ; creates new hopes, when 3 N all earthly hopes vanish ; and throws over the decay, the destruction of existence, the most gorgeous... | |
 | 1831 - 584 pages
...AUTHORS. I ENVY no quality of the mind or intellect in others ; not genius, power, wit or fancy ; but if I could choose what would be most delightful, and I...belief to every other blessing ; for it makes life a thorough discipline of goodness ; creates new hopes, when all earthly hopes vanish ; and throws over... | |
 | Science - 1831 - 336 pages
...says he, " no quality of the mind or intellect in others; not genius, power, wit or fancy; but if I could choose what would be most delightful, and I...A FIRM RELIGIOUS BELIEF to every other blessing." 12* OBJECTS, ADVANTAGES, AND PLEASURES OP SCIENCE. INTRODUCTION. I. Mathematical Science. II. Difference... | |
 | Science - 1831 - 336 pages
...says he, " no quality of the mind or intellect in others ; not genius, power, wit or fancy ; but if I could choose what would be most delightful, and I...A FIRM RELIGIOUS BELIEF to every other blessing." 12* OBJECTS, ADVANTAGES, AND PLEASURES OF SCIENCE. INTRODUCTION. I. Mathematical Science. II. Difference... | |
 | English periodicals - 1832 - 524 pages
...wit, or fancy ; but if I could choose what would be most delightful, and I believe mostusefnltome, 1 should prefer " a firm religious belief" to every...vanish; and throws over the decay, the destruction ofexistence, the most gorgeous of lights; awakens life even in death, and from corruption and decay... | |
 | Bela Bates Edwards - Biography - 1832 - 336 pages
...says he, " no quality of the mind or intellect in others ; not genius, power, wit, or fancy ; but if I could choose what would be most delightful, and I believe most useful to me, I should prefer ajirm religious belief to every other blessing." ADAM CLARKE. WE suppose that no one will deny to Dr.... | |
 | 1833 - 310 pages
...I ENVY no quality of the mind, or intellect, in others ; not genius, power, wit, or fancy; but if I could choose what would be most delightful, and I...hopes, when all earthly hopes vanish ; and throws over tlie decay, the destruction of existence, the most gorgeous of all lights; awakens life even in death,... | |
 | English periodicals - 1832 - 526 pages
...— I envy no quality of lhe mind or intellect in others; notgenius, power, wit, or fancy ;-but if I could choose what would be most delightful, and I...blessing ; for it makes life a discipline of goodness— crealet new hopes, when all earthly hopes vanish ; and throws over the decay, the destruction of existence,... | |
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