 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
 | Methodist Episcopal Church - 1855 - 852 pages
...delightul, and I believe most useful to me, said Sir Humphrey Davy, I should prefer a firm religious jelief to every other blessing; for it makes life a discipline...when all earthly hopes vanish, and throws over the lecay, the destruction of existence, the most gorgeous of all lights; awakens life even in death, and... | |
 | William Francis Lynch - Dead Sea (Israel and Jordan) - 1855 - 454 pages
...firm religious belief to any other blessing ; for it makes discipline of good, creates new hopes when earthly hopes vanish, and throws over the decay, the...existence, the most gorgeous of all lights ; awakens life in death, and, from corruption and decay, calls up beauty and divinity ; makes an instrument of misfortune... | |
 | Francis Wharton - 1855 - 252 pages
...the mind or intellect in others, nor genius, nor power, wit or fancy," says Sir H. Davy: "but if I could choose what would be most delightful, and, I 'believe, most useful to me, I ness in the family of a gentleman of great respectability. The lady had no conception from whom the... | |
 | Francis Wharton, Moreton Stillé - Forensic psychiatry - 1855 - 858 pages
...the mind or intellect in others, nor genius, nor power, wit or fancy," says Sir H. Davy: "but if I could choose what would be most delightful, and, I believe, most useful to me, I ness in the family of a gentleman of great respectability. The lady had no conception from whom the... | |
 | 1855 - 838 pages
...our age of progress is wholly utilitarian. They have noble compeers in America. A FIRM FAITH. IF I could choose what would be most delightful, and I believe most useful to me, said Sir Humphrey Davy, I should prefer a firm religious belief to every other blessing; for it makes... | |
 | Churches of Christ - 1855 - 662 pages
...choose what wonld be most delightful, and I believe most useful to me, I shonld prefer a firm religions belief to every other blessing, for it makes life a discipline of good570 FAMILY CIRCLE. ness, creates new hopes when all earthly hopes vanish, and throws over the deeay,... | |
 | Theology - 1856 - 604 pages
...others, be it genius, power, wil, or fancy; but if I could choose what would be most delightful, and 1 believe most useful to me, I should prefer a firm...life a discipline of goodness, creates new hopes, throws over the destruction of existence the most gorgeous of all lights, awakens life even in death,... | |
 | James Buchanan - Atheism - 1857 - 444 pages
..." I envy no quality of mind or intellect in others, — not genius, power, wit, or fancy : but if I could choose what would be most delightful, and I...destruction of existence, the most gorgeous of all lights, calling up the most delightful visions, where the sensualist and skeptic view only gloom, decay, and... | |
 | John Wilson - English language - 1857 - 192 pages
...others, be it genius, power, wit, or fancy ; but, if I could choose what would be most delightful, and 1 believe most useful, to me, I should prefer a firm...destruction, of existence, the most gorgeous of all hghts ; awakens life even in death, and from corruption and decay calls up beauty and divinity ; makes... | |
 | Epes Sargent - American literature - 1857 - 488 pages
...— I envy no quality of mind or intellect in others, be it genius, power, wit, or fancy ; but, if I could choose what would be most delightful, and I...discipline of goodness ; creates new hopes when all earthly hopea vanish ; and throws over the decay, the destruction of existence, the most gorgeous of all lights;... | |
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