Meditations and Contemplations: In Two Volumes. ... By James Hervey, ...John and James Rivington, 1753 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 13
Page xviii
... Bow the Knee , and adore the Almighty " Maker ; magnify his eternal Name , and " make his Praife , like all his Works , to be glorious . " ( C * Gen . xli . 43 . CONTEMPLATIONS ΟΝ ΤΗ Ε NIGH T. Night is fair Virtue's Xviii PREFACE .
... Bow the Knee , and adore the Almighty " Maker ; magnify his eternal Name , and " make his Praife , like all his Works , to be glorious . " ( C * Gen . xli . 43 . CONTEMPLATIONS ΟΝ ΤΗ Ε NIGH T. Night is fair Virtue's Xviii PREFACE .
Page 64
... of everlasting Praife ? Where would be the Satisfaction of the vain Beauty , or the fupercilious Grandee ? Since , in the Temple of the Skies , no In- cenfe cenfe of Flattery would be addressed to the one ; 64 CONTEMPLATIONS.
... of everlasting Praife ? Where would be the Satisfaction of the vain Beauty , or the fupercilious Grandee ? Since , in the Temple of the Skies , no In- cenfe cenfe of Flattery would be addressed to the one ; 64 CONTEMPLATIONS.
Page 108
... Praife . These they leave to the illiterate Labourer , and mean Mecha- nic ; or treat them , with a contemptuous Sneer , as the Parfon's ignoble Trade . Is it then an Inftance of fuperftitious Blindness , to distinguish ; or of ...
... Praife . These they leave to the illiterate Labourer , and mean Mecha- nic ; or treat them , with a contemptuous Sneer , as the Parfon's ignoble Trade . Is it then an Inftance of fuperftitious Blindness , to distinguish ; or of ...
Page 110
... Praife . Praife to that great and glorious GoD , who formed the Earth , and built the Skies ; who poured from his Hand the watry World , and breathed the all - furrounding Air abroad .--- " Thou also madeft the Night , Maker Om ...
... Praife . Praife to that great and glorious GoD , who formed the Earth , and built the Skies ; who poured from his Hand the watry World , and breathed the all - furrounding Air abroad .--- " Thou also madeft the Night , Maker Om ...
Page cxxii
... , and will be of everlasting Advantage , 267 - Short Recapitulation of the Whole ; and an Hymn of Praife , fuited to the fublime Occafion , 270 . N. B , ९ N. B. It may seem unaccountable to an unlearned Reader cxxii THE CONTENTS .
... , and will be of everlasting Advantage , 267 - Short Recapitulation of the Whole ; and an Hymn of Praife , fuited to the fublime Occafion , 270 . N. B , ९ N. B. It may seem unaccountable to an unlearned Reader cxxii THE CONTENTS .
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
admire adore Æther againſt Almighty almoſt alſo amidſt Beams beautiful becauſe behold bleffed Blood+ charming chearing Circumftances Confideration Courſe Creatures Darkneſs Death Defire Delight difcern difplay diſtinguiſh Divine divine Grace Earth eternal everlaſting exalted exerciſe Exiſtence facred fafe Faith fame fays feems fhall fhine fhould fingle fome ftill fublime fuch fure Glory Goodneſs Grace Happineſs Heart Heaven heavenly higheſt himſelf holy Honour Houſes illuftrious immenfe infinite Inftance inſtead itſelf JEHOVAH laft leaft leaſt lefs Light loft LORD Love Luftre Meaſure ment Mercy mighty Mind moft Moon Mortals moſt muſt myſelf Nature nefs Night noble Number obferve Orbs Paffage Perfon Pfal Planets pleafing pleaſed Pleaſure poffible Power Praife Prefence Purpoſes Reaſon ſcarce ſeems Senfe ſhall Skies Soul ſpeak ſpread ſtanding Stars Syftem thee thefe themſelves theſe Things thofe thoſe Thou thouſand tion Treaſure Univerſe uſeful vaft whofe whoſe Wiſdom World