Studies in Poetry: Embracing Notices of the Lives and Writings of the Best Poets in the English Language, a Copious Selection of Elegant Extracts, a Short Analysis of Hebrew Poetry, and Translations from the Sacred Poets: Designed to Illustrate the Principles of Rhetoric, and Teach Their Application to Poetry |
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... book of Job are from the translation of the Rev. George R. Noyes , by whose kindness the editor was also favoured with a few beautiful specimens from his manuscript translation of the Psalms . ERRATA . Most of the sheets in this volume ...
... book of Job are from the translation of the Rev. George R. Noyes , by whose kindness the editor was also favoured with a few beautiful specimens from his manuscript translation of the Psalms . ERRATA . Most of the sheets in this volume ...
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... BOOK OF JOB . The Benefit of Affliction 447 The Wretchedness of the Wicked 447 The Happiness of the Virtuous 448 The Holiness and Power of God 448 True Wisdom 449 The Justice and the Power of God The War - Horse 450 453 TRANSLATIONS ...
... BOOK OF JOB . The Benefit of Affliction 447 The Wretchedness of the Wicked 447 The Happiness of the Virtuous 448 The Holiness and Power of God 448 True Wisdom 449 The Justice and the Power of God The War - Horse 450 453 TRANSLATIONS ...
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... Job , Proverbs , Ecclesiastes , the Song of Solomon , and all the prophetical books , with the exceptions of Daniel ... book of Jeremiah . Isaiah and Jeremiah , among the prophets are the most elevated in the spirit and power of their poetry ...
... Job , Proverbs , Ecclesiastes , the Song of Solomon , and all the prophetical books , with the exceptions of Daniel ... book of Jeremiah . Isaiah and Jeremiah , among the prophets are the most elevated in the spirit and power of their poetry ...
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... BOOK OF JOB . BY THE REV . GEORGE R. NOYES . " The leading design of the poem is to establish the truth that character is not to be inferred from external condition ; and to enforce the duty of submission to the will of God . " It is ...
... BOOK OF JOB . BY THE REV . GEORGE R. NOYES . " The leading design of the poem is to establish the truth that character is not to be inferred from external condition ; and to enforce the duty of submission to the will of God . " It is ...
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... book of Job especially has passages , which are not inferior in sublimity to the most elevated parts of the prophet ; but in no book is this quality so constantly predominant , and so long sustained , and nowhere else is it carried ...
... book of Job especially has passages , which are not inferior in sublimity to the most elevated parts of the prophet ; but in no book is this quality so constantly predominant , and so long sustained , and nowhere else is it carried ...
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