 | Edward Gibbon - 1796 - 360 pages
...powerful book of devotion. His precepts are rigid, but they are founded on thegofpel: his fatire is (harp, but it is drawn from the knowledge of human life;...piety in his reader's mind, he will foon kindle it to a flame ; and a philofopher muft allow that; he expofes, with equal feyerity and truth, the ftrange... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1796 - 520 pages
...powerful book of devotion. His precepts are rigid, but they are founded on the gofpel : his fetire is fharp, but it is drawn from the knowledge of human...pen of La Bruyere. If he finds a fpark of piety in Ms reader's mind, he will foon kindle it to a flame; and a philofopher jfluft allow that he expofes,... | |
 | 1796 - 746 pages
...powerful book of devotion. His precepts are rigid, but they are founded en the gofpel: his fatire is marp, but it is drawn from the knowledge of human life ;...of his portraits are not unworthy of the pen of La Bruyère. If he finds a fpark «f piety in his reader's mind, he will foon kindle it to a flame ; and... | |
 | 1796 - 816 pages
...book of devption. His precepts arc rigid, b« they are founded on the gofpel : his.fatire is (harp, but it is drawn from the knowledge of human life ; and many of his portraits arc not unworrhy of the pen of La Bruyère. If he finds a fpark *f piety in his reader's mind, he will... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 pages
...Gibbon says : — ' His precepts are rigid, but they are founded on the gospel ; his satire is sharp, but it is drawn from the knowledge of human life ;...not unworthy of the pen of La Bruyere. If he finds a spark of piety in his reader's mind he will soon kindle it to a flame.' Gibbon's Misc. Works, i. 21.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...Gibbon says : — ' His precepts are rigid, but they are founded on the gospel ; his satire is sharp, but it is drawn from the knowledge of human life ;...not unworthy of the pen of La Bruyere. If he finds a spark of piety in his reader's mind he will soon kindle it to a flame.' Gibbon's Misc. Works, i. 21.... | |
 | David Simpson - 1803 - 446 pages
...book of devotion. His precepts are rigid, but they are founded on the Gofpel; his fatire is (harp, but it is drawn from the knowledge of human life ; and many of his portraits are not un'wonhy of the pen ofLABRUYERE. If he finds a fpark of piety in his reader's mind, he will foon kindle... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1805 - 512 pages
...book of devotion. His precepts are rigid, but they are founded on the gospel : his satire is sharp, but it is drawn from the knowledge of human life ;...not unworthy of the pen of La Bruyere. If he finds a spark of piety in his reader's mind, he will soon kindle it to a flame ; and a philosopher must allow... | |
 | John Aikin - 1807 - 684 pages
...rational and just views of Christian duties will warrant. " His satire is sharp, but his wisdom is from the knowledge of human life; and many of -his portraits are not unworthy the pen of La Bruyère." Besides these pieces, he published " Three Letters to the Bishop of Bangor,"8vo.... | |
 | David Simpson - 1809 - 410 pages
...powerful book of devotion His precepts are rigid, but they are founded on the gospel, his satire is sharp, but it is drawn from the knowledge of human life ;...of his portraits are not unworthy of the pen of La En-mere. If he finds a spark of piety in his reader's mind, he will soon kindle it to a flame ; and... | |
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Call, is still read as a popular and powerful book of devotion. His precepts are rigid, but they are founded on the gospel: his satire is sharp, but it is drawn from the knowledge of human life; and many of his portraits are not unworthy of the pen of... 
