 | 1823 - 512 pages
...delight of accomplished princes, and the most elegant amusement of polite courts ; but at present it is so combined with things sacred and important, as well as with our pleasures, that it seems almost necessary to our very existence : it forms a considerable part of the divine service in our... | |
 | 1856 - 1252 pages
...princes ; and it is the favorite amusement of the most elegant courts of Europe. At the present day it is so combined with things sacred and important, as well as with our pleasures, that it seems to be almost indispensable to our existence. It has a prominent part in the Divine service in our churches;... | |
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It has indeed ever been the delight of accomplished princes, and the most elegant amusement of polite courts ; but at present it is so combined with things sacred a'nd important, as well as with our pleasures, that it seems necessary to our existence... 