 | Tobias George Smollett - 1779
...hoped by Chriftians from metrical devotion. Whatever is great, defireable, or tremendous, is comprifed in the name of the Supreme Being. Omnipotence cannot...cannot be amplified ; Perfection cannot be improved. ' The employments of pious meditation are faith, thankigiving, repentance, and fupplication. Faith,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 10 pagina’s
...by Chriftians from metrical deiwoiion. Whatever is great, defireable., or tremendous, is comprifed in the name of the Supreme Being. Omnipotence cannot...cannot be amplified; Perfection cannot be improved. The employments of pious meditation are Faith, Thankfgiving, Repentance, and Supplication. Faith, invariably... | |
 | William Hodson - 1780 - 104 pagina’s
...than the true ; for, as he ju.fHy ohfcrves, whatever is great, defirablc, or tremendous, is comprifej in the name of the Supreme Being. Omnipotence cannot...cannot be amplified ; perfection cannot be improved, Prefaces to the Englifh Poets. —Life of Waller, rrtoft impoffible, however they may hold their place... | |
 | 1780
...hoped by Chriilians from metrical devotion. Whatever is great, defirable, or tremendous, is comprifed in the name of the Supreme Being. Omnipotence cannot...cannot be amplified ; Perfection cannot be improved. ' The employments of pious meditation are 'Faith, Thankfgiving, Repentance, and Supplication. Faith,... | |
 | 1780
...by Chriftians from me* trical devotion. Whatever is great, deiiratrie, or tremendous, is comprifed in the name of the Supreme Being. Omnipotence cannot...Infinity cannot be amplified; Perfection cannot be in> proved. ' ; or ' Of fertiments purely religious, it will be found that the mod (in-.plt expiefiion... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 503 pagina’s
...hoped by Chriftians from metrisal devotion. Whatever is great, defireable, or tremendous, is comprifed in the name of the Supreme Being. Omnipotence cannot be exalted ; Infinity tiity cannot be amplified ; Perfe&ion daiiriot be improved. The employments of pious meditation, are... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1782 - 209 pagina’s
...hoped by Chriftians from metrical devotion. Whatever is great, defirous, or tremendous, is comprifed in the name of the Supreme Being. OMNIPOTENCE cannot...cannot be amplified, PERFECTION cannot be improved. Pino. It is a general rule in poetry, that all appropriated terms of art, fhould be funk in general... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787
...Chriiiums from metrical devoz tion. tion. Whatever is great, defireable, or tremendous, is comprifed in the name of the Supreme Being. Omnipotence cannot...cannot be amplified ; Perfection cannot be improved. The employments of pious meditation are Faith, Thankfgiving, Repentance, and Supplication. Faith, invariably... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787
...Chriftians from metrical devoi tiorv tion. Whatever is great, defireable, or tremendous, is comprifed in the name of the Supreme Being. Omnipotence cannot...cannot be amplified ; Perfection cannot be improved. The employments of pious meditation are Faith, Thankfgiving, Repentance, and Supplication. Faith, invariably... | |
 | 1787 - 198 pagina’s
...only to be valued as they foretell fruits. WHATEVER is great, defirous, or tremendous, is comprifed in the name of the Supreme Being, Omnipotence cannot be exalted ; infinity cannot be amplified ;. perfeftion cannot be improved.. NATURE makes us poor only,. when we want neceftaries ; but cuftom... | |
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Whatever is great, desirable, or tremendous, is comprised in the name of the Supreme Being. Omnipotence cannot be exalted; Infinity cannot be amplified; Perfection cannot be improved. 
