 I am not ashamed to confess that, with this virtual negation of God, the universe to me has lost its soul of loveliness ; and although from henceforth the precept to ' work while it is day ' will doubtless but gain an intensified force from the terribly...  The Life and Letters of George John Romanes ... - Page 86by George John Romanes, Ethel Duncan Romanes - 1896 - 391 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1896 - 806 pages
...affirm that the twilight doctrine of the 'new faith' is a desirable substitute for the waning splendor of ' the old,' I am not ashamed to confess that, with...as think at times I must, of the appalling contrast between the hallowed glory of that creed which once was mine, and the only mystery of existence as... | |
 | George John Romanes - 1878 - 228 pages
...And forasmuch as I am far from being able to agree with those who affirm that the twilight doctrine of the "new faith" is a desirable substitute for the...as think at times I must, of the appalling contrast between the hallowed glory of that creed which once was mine, and the lonely mystery of existence as... | |
 | George John Romanes - 1878 - 232 pages
...And forasmuch as I am far from being able to agree with those who affirm that the twilight doctrine of the " new faith " is a desirable substitute for...as think at times I must, of the appalling contrast between the hallowed glory of that creed which once was mine, and the lonely mystery of existence as... | |
 | Robert Flint - 1879 - 600 pages
...And forasmuch as I am far from being able to agree with those who affirm that the twilight doctrine of the 'new faith' is a desirable substitute for the...as think at times I must, of the appalling contrast between the hallowed glory of that creed which once was mine, and the lonely mystery of existence as... | |
 | Robert Flint - 1879 - 600 pages
...And forasmuch as I am far from being able to agree with those who affirm that the twilight doctrine of the 'new faith' is a desirable substitute for the...as think at times I must, of the appalling contrast between the hallowed glory of that creed which once was mine, and the lonely mystery of existence as... | |
 | Charles John Ellicott - 1880 - 180 pages
...hope, — hope that they too may yet feel after their God, and at last find, and be found for ever. its soul of loveliness ; and although from henceforth...as think at times I must, of the appalling contrast between the hallowed glory of that creed which once was mine, and the lonely mystery of existence as... | |
 | Walter Senior - 1880 - 388 pages
...confess that, with this virtual negation of God the universe to me has lost its soul of loveliness. . . . When at times I think, as think at times I must, of the appalling contrast between the hallowed glory of that creed which once was mine, and the lonely mystery of existence as... | |
 | 1880 - 462 pages
...with this virtual negation of God the universe to me has lost its soul of loveliness. Moreover, when I think — as think at times I must — of the appalling contrast between the hallowed glory of that creed which once was mine, and the lonely mystery of existence as... | |
 | 1881 - 696 pages
...anonymously. He says, after having come to the conclusion that there is no proof of the being of a God, " I am not ashamed to confess that with this virtual...as think at times I must, of the appalling contrast between the hallowed glory of that creed which once was mine, and the lonely mystery of existence as... | |
 | Minot Judson Savage - 1881 - 690 pages
...anonymously. He says, after having come to the conclusion that there is no proof of the being of a God, '; I am not ashamed to confess that with this virtual...as think at times I must, of the appalling contrast between the hallowed glory of that creed which once was mine, and the lonely mystery of existence as... | |
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