 | Henry Adolphus Miles - 1870 - 228 pages
...boundless ocean, who had picked up one little pebble, and even that could not fully comprehend. 1 " Take an example of a dog, and mark what a generosity...manifestly such as that creature, without that confidence in a better nature than his own, could never attain. So man, when he resteth and assnreth himself upon... | |
 | Henry Whitney Bellows - 1870 - 456 pages
...kin to God by his spirit, he is a base and ignoble creature. It destroys, likewise, magnanimity, and the raising of human nature : for take an example...finds himself maintained by a man who, to him, is in place of a God, or melior naiura ; which courage is manifestly such as that creature, -without confidence... | |
 | Edwin Abbott Abbott - 1870 - 304 pages
...influence of faith or trust in developing the powers even of the brute creation. " Take," he says, " example of a dog, and mark what a generosity and courage...maintained by a man, who to him is instead of a God. So man, when he resteth and assureth himself upon divine protection and favour, gathereth a force and... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1870 - 390 pages
...It destroys likewise Magnanimity, and the raising of humane Nature: for take an example of a Dogg, and mark what a generosity and courage he will put...who to him is instead of a God, or Melior Natura. \VMch courage is manifestly such, as that Creature without that confidence of a better Nature than... | |
 | 1871 - 800 pages
...kin to God by his spirit, he is a base and ignoble creature. It destroys likewise magnanimity, and the raising of human nature ; for take an example...such as that creature, without that confidence of better nature than bis own, could never attain. So man, when he resteth and assureth himself upon divine... | |
 | William [poetical works] Wordsworth - 1871 - 642 pages
...It destroys likewise Magnanimity, and the raising of humane Nature : for take an example of a Dogg, and mark what a generosity and courage he will put on, when he finds himself maintained hy a Man, who to him is instead of a God, or Melior Natura. Which courage is manifestly such, as that... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1871 - 678 pages
...Spirit, he is a Bafe and Ignoble Creature. It dellroies likewife Magnanimity, and the Raifing of Humane Nature : For take an Example of a Dog; And mark what a Generofity, and Courage he will put on, when he findes himfelfe maintained, by a Man; who to him is... | |
 | 1872 - 760 pages
...somebody said this before Burns 1 Look here : — " Atheism destroys likewise magnanimity, and the raising human nature ; for take an example of a dog, and mark...himself maintained by a man, who to him is instead of God, or 'melior natura'; which courage is manifestly such as that creature, without that confidence... | |
 | Anthony Trollope - 1872 - 758 pages
...somebody said this before Burns 1 Look here : — " Atheism destroys likewise magnanimity, and the raising human nature ; for take an example of a dog, and mark...himself maintained by a man, who to him is instead of God, or ' melior natnra' ; which courage is manifestly such as that creature, without that confidence... | |
 | 1872 - 624 pages
...his essays figures well this power of faith in God upon our natures : " Take an example," he says, " of a dog, and mark what a generosity and courage he...maintained by a man; who to him is instead of a God, or metier natnra ; which courage is manifestly such as that creature, without that confidence of. a better... | |
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It destroys likewise magnanimity, and the raising of human nature; for take an example of a dog, and mark what a generosity and courage he will put on when he finds himself maintained by a man; who to him is instead of a God, or melior nature; which courage... 
