| Maurice Cross - 1835 - 440 páginas
...almost universal, had appeared that stupendous work, the English Bible, — a book which, if every thing else in our language should perish, would alone suffice...the original, prevented them from adding any of the ideous decorations then in fashion. The groundwork of the version, indeed, was of an earlier age. The... | |
| 1911 - 856 páginas
...most majestic form." Lord Macaulay, in his Essay on John Dryden, bears similar testimony. He speaks of "that stupendous work, the English Bible, a book which,...to show the whole extent of its beauty and power." And that the English Version, especially of the New Testament, which bears in particular the impress... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1846 - 782 páginas
...stupendous work, the English Bible — a book which, if every thing else in our language should periih, * origi- 1 nal prevented them from adding any of the : hideous decorations then in fashion. The ! groundwork... | |
| 1852 - 780 páginas
...boolt which, if every thing else in our language should perish, would alone suffice to show '!:•• superior eloquence and dexterity will make the worse appear the better tell for the original prevented them from adding any of the nideous decorations then in fashion. The... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1856 - 770 páginas
...almost universal, had appeared that stupendous work, the English Bible — a book which, if every thing else in our language should perish, would alone suffice to show the whole eitcnt of its beauty and power. The respect which the translators felt for the original prevented them... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1858 - 780 páginas
...almost universal, had appeared that stupendous work, the English Bible — a book which, if every thing else in our language should perish, would alone suffice...which the translators felt for the original prevented ihem from adding any of the mdeous decorations then in fashion. The groundwork of the version, indeed,... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1911 - 870 páginas
...majestic form.' Lord Macaulay, in his Essay on John Dryden, bears similar testimony. He speaks of ' that stupendous work, the English Bible, a book which,...to show the whole extent of its beauty and power.' And that the English Version, especially of the New Testament, which bears in particular the impress... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1865 - 418 páginas
...of criticism. There were already strong signs of improvement. Our prose had at length worked itoelf clear from those quaint conceits which still deformed...whole extent of its beauty and power. The respect whici the translators felt for the original prevented them from adding any of the hideous decorations... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1871 - 704 páginas
...powers of an earlier, or the correctness of a later age, — was left to enjoy undisputed ascendency. A vicious ingenuity, a morbid quickness to perceive...them from adding any of the hideous decorations then iu fashion. The ground-work of the version, indeed, was of an earlier age. The familiarity with which... | |
| Thomas Whitcombe Greene - 1876 - 340 páginas
...English Bible, a book which if everything else in our language should perish, would alone suffice to show its beauty and power. The respect which the translators...adding any of the hideous decorations then in fashion. — MACAULAY. Bickering. Formerly, open fighting: now, confined to words without blows. The bickering... | |
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