 Within that awful volume lies The mystery of mysteries! Happiest they of human race, To whom God has granted grace To read, to fear, to hope, to pray, To lift the latch, and force the way; And better had they ne'er been born, Who read to doubt, or read...  Notes and Queries - Strana 1471879Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | British and foreign sailors' society - 1839 - Počet stránok 378
...deadly enmity to the truth and purity of Revelation, when he wrote, as he has said to have done : — " Better had they ne'er been born, Who read to doubt, or read to scorn !" The Bible is a book of facts ; with these facts are incorporated the most vital doctrines and discoveries... | |
 | Bertha Johnston, E. Lyell Earle - 1911 - Počet stránok 332
...music. — Herbert. No man e'er felt the halter draw, With good opinion of the law. — Trumbull. And better had they ne'er been born, Who read to doubt, or read to scorn. — Scott. Come forth into the light of things; Let nature be your teacher. — Wordsworth. Thrice... | |
 | J. Sidlow Baxter, James Sidlow Baxter - 1986 - Počet stránok 1848
...their God has given grace To read, to fear, to hope, to pray, To lift the latch, to find the way ; And better had they ne'er been born Who read to doubt, or read to scorn." SIR WALTER SCOTT. No MAN'S education is complete if he does not know the Bible No Christian minister... | |
 | Herbert Lockyer - 1990 - Počet stránok 356
...their God has given grace To read, to fear, to hope, to pray. To lift the latch, and force the way; And better had they ne'er been born Who read to doubt, or read to scorn. The Bible Is As a Laver "The washing of water (laver) by the word." Ephesians 5:26 "Now are ye clean... | |
 | Cora Linn Daniels, C. M. Stevans - 2003 - Počet stránok 676
...mystery of mysteries. Oh, happiest he of human race To whom the Lord hath given grace To read, to watch, to fear, to pray, To lift the latch and force the way, But better had he ne'er been born Who reads to laugh, who reads to scorn." There are many parallels in the sacred... | |
 | Howard Clarke - 2003 - Počet stránok 332
...Matthew's messages. In his Bible Sir Walter Scott wrote of such readers (lines Byron later copied): "And better had they ne'er been born, / Who read to doubt, or read to scorn." So this is not the part of the Bible's influence that comforts most believers (and Voltaire, Thomas... | |
 | Walter Scott, Sir - 2005 - Počet stránok 373
...granted grace To read, to fear, to hope, to pray, To lift the latch, and force the way ; And better bad they ne'er been born, Who read to doubt, or read to scorn." " Give me the volume, Lady," said young Crlendinning. " They call me idle — they call me dull —... | |
 | Walter Scott - 2006 - Počet stránok 562
...God has granted grace To read, to fear, to hope, to pray, To lift the latch, and force the way; And better had they ne'er been born, Who read, to doubt, or read to scorn." "Give me the volume, Lady/' said young Glendinning. "They call me idle - they call me dull - in this... | |
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