 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - English literature - 1827 - 406 pages
...which shows that his works in public were dedicated to God's glory, not his own. He always professed to love and seek peace ; and it was his usual preface...the world, peace was sung ; and when he went out of it peace was bequeathed." This could not be imputed to fear or softness in him, being a martial and... | |
 | Sharon Turner - Great Britain - 1830 - 1086 pages
...With this view, he not only professed to love and seek peace, and made it, as lord Bacon says,25 the usual preface in his treaties, that when Christ came into the world, peace was sung by angels ; and when he left it, he bequeathed peace as their great characteristic to all his followers... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Great Britain - 1831 - 542 pages
...from his attempts to repress their inclinations for war. The usual preface to all his treaties was, " That, when Christ came into the world, peace was sung...when he went out of the world, peace was bequeathed." 9. He had all along two points in view ; one to depress the nobility and clergy, and the other to exalt... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Great Britain - 1836 - 512 pages
...from his attempts to repress their inclinations for war. The usual preface to all his treaties was, " That, when Christ came into the world, peace was sung...when he went out of the world, peace was bequeathed." 9. He had all along two points in view ; one to depress the nobility and clergy, and the other to exalt... | |
 | Caroline Amelia Halsted - 1839 - 312 pages
...Solomon of England."1 He invariably prefaced his treaties (says that eminent writer) by stating, " that when Christ came into the world, peace was sung...went out of the world, peace was bequeathed. And this vertue could not proceede out of fear, or softness ; for he was valiant and active, and therefore it... | |
 | Sharon Turner - Great Britain - 1839 - 532 pages
...With this view, he not only professed to love and seek peace, and made it, as lord Bacon says,25 the usual preface in his treaties, that when Christ came into the world, peace was sung by angels; and when he left it, he bequeathed peace as their great characteristic to all his followers... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1840 - 476 pages
...from his attempts to repress their inclinations for war. The usual preface to all his treaties was, " That when Christ came into the world peace was sung,...when he went out of the world peace was bequeathed." He had all along two essential points in view; one to depress the nobility and clergy, the other to... | |
 | M. A. Stodart - Christian life - 1840 - 260 pages
...in the world. It is a true saying, though it proceeded from the lips of a bad man and a wicked king, that " When Christ came into the world, peace was sung, and when he left it, peace was bequeathed." The words of inspiration are explicit : " A soft answer turneth away... | |
 | Periodicals - 1841 - 276 pages
...loved peace more than King Henry the Seventh of England. The usual preface to all his treaties was, " that when Christ came into the world peace was sung,...when He went out of the world peace was bequeathed." ON CHESS. No. XVI. THE AUTOMATON CHESS-PLAYER. 4. DURING the exhibition of the Automaton Chess-Player... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - Great Britain - 1841 - 638 pages
...his memorable 'hospital of the Savoy ; and yet he was a great almsgiver in secret, which showed that his works in public were dedicated rather to God's glory than his own." But, in truth, he probably did not care much for either : glory of any kind was not his taste : he... | |
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He advanced church-men: he was tender in the privilege of sanctuaries, though they wrought him much mischief. He built and endowed many religious foundations, besides his memorable hospital of the Savoy: and yet was he a great alms-giver in secret; which... 
