The first creature of God, in the works of the days, was the light of the sense; the last was the light of reason; and his sabbath work ever since is the illumination of his Spirit. First he breathed light upon the face of the matter or chaos; then he... The Works of Francis Bacon - Page 3by Francis Bacon - 1815Full view - About this book
| Richard Alfred Davenport - Classical poetry - 1827 - 404 pages
...face of the matter, or chaos ; then he breathed light into the face of man ; and still he breatbeth and inspireth light into the face of his chosen. The...pleasure to stand upon the shore, and to see ships tossed upon the sea ; a pleasure to stand in the window of a castle, and to see a battle, and the adventures... | |
| Richard Alfred Davenport - Classical poetry - 1827 - 402 pages
...matter, or chaos ; then he breathed light into the face of man ; and still he breatheth and iuspireth light into the face of his chosen. The poet that beautified...pleasure to stand upon the shore, and to see ships tossed upon the sea ; a pleasure to stand in the window of a castle, and to see a battle, and the adventures... | |
| Walter Savage Landor - Imaginary conversations - 1829 - 570 pages
...as the following ? " First he breathed light upon the face of the matter, or chaos; then he breathed light into the face of man ; and still he breatheth...and inspireth light into the face of his chosen." I looked with wonder at him, knowing his seriousness and gravity, his habits and powers of ratiocination,... | |
| Perry Fairfax Nursey - Industrial arts - 1830 - 464 pages
...Flwt-atteet. MUSEUM, REGISTER, JOURNAL, AND GAZETTE. No. 262.] SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 1828. [ Price 3d. " It is a pleasure to stand upon the shore and to see ships tossed upon the sea ; a pleasure to stand in the window of a castle anil to see a battle, and the adventures... | |
| Francis Bacon - English essays - 1833 - 228 pages
...or chaos ; then he breatheth light into •; the face of man ; and still he breatheth and inspiredi light into the face, of his chosen. The poet that...pleasure to stand upon the shore, and to see ships tossed upon the sea : a pleasure to stand in the window of a castle, and to see a battle, and the adventures... | |
| 596 pages
...disorder, are not so capable of calculation as once they might have been. THE VANTAGE GEOUND OF TRUTH. THE poet that beautified the sect, that was otherwise...' It is a pleasure to stand upon the shore, and to sec a ship tossed upon the sea ; a pleasure to stand in the window of of a castle, to see a battle,... | |
| Christian life - 1835 - 334 pages
...face of man ; and still ho broatheth and inspireth light into the face of his chosen. Lucretius, who beautified the sect, that was otherwise inferior to...well, " It is a pleasure to stand upon the shore, and see ships tossed upon the sea: a pleasure to stand in the window of a castle, and to see a battle,... | |
| Caleb Ticknor - Conduct of life - 1836 - 360 pages
...illumination of his spirit. First he breathed light upon the face of the matter, or chaos ; then he breathed light into the face of man ; and still he breatheth...pleasure to stand upon the shore and to see ships tossed upon the sea ; a pleasure to stand in the window of a castle and to see a battle and the adventures... | |
| Medicine - 1836 - 554 pages
...matter, or chaos; then he breathed light into the face of man; and still he breatheth and inspire.! h light into the face of his chosen. The poet* that...pleasure to stand upon the •shore and to see ships tossed upon the sea; a pleasure to stand in the windows of a castle, and to see a battle and the adventures... | |
| 1837 - 860 pages
...illumination of his Spirit. First, he breathed light upon the face of the matter, or chaos ; then he breathed light into the face of man ; and still he breatheth and inspireth licht into the face of his chosen. The poet that beautified the sect, that was otherwise inferior to... | |
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