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Page 286
... poets . The Arabian and Persian poets elegantly apply the same ideas , to shew the effects of justice impartially administered , and firmly supported , by a great and good king : " Rerum dominus Mahmud , rex potens ; Ad cujus aquam ...
... poets . The Arabian and Persian poets elegantly apply the same ideas , to shew the effects of justice impartially administered , and firmly supported , by a great and good king : " Rerum dominus Mahmud , rex potens ; Ad cujus aquam ...
Page 294
... poetic style among the Hebrews , including every sort of it , as ranging under one or other , or all of the ... poetry . The verb mashal signifies to rule , to exer- cise authority ; to make equal , to compare one thing with another ; to ...
... poetic style among the Hebrews , including every sort of it , as ranging under one or other , or all of the ... poetry . The verb mashal signifies to rule , to exer- cise authority ; to make equal , to compare one thing with another ; to ...
Page xiii
... Poetry is to instruct while it gives pleasure ; instruction being the end , and pleasure the means - Illustrated by examples from the different species of Poetry - The Didactic - Epic - Tragic - Lyric -the lighter kinds of Poetry ...
... Poetry is to instruct while it gives pleasure ; instruction being the end , and pleasure the means - Illustrated by examples from the different species of Poetry - The Didactic - Epic - Tragic - Lyric -the lighter kinds of Poetry ...
Page xiv
... POETIC IMAGERY FROM THE OBJECTS OF NATURE . The frequent use of the Metaphor renders a style magnificent , but often obscure ; the Hebrew Poets have accomplished the sublime without losing perspicuity - Three causes assigned for this ...
... POETIC IMAGERY FROM THE OBJECTS OF NATURE . The frequent use of the Metaphor renders a style magnificent , but often obscure ; the Hebrew Poets have accomplished the sublime without losing perspicuity - Three causes assigned for this ...
Page xv
... POETIC IMAGERY FROM THE SACRED HISTORY . The Imagery from the sacred history is the most luminous and evident of all - The peculiar nature of this kind of metaphor explained , as used by the Hebrew Poets - The order of the topics which ...
... POETIC IMAGERY FROM THE SACRED HISTORY . The Imagery from the sacred history is the most luminous and evident of all - The peculiar nature of this kind of metaphor explained , as used by the Hebrew Poets - The order of the topics which ...
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Ahaz allegory ancient versions appears Arabic Assyria authority Babylon beauty Behold book of Job called captivity Chald chap composition consists desert diction divine earth editions Egypt elegance examples explained expression Ezek former frequently glory Greek hand heavens Hebrew language Hebrew poetry Hebrew text Hezekiah holy Houbigant Ibid imagery Isaiah Israel Israelites JEHOVAH Jerusalem Jews Judah Judea Kimchi kind king king of Assyria land language LECTURE Lord manner means metaphor Moab Moses mountains nations nature objects obscure observed parallel passage passions peculiar perfect person poem poetical poets prophecy prophet Psal Psalm remarkable render sacred saith JEHOVAH says Scriptures SECKER seems sense sentence sentiments Sion Solomon song species style sublimity suppose Syriac thee thine things thou hast thou shalt tion translation unto verb verse Vulg Vulgate waters whole word writings
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Page 388 - Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished.
Page 17 - And they shall build houses, and inhabit them ; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them. They shall not build, and another inhabit ; they shall not plant, and another eat ; for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.
Page 112 - Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself.
Page 112 - The boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it. Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts, look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine; And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted, and the branch that thou madest strong for thyself.
Page 157 - For the grave cannot praise Thee, death cannot celebrate Thee : they that go down into the pit cannot hope for Thy truth. The living, the living, he shall praise Thee, as I do this day : the father to the children shall make known Thy truth.
Page 206 - If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the Lord, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words: then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord...
Page 96 - But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth : and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.
Page 246 - And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valour, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths : none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land.
Page 112 - Thou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land. The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars. She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto the river.
Page 136 - ... this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law of the Lord : which say to the seers, " See not ; " and to the prophets, " Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits...