 | Edmund Burke - 1764 - 458 oldal
...contemplation of the works of infinite wifdom alone can afford to a rational mind; whilft referring to him whatever we find of right, or good, or fair in ourfelves, difcovering his ftrength and wifdom even in our own weaknefs and imperfedlion, honouring... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1767 - 368 oldal
...adoring their profundity where we are loft in our fearch, we may be inquifitive without imperti-! nence, and elevated without pride ; we may be admitted, if I may dare to fay fo, into the counfels of the Almighty by a confideration of his works, The elevation of the mind... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1792 - 596 oldal
...contemplation of the works of infinite wifdom alone can afford to a rational mind ; whilft, referring .to him whatever we find of right or good or fair in ourfelves, difcovering his ftrength and wifdom even in our own weaknefs and imperfection, honouring... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1792 - 604 oldal
...contemplation of the works of infinite wifdom alone can afford to a rational mind ; whilft, referring to him whatever we find of right or good or fair in ourfelves, difcovering his ftrength and wifdom even in our own weaknefs and imperfection, honouring... | |
 | Sir Richard Joseph Sullivan (bart.) - 1794 - 518 oldal
...of the works of infinite wisdom alone can afford to a rational mind ? To the God of Nature we refer whatever we find of right, or good, or fair, in ourselves...strength and wisdom, even in our own weakness and imperfedlion ; honouring them when we discover them clearly ; and adoring their profundity, where we... | |
 | James Johnstone - 1795 - 508 oldal
...contemplation " of the works of infinite wifdom alone can afford " to a rational mind ; whilft referring to HIM " whatever we find of right, or good, or fair in " ourfelves, difcovering his ftrength in our weak" nefs and imperfection, honouring them where " we... | |
 | 1797 - 332 oldal
...Sea. XIV. to Stft. XXVIU. NITE • KITE WISDOM can alone afford to a rational mind ; whilft, referring to HIM whatever we find of right, or good, or fair, in ourfelves, difcovering HIS ftrength and wifdom in our own weaknefs and imperfection, honouring them... | |
 | Freeman of Dublin - 1800 - 674 oldal
...contemplation of the works of infinite wifdom alone can afford to a rational mind ; whilft, referring to him whatever we find of right or good or fair in ourfelves, diicovering his flrength and wifdom even in our own weaknefs and imperfection, honouring... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1803 - 366 oldal
...difcover them dearly, and adoring their profundity where we are loft in our fearch, we may be inquifitive without impertinence, and elevated without pride ; we may be admitted, if I may dare to fay fo, into the counfels of the Almighty by a confideration of his works. The elevation of the mind... | |
 | 1827 - 790 oldal
...wisdom, who made It. Whilst referring to him. whale.er we n-ul tight or good, or fan in „„,! selves, discovering his strength and wisdom, even in our own weakness and imperfection, honouring tiiem where we discover ihrm clearly, aud au.irn»J their profundity where we are lo,t ,„ our scar,... | |
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... the use of the passions, which are the organs of the mind, cannot be barren of praise to him, nor unproductive to ourselves of that noble and uncommon union of science and admiration, which a contemplation of the works of infinite wisdom alone can... 
