 | Sir Richard Steele - 1754 - 360 Seiten
...Malicioufnefs. ' Thy Creatures.. .have been my Books, but thy Scripi tures much more. I have fought Thee in the Courts, ' Fields and Gardens, but I have...' Temples. ' THOUSANDS have been my Sins, and ten ' thoufands my Tranfgreffions, but thy Sanftifications have ' remained with me, and my Heart (through... | |
 | Sir Richard Steele, Joseph Addison - 1774 - 366 Seiten
...of malicioufnefs. Thy creatures have been " my books, but thy fcriptures much more. I have *' fought thee in the courts, fields, and gardens ; but I ** have found thee in thy Temples. " Thoufimds have been my fins, and ten thoufand*. *' my tranfgreffions, but thy fanctifications have... | |
 | 1785 - 698 Seiten
...fuperfluity of malicioufneft. Thy creatures have been my books, but thy Scriptures much more. I have fought thee in the courts, fields, and gardens; but I have found thee in thy temples. Thoufands have been my fins, and ten thoufands my tranlgrerTïons; but thy fanflifications have 'remained... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1801 - 338 Seiten
...fuperfluity of malicioufnefs. Thy creatures have been my books, but thy fcriptures much more : I have fought thee in the courts, fields, and gardens ; but I have found thee in thy Temple. Thousands have been my fins, and ten thoufands my tranfgreffions ; but thy fanctifications... | |
 | David Simpson - 1803 - 446 Seiten
...he wrote upon a certain occasion, he addresses the ALMIGHTY by saying— " Thy creatures have been my books, but thy Scriptures much more. I have sought...and gardens ; but I have found thee in thy temples." Sir RICHARD STEEL gives us a fine character of this extraordinary person. He says, " He was a man,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1803 - 638 Seiten
...displeasure ; but I have been, as a dove, free from superfluity of maliciousness. Thy creatures have been my books, but thy scriptures much more. I have sought thee in the courts, fields, and gardens j but I have found thee in thy temples. " Thousands have been my sins, and ten thousands my transgressions,... | |
 | British essayists - 1803 - 306 Seiten
...have been, as a dove, free from superfluity of maliciousness. Thy creatures have been my books, fcut thy scriptures much more. I have sought thee in the courts, fields, and gardens i but I have found thee in thy temples. " Thousands have been my sins, and ten thousands my transgressions,... | |
 | Ely Bates - 1807 - 426 Seiten
...who, in a prayer highly admired by Mr. Addison, thus addresses the Almighty, " I have sought thee in courts, fields, and gardens, but I have found thee in thy temples:" which is in other words to declare, that it was only by the light of scripture and the exercises of... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 446 Seiten
...displeasure ; but I have been, as a dove, free from superfluity of maliciousness. Thy creatures have been my books, but thy scriptures much more. I have sought...thousands my transgressions, but thy sanctifications have re-- maiHed with me, and my heart, through thy grace, hath been an unquenched coal upon thine altar.... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 314 Seiten
...displeasure ; but I have been, as a dove, free from superfluity of maliciousness. Thy creatures have been my books, but thy scriptures much more. I have sought...sins, and ten thousands my transgressions, but thy sar.ctifications have remained with me, and my heart, through thy grace, hath been an unquenched coal... | |
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Thy creatures have been my books, but thy Scriptures much more. I have sought thee in the courts, fields, and gardens, but I have found thee in thy temples. 
