The Sublime and Beautiful of Scripture: Being Essays on Select Passages of Sacred Composition. By Courtney Melmoth. In Two VolumesJ. Murray, 1777 - Bible |
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Page 104
... Rebekah and Ra- chel are both related , in a lan- guage , and in a manner beyond defcription , fine and natural : every fyllable has its charm , and the whole , is a feaft for the fancy and the heart . Let us felect a few paffages from ...
... Rebekah and Ra- chel are both related , in a lan- guage , and in a manner beyond defcription , fine and natural : every fyllable has its charm , and the whole , is a feaft for the fancy and the heart . Let us felect a few paffages from ...
Page 105
... Rebekah came out with " her pitcher upon her fhoulder ; " and the damfel was very fair to " look upon , and a virgin ; and ❝fhe went down to the well and " filled her pitcher , and came up ; " and the fervant of Abraham ran " to meet ...
... Rebekah came out with " her pitcher upon her fhoulder ; " and the damfel was very fair to " look upon , and a virgin ; and ❝fhe went down to the well and " filled her pitcher , and came up ; " and the fervant of Abraham ran " to meet ...
Page 107
... Rebekah only faid , " Drink , my lord . " And then inftead of entering into prolix civilities , the bafted , i . e . fhe fet down her pitcher as expediti- oufly as poffible , and gave him drink and when he had done , ( but not till then ) ...
... Rebekah only faid , " Drink , my lord . " And then inftead of entering into prolix civilities , the bafted , i . e . fhe fet down her pitcher as expediti- oufly as poffible , and gave him drink and when he had done , ( but not till then ) ...
Page 118
... Rebekah : Laban , her father , rejoiced at the tidings , and embracing his kinsman , invited him into his house . Jacob continued there as a vifitant a whole month , during which time he conceived a very tender regard for Rachel , who ...
... Rebekah : Laban , her father , rejoiced at the tidings , and embracing his kinsman , invited him into his house . Jacob continued there as a vifitant a whole month , during which time he conceived a very tender regard for Rachel , who ...
Page 124
... Rebekah , their mother , who , being partial to her fon Ja- cob , advised him , and put him in the way of deceiving his father , and robbing his brother of his birth - right : an error which , though certainly , on her part , proceeding ...
... Rebekah , their mother , who , being partial to her fon Ja- cob , advised him , and put him in the way of deceiving his father , and robbing his brother of his birth - right : an error which , though certainly , on her part , proceeding ...
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Abra Abraham affift aftoniſhing amidſt anſwer beauty behold bleffings bofom brethren brother children of men circumftance confequence damfel darkneſs defirous Deity deſtroyed difcover earth Efau ESSAY ESSAY expreffed exquifite facred fafe faid fame father fcene fcripture feem felf fenfe fent fentiments fervant feven fhall fhew fifter fimplicity fince fingle firft firſt fome foon foul freſh ftances ftand ftill ftory ftrokes fubject fublimity fuch fuperior furely hand hath heart Heaven himſelf hiſtory honour houſe HUSHAM Ifaac Ifrael inftance intereſting itſelf Jacob Jofeph juftice kindneſs Laban laft lefs light lord Machir mafter mercy Midian Mofes moft moſt muft muſt nature nefs NOAH obfervations occafion paffages paffion pafs PASSAGE pleaſure poffible pray thee prefents preffed puniſh Rachel racter reaſon Rebekah refpect ſhe ſhould ſpeak ſpirit tender tenderneſs thefe ther theſe things thofe thoſe tranfactions univerſal verfe verſe whoſe