| John Milton - 1866 - 500 páginas
...best say of us, and of the whole English name, but scoffingly, as of that foolish builder mentioned by our Saviour, who began to build a tower, and was...another Rome in the West? The foundation indeed they lay gallantly, but fell into a worse confusion, not of tongues, but of factions, than those at the... | |
| William Carlos Martyn - 1866 - 328 páginas
...best say of us, and of the whole English name, but scoffingly, as of that foolish builder mentioned by our Saviour, who began to build a tower, and was...goodly tower of a Commonwealth, which the English began to build?" He then urgently remonstrates with the nation in regard to its proposed invitation... | |
| Edward Bishop Elliott - 1869 - 196 páginas
...book of yet higher authority than the " Pilgrim's Progress,'' are we not warned by the story of one. who began to build a tower, and was not able to finish ? It needs that you well count the cost. " Whosoever will follow me," said Jesus Christ, " must deny himself."... | |
| William Garden Blaikie - 1873 - 436 páginas
...and it will be no advantage to his influence if his people are tempted to compare him to the man that began to build a tower, and was not able to finish it. The biographies of Scripture furnish a very favourable field for expository lectures to those whose... | |
| John Milton - 1876 - 506 páginas
...best say of us, and of the whole English name, but scoffingly, as of that foolish builder mentioned by our Saviour, who began to build a tower, and was...another Rome in the West? The foundation indeed they lay gallantly, but fell into a worse confusion, not of tongues, but of factions, than those at the... | |
| John Milton - 1876 - 506 páginas
...best say of us, and of the whole English name, but scoffingly, as of that foolish builder mentioned by our Saviour, who began to build a tower, and was...another Rome in the West? The foundation indeed they lay gallantly, but fell into a worse confusion, not of tongues, but of factions, than those at the... | |
| David Masson - 1877 - 736 páginas
...all our neighbours. And what will they say of us but scoffingly as of that foolish builder mentioned by our Saviour, who began to build a tower and was...the West ? The foundation indeed they laid gallantly ; hut fell into a worse confusion, not of tongues but of factions, than those at the Tower of Babel,... | |
| David Masson - 1877 - 732 páginas
...all our neighbours. And what will they say of us but scoffingly as of that foolish builder mentioned by our Saviour, who began to build a tower and was...to overshadow Kings and be another Rome in the West 1 The foundation indeed they laid gallantly ; but fell into a worse confusion, not of tongues but of... | |
| David Masson - 1877 - 736 páginas
...all our neighbours. And what will they say of us but scoffingly as of that foolish builder mentioned by our Saviour, who began to build a tower and was...they would build to overshadow Kings and be another Borne in the "West 1 The foundation indeed they laid gallantly ; but fell into a worse confusion, not... | |
| Thomas Erskine May - 1878 - 608 páginas
...neither peace nor liberty to the people : it had disappointed the hopes of republicans : ' it had 1 ' Where is this goodly tower of a commonwealth which...they would build to overshadow kings, and be another 454 ENGLAND. dispelled the visions of religious and political enthusiasts : it had outraged all the... | |
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