 | Jonathan Swift - 1850 - 900 pagina’s
...skill : he never attempts your passions until he has convinced your reason. All the objections which he can form are laid open and dispersed before he uses...very soon wins your heart ; and never pretends to show the beauty of bolinees until he has convinced you of the truth of it. " Would every one of our... | |
 | George Godfrey Cunningham - 1853 - 506 pagina’s
...which might jass the criticism of Longinus — an action which would have been approved by Demosthenes. He never attempts your passions till he has convinced...he very soon wins your heart, and never pretends to show the beauty of holiness, till he has convinced you of the truth of it." His letters are light and... | |
 | George Godfrey Cunningham - 1853 - 504 pagina’s
...attempts your passions till he has convinced your reason. All the objections which you can form are laiil open, and dispersed, before he uses the least vehemence...he very soon wins your heart, and never pretends to show the beauty of holiness, till he has convinced you of the truth of it." His letters are light and... | |
 | Christian classics - 1858 - 870 pagina’s
...skill. He never attempts your passions until he has convinced your reason. All the objections which he can form are laid open and dispersed before he uses...and never pretends to shew the beauty of holiness until he hath convinced you of the truth of it."* In the second of the following extracts the conceit... | |
 | James Hamilton - 1858 - 562 pagina’s
...He never attempts your passions until he has convinced your reason. All the objections which he <;an form are laid open and dispersed before he uses the least vehemence in his sermon ; but whenhe thinks he has your head, he very soon wins your heart, and never pretends to shew the beauty... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Thomas Roscoe - 1859 - 686 pagina’s
...skill : he never attempts your passions until he has convinced your reason. All the objections which he can form are laid open and dispersed before he uses...very soon wins your heart ; and never pretends to show the beauty of holiness until he has convinced yon of the truth of it. " Would every one of our... | |
 | James Hamilton - 1859 - 436 pagina’s
...skill. He never attempts your passions until he has convinced your reason. All the objections which he can form are laid open and dispersed before he uses the least vehemence in his sermon ; but whenhe thinks he has your head, he very soon wins your heart, and never pretends to shew the beauty... | |
 | George Godfrey Cunningham - 1863 - 818 pagina’s
...whicl/ might ass the criticism of Longinus — an action which would have been approved by Demosthenes. He never attempts your passions till he has convinced...he very soon wins your heart, and never pretends to show the beauty of holiness, till he has onnvmccd you of the truth of it." His letters are light and... | |
 | Francis Atterbury - 1869 - 476 pagina’s
...skill : he never attempts your passions until he has convinced your reason. All the objections which he can form are laid open and dispersed before he uses...he very soon wins your heart, and never pretends to show the beauty of holiness, until he hath convinced you of the truth of it. Having dwelt sufficiently... | |
 | James Mason - 1875 - 674 pagina’s
...many of his audience who could not be intelligent hearers of his discourse, were there no explanations as well as grace in his action. This art of his is...he very soon wins your heart, and never pretends to show the beauty of holiness till he has convinced you of the truth of it' We may add an anecdote regarding... | |
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This art of his is used with the most exact and honest skill. He never attempts your passions until he has convinced your reason. All the objections which he can form are laid open and dispersed before he uses the least vehemence in his sermon ; but when... 
