 | Sir Richard Steele, Joseph Addison - 1711 - 402 pages
...free from Superfluity of Malicioufnefs. * Thy Creatures have been my Books, but thy • Scriptures much more. I have fought Thee in ' the Courts, Fields and Gardens, out I have ' found Thee in thy Temples. ' Thoufand shave been my Sins, and Ten Thou' fands my TranQ*reflions... | |
 | Sir Richard Steele, Joseph Addison - English essays - 1774 - 366 pages
...dove, free from fu*' perffuity of malicioufnefs. Thy creatures have been " my books, but thy fcriptures much more. I have *' fought thee in the courts, fields,...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 pages
...dove, free from 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 pages
...dove, free from 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 - Apologetics - 1803 - 446 pages
...ALMIGHTY by saying— " 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." Sir RICHARD STEEL gives us a fine character of this extraordinary person. He says, " He was a man,... | |
 | British essayists - 1803 - 306 pages
...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, but thy sanctifications have remained with me, and my heart, thro' thy... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1803 - 638 pages
...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, but thy sanctifications have remained with me, and my heart, thro' thy... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 498 pages
...superfluity of maliciousness. Thy creatures have heen my books, but thy scriptures much more. I have sought thee in the courts, fields, and gardens, but I have...thy temples. " Thousands have been my sins, and ten thousands my transgressions, but thy sanctifications have remained with me, and my heart (through thy... | |
 | Ely Bates - Country life - 1807 - 426 pages
...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 - English essays - 1808 - 446 pages
...superfluity of maliciousness. Thy creatures have been my books, but thy scriptures much more. I have sought thee in the courts, fields, and gardens; but I have...thy temples. " Thousands have been my sins, and ten thousands my transgressions, but thy sanctifications have re-- maiHed with me, and my heart, through... | |
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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. 
