...through the universe. LESSON CXXXIII. Character of the Puritans. — EDINBURGH REVIEW. 1. THE Puritansf were men whose minds had derived a peculiar character...general terms, an overruling Providence, they habitually as* William Murray, Earl of Mansfield, was horn at Perth, in Scotland, 1705. He was an eminent lawyer,...

...living writers, "the most remarkable body of men, perhaps, which the world has ever produced ; they were men whose minds had derived a peculiar character from the daily contemplation of supernatural beings and eternal interests. Not content with acknowledging, in general terms, an overruling...

...Fool's head, and fix our choice on the plain leaden chest which conceals the treasure. The Puritans external interests. Not con'ent with acknowledging, in general terms, an overruling Providence, they...

...other. Their camp was a sanctuary, their battalions companies of the saints, and their officers thought character from the daily contemplation of superior...Not content with acknowledging in general terms an over* ruling Providence, they habitually ascribed every event to the will of the Great Being for whose...

...Gibbon. "Napoleon was never known to change his opinion on any subject." — Alison. "The Puritans were men whose minds had derived a peculiar character...contemplation of superior beings and eternal interests." — Macaulay. " The daily press first instructed men in their wants, and soon found that the eagerness...

...could not seduce your patriotism I LESSON XLIV. Defence of the Puritans. — TB MACAULAY. THE Puritans were men whose minds had derived a peculiar character...from the daily contemplation of superior beings and external interests. Not content with acknowledging, in general terms, an overruling Providence, they...

...were not content to acknowledge an overruling Providence ; but they habitually ascribed everything to the will of the Great Being for whose power nothing was too vast, and for whose inspection nothing was too minute. To know, serve, and enjoy him w«s the great end of...

...the name of England terrible to every nation on the face of the earth, were no vulgar fanatics. They were men whose minds had derived a peculiar character...enjoy him, was with them the great end of existence. Instead of catching occasional glimpses of the Deity through an obscuring veil, they aspired to gaze...

...of the press and of the stage, at the time when the press and the stage were most licentious. They were men whose minds had derived a peculiar character...enjoy him, was with them the great end of existence. Hence " originated their contempt for terrestrial distinctions. The " difference between the greatest...

...what word do ashamed and wishing belong ? CHAPTER XI. THE PURITANS. — [MACAULAY.] 1. The Puritans were men whose minds had derived a peculiar character...vast, for -whose inspection nothing was too minute. To know1 him, to serve1 him, to enjoy him,1 was with them the great end of existence. 2. They rejected...