 | John Abernethy - 1821 - 488 pages
...particularly because it shews that Galen was not in the least degree tinctured with superstition. " In explaining these things," he says, " I esteem myself as composing a solemn hymn to the great architect of our bodily frame ; in which I think there is more true piety, than in sacrificing... | |
 | Thomas Sandwith - 1825 - 244 pages
...useful to my friends. I may say, indeed, with Galen, " that in explaining these things, I consider myself as composing a solemn hymn to the Author of...and in this I think there is more true piety than in offering to Him hecatombs of oxen, and burnt-offerings of the most costly perfumes ; for I first endeavour... | |
 | Thomas Johnstone Aitkin - 1838 - 632 pages
...celebrated Grecian physician and philosopher Galen breaks forth in the following beautiful apostrophe — " In explaining these things," he says, " I esteem myself...piety than in sacrificing to him hecatombs of oxen and burnt-offerings of the most costly perfumes ; for I first endeavour to know him myself, and afterwards... | |
 | Forbes Winslow - 1839 - 398 pages
...exceeded any other ancient in pointing out the nature, attributes, and proper worship of the DEITY. " In explaining these things (he says), I esteem myself...piety than in sacrificing to him hecatombs of oxen, or burnt-offerings of the most costly perfumes ; for I first endeavour to know him myself, and afterwards... | |
 | Daniel Kimball Whitaker, Milton Clapp, William Gilmore Simms, James Henley Thornwell - 1843 - 552 pages
...atheism, but his anatomical studies had the effect of awakening him to a belief in the Supreme Being. "In explaining these things, (he says,) I esteem myself...in sacrificing to him hecatombs of oxen, or burnt offerings of the most costly perfumes ; for I first endeavor to know him myself, and afterwards to... | |
 | George Macilwain - 1853 - 464 pages
...particularly because it shows that Galen was not in the least degree tinctured with superstition. ' In explaining these things,' he says, ' I esteem myself as composing a solemn hymn to the great Architect of our bodily frame, in which I think there is more true piety than in sacrificing... | |
 | 1857 - 920 pages
...particularly because it shows that Galen was not in the least degree tinctured with superstition. ' In explaining these things," he says, ' I esteem myself as composing a solemn hymn to the great Architect of our bodily frame, in which I think there is more true piety than in sacrificing... | |
 | Clement Carlyon - 1858 - 520 pages
...that intelligence must have operated in ordaining the laws by which living beings are constructed." " In explaining these things," he says, " I esteem myself as composing a solemn hymn to the great architect of our bodily frame; in which I think there is more true piety, than in sacrificing... | |
 | Charles Bodenham Garrett - 1868 - 122 pages
...appropriate is the language of Galen : ' In explaining these things, I consider myself as composing a hymn to the Author of our bodily frame, and in this I think there is more true piety than in presenting to Him hecatombs of oxen, or burnt-offerings of the most costly perfumes.' To return to... | |
 | 1869 - 624 pages
...exceeded any other ancient in pointing out the nature, attributes, and proper worship of the Deity. " In explaining these things," he says, " I esteem myself...piety than in sacrificing to Him hecatombs of oxen, or burnt-offerings of the most costly perfumes; for I must endeavor to know Him myself, and afterwards... | |
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In explaining these things (he says), I esteem myself as composing a solemn hymn to the Author of our bodily frame ; and in this, I think, there is more true piety than in sacrificing to him hecatombs of oxen, or... 
