 | Baptists - 1850 - 664 pages
...of the Supreme Being? They could find no better type of intellect and knowledge than the head of a man ; of strength, than the body of the lion; of rapidity of motion, than the wings of the bird. These winged, human-headed lions were not idle creations, the offspring... | |
 | 1853 - 730 pages
...power, and ubiquity of a Supreme Being ? They could find no betler type of intellect and knowledge than the head of the man ; of strength than the body of the lion; of rapidity of motion than the wing of the bird. These winged human-headed lions were not idle creations, the offspring of... | |
 | 1848 - 592 pages
...power, and ubiquity of a Supreme Being? They could find no better type of intellect and knowledge than bservance of this day hath been of singular comfort and advantage to me ; and I doub than the wings of the bird. These winged human-headed lions were not idle creations, the off-spring... | |
 | United States - 1849 - 596 pages
...power, and ubiquity of a Supreme Being? They could find no better type of intellect and knowledge thnn the head of the man; of strength, than the body of...bird. These winged human-headed lions were not idle crantions, the offspring of mere fancy ; their meaning wns written upon them. They had »wed and instructed... | |
 | American periodicals - 1849 - 638 pages
...power, and ubiquity of a Supreme Being? They could find no better type of intellect and knowledge than the head of the man ; of strength, than the body of the lion ; of rapidity of motion, than the wings of the bird. These winged humanheaded lions were not idle creations, the offspring of... | |
 | Austen Henry Layard - Assyria - 1849 - 408 pages
...power, and ubiquity of 'a Supreme Being ? They could find no better type of intellect and knowledge than the head of the man ; of strength, than the body of the lion ; of rapidity of motion, than the wings of the bird. These winged humanheaded lions were not idle creations, the offspring of... | |
 | History, Modern - 1849 - 620 pages
...power, and ubiquity of a supreme being? They could find no better type of intellect and knowledge than the head of the man ; of strength, than the body of the lion; of rapidity of motion, than the wing of the bird. These winged human-headed lions were not idle creations, the offspring of... | |
 | John Cumming - Providence and government of God - 1849 - 190 pages
...power, and ubiquity of a Supreme Being? They could find no better type of intellect and knowledge than the head of the man — of strength than the body of the lion — of rapidity of motion than the wings of the bird. These winged human-headed lions were not idle creations, the offspring... | |
 | Mary Fawler Maude - 1849 - 498 pages
...and ubiquity of a Supreme Being ? " They could find no better type of intellect and knowledge than the head of the man ; of strength, than the body of the lion ; of rapidity of motion, than the wings of the bird. Through the portals which these winged humanheaded lions guarded, kings,... | |
 | Austen Henry Layard - Assyria - 1849 - 386 pages
...power, and ubiquity of a Supreme Being ? They could find no better type of intellect and knowledge than the head of the man ; of strength, than the body of the lion; of rapidity of motion, than the wings of the bird. These winged humanheaded lions were not idle creations, the offspring of... | |
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They could find no better type of intellect and knowledge than the head of the man ; of strength, than the body of the lion ; of rapidity of motion, than the wings of the bird. These winged human-headed lions were not idle creations, the offspring of... 
