The sublime and beautiful of Scripture  being essays on select passages of sacred composition. By Courtney Melmoth. To which is added, Dr. Dwight's Dissertation of the poetry, history, and eloquence of the Bible. [Three lines from Smith].

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Dwight, Timothy, 1752-1817. Dissertation on the history, eloquence, and poetry of the Bible.

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The sublime and beautiful of Scripture being essays on select passages of sacred composition. By Courtney Melmoth. To which is added, Dr. Dwight's Dissertation of the poetry, history, and eloquence of the Bible. [Three lines from Smith].