Download or read book Lectures on the Sacred Poetry of the Hebrews (Classic Reprint) written by Robert Lowth and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-21 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Lectures on the Sacred Poetry of the Hebrews Though Low'rn, when he accepted his Professorship, had but just completed the thirtieth year of his age, and had never before appeared in a public character, he immediately formed a design which would have done honour to mature age and long experience. This was no other than to reclaim from the dust of ages and the rubbish of allegorizing mystics, the relics of prime preserved tn the Sacred Writings of the Hebrews, to set flie'iii in their true light, and prove them worthy the attention and favour of men of taste. It was his purpose to discover the true spirit and meaning of the genuine oracles of God, and to disjoin them from the rude and tasteless additions of uniu spired interpreters. Canvm and (31101108 had already given noble examples of acute and logical exegesis of the Scriptures Suon and LE Cwac had prepared the way for. The investigation of their history; selden had searched out the numerous hints which they give respecting ancient manners and domestic life. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.