 | James Sargant Storer - 1816 - 392 strani
...doctrine to all, a form to the religious, life to the poor, support to orphans, defence to widows, father to the fatherless, a rule to monks, and a model to teachers, becoming all in all, to gain all to God . Another ancient author has more particularly characterized the person... | |
 | John Humphreys Parry - 1824 - 462 strani
...author of " Hora BrUmnica." . J 83 trait they draw. According to this, and, in the words of Giraldus, St. David was " a mirror and pattern to all, Instructing...fatherless, a rule to monks, and a model to teachers ; becomtng all to all, that so he might gain all to God." To this his moral character he added a high... | |
 | Rice Rees - 1836 - 402 strani
...preacher, most powerful through his eloquence, bnt more so in his works. He was a doctrine to his hearers, a guide to the religious, a life to the poor, a support...protection to widows, a father to the fatherless, a rule to * Life of Teilo by Galfridus. Giraldus's version of the story is, that Boia, attempting to molest the... | |
 | 1838 - 950 strani
...preacher, most powerful through his eloquence, but more so in his works. He was a doctrine to his hearers, a guide to the religious, a life to the poor, a support...a father to the fatherless, a rule to monks, and a path to seculars, becoming all to all, that he might gain all to God." This character is, of course,... | |
 | Robert Williams - 1852 - 574 strani
...preacher, most powerful through his eloquence, but wore so in his works. He was a doctrine to his hearers, a guide to the religious, a life to the poor, a support to the orphans, a protection to widows, a father to the fatherless, a rule to monks, and a path to seculars,... | |
 | William Alfred Jones - 1857 - 280 strani
...the eighteenth lineal descendant. His character, drawn by Giraldus, represents him " a mirror and a pattern to all, instructing both by word and example,...and a model to teachers, becoming all to all, that he might gain all to God " APPENDIX. xxxv. LITERARY EGOTISM. It appears to me that a writer may be... | |
 | William Alfred Jones - 1857 - 286 strani
...the eighteenth lineal descendant. His character, drawn by Giraldus, represents him " a mirror and a pattern to all, instructing both by word and example,...and a model to teachers, becoming all to all, that he might gain all to God." APPENDIX. xxxv. LITERARY EGOTISM. It appears to me that a writer may be... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1862 - 880 strani
...Triads with Teilo and Catwg as one of the ' three canonized saints of Britain.' Giraldus terms him ' St David added a high character for theological learning ; and two productions, a Boole of Homilies,... | |
 | 1867 - 982 strani
...to all, instructing both by word and example, excellent in preaching, but more so in works, a doctor to all, a guide to the religious, a life to the poor,...becoming all to all, that so he might gain all to God "• — he was enabled to find time occasionally to steal away from the busy cares of Church and State,... | |
 | Robert Hall Baynes - 1869 - 686 strani
...example, powerful in his eloquence, but more so through his works. He was a doctrine to his hearers,, a guide to the religious, a life to the poor, a support...a father to the fatherless, a rule to monks, and a path to seculars, becoming all to all, that he might gain all to God." Even the Triads of the Bards... | |
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a mirror and pattern to all, instructing both by word and example, excellent in his preaching, but still more so in his works. He was a doctrine to all, a guide to the religious, a life to the poor, a support to orphans, a protection to widows, a father... 
