Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1888 edition. Excerpt: ... "It is painfully apparent that the Psalms have of late been forced to give way to the use of the hymns of uninspired men. In the opinion of many the change can be accounted for by the want of a good metrical version." The author, sharing this opinion, attempts to supply the want. Mr. Keith was a bookseller at Dingwall, N.B. THOMAS SLATER. 1870.--A Metaphrasis: A Metrical Version of the Book of Psalms, made by Apollinarius, a Bishop of Laodicea, in Syria, circiter A.D. 362. Translated by Thomas Slater, author of "Compendium of Ancient History," and "John's Visit to the Isle of Patmos." London, Simpkin, Marshall, and Co.--Brit. Mus. Lib. I. "Happy is he who hath not proceeded in the counsel of ungodly men; Nor daring to walk with an emboldened step in the foulest paths of sin, Nor to sit down in the obnoxious ranks of the assailants of piety." xxm. "Since Jehovah, who ever liveth, hath cared for me, all my wants have been fully supplied. He hath settled me in a green and verdant region, And my soul feeds by the tranquil streams of happiness." JOHN BURTON. 1871.--The Book of Psalms in English Verse. A New Testament Paraphrase. By John Burton, author of "Hymns for Little Children," " One Hundred Original Hymns for the Young," etc. London, John Snow. (1877 edit.)--Brit. Mus. Lib. I. "Blest is the man who turns away From counsel that would lead astray; Avoids the place where sinners meet, And never takes the scoffers' seat." XXIII. "The Lord is my good Shepherd, Who doth for me provide; By His unwearied kindness My wants are all supplied." "In the present attempt to produce a metrical paraphrase I have not generally confined myself to the literal sense; but, assured that more generally there was a spiritual sense underlying that which was...
