An anecdote is related of Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper (1621-1683), who, in speaking of religion, said, "People differ in their discourse and profession about these matters, but men of sense are really but of one religion." To the inquiry of "What religion?" the Earl said, "Men of sense never tell it."—Burnet: History of my own Times, vol. i. p. 175, note (edition 1833).
[610:2] See Stowell, page [437].
ROBERT MONTGOMERY. 1807-1855.
And thou, vast ocean! on whose awful face
Time's iron feet can print no ruin-trace.[610:3]
The Omnipresence of the Deity. Part i.
The soul aspiring pants its source to mount,
As streams meander level with their fount.[610:4]
The Omnipresence of the Deity. Part i.