As to the war, while it is always thought rash to have any strong military convictions, I have always believed that if they would go straight to Sebastopol early in the season they would take it with little difficulty.
Francis William Newman Quotes
I first began to read religious books at school, and especially the Bible, when I was eleven years old; and almost immediately commenced a habit of secret prayer.
Similar Quotes
Cricket is the greatest game that the wit of man has yet devised.
- Sir Pelham WarnerAdvertising is selling Twinkies to adults.
- Donald R. VanceThe struggle of the male to learn to listen to and respect his own intuitive, inner prompt...
- Herb GoldbergEach generation of the church in each setting has the responsibility of communicating the ...
- Francis SchaefferEach had defended his own country; the Germans Germany, the Frenchmen France; they had don...
- Ernst TollerComments on: "Francis William Newman Quotes: I first began to read religious books at school, and especially the Bible,..."
| Birth: | 27th June, 1805 |
| Death: | 1897 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Professor, Writer |
About
Francis William Newman was born in London, UK. He was an English scholar and miscellaneous writer. He educated at University of Oxford, where he had a distinguished career, obtaining a double first class in 1826. He was a professor at Manchester, New College in 1840, and from 1846 to 1869 professor of Latin at University College in London. He wrote several books include: Anglo-Saxon abolition of Negro slavery, Hebrew Theism, Comments on the text of Æschylus, The Iliad of Homer, Handbook of Modern Arabic Consisting of a Practical Grammar, Phases of Faith, and Lectures On Political Economy.
Share with your friends