There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor. The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds: but the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with... The Works of Laurence Sterne ... - Page 70by Laurence Sterne - 1783Full view - About this book
| 1705 - 520 pages
...barn, ãá Rtbbab is'taken. Ä Nd the LORD fent Nathan unto DaJ[\ vid : and he came unto him, and laid unto him, There were two men in one city ; the one rich, and die ether poor. . . : . 2 The rich man had exceeding many Docks and herds : ; But the poor ÿì« had... | |
| Joseph Butler - 1726 - 340 pages
...Murder of Uriah her Husband. The Parable, which is related in the moft beautiful Simplicity, is this. * There were two Men in one City; the one rich, and...other poor. The rich Man had exceeding many Flocks and Herds : But the poor Man had nothing fave one little EwLamb, which he had bought and nourifted up :... | |
| Edward Harley - 1730 - 428 pages
...born. 26 Rabbah is taken. Ver.i AND f the LORD JL\. fent Nathan unto David : and he came unto him, and faid unto him, There were two Men in one City ; the one rich, and the other poor. 2 The rich Man had exceeding many Flocks and Herds. 3 But the poor Man had nothing fave one little... | |
| Thomas Chubb - 1732 - 882 pages
...parable to David, 2Sam.x\\. i,— 4. And the lord Jent Nathan unto David, and he came unto him and Jaid unto him, There were two men in one city, the one...poor, *The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds. But the poor man had nothing fave one little eiv lamb, which be had nourijhed up, and it grew... | |
| Edward Harley - 1735 - 764 pages
...Rabbah is taken. •A 1 M\. fent Nathan untq David : and he came unto him, and faid unto him, Tbere were two Men in one City ; the one rich, and the other poor. z The rich Man had exceeding many Flocks and Herds. 3 But the poor Man had nothing fave one little... | |
| Patrick Delany - 1742 - 386 pages
...arbitration. He told him, in the words of the facred writer, for no other can do him juftice, That there 'were two men in one city ; the one rich, and the other poor. The rich man had exceeding many focks and herds : but the •poor man had nothing fave one little ewelamb, which he had bought, and... | |
| Laurence Sterne - 1760 - 226 pages
...and yet not fo void of refemblance in the main circumftances, as to fail of ftriking him, when fliewn in a proper light. And Nathan came and faid unto him,...poor — the rich " man had exceeding many flocks and " herds, but the poor man had nothing, " fave one Jittfe ewe lamb which he had " bought and nourifhed... | |
| John Francis (Vicar of Lakenham.) - 1764 - 220 pages
...what commonly makes Advice and Admonition fo difagreeable and irkfome. There 'were two Men, fays he, in one City, the one Rich, and the other Poor, The rich Man had exceeding^ many Flocks and Herds : but the poor Man had nothing fave one little Ewe Lamb, 'which he had bought and nourijhed vp... | |
| Laurence Sterne - 1766 - 326 pages
...errand, by a direct accufation and reproof for the crimes he had committed ,, he comes to him with a fictitious complaint of a cruel act of injuftice...two men in one city, the one " rich and the other poor—the rich man had " exceeding many flocks and herds, but the " poor man had nothing fave one... | |
| Mungo Campbell - 1770 - 286 pages
...and cherimed. This is beautifully illuftrated in Nathan's parable to David J : ' He came unto him, and faid unto him, There were two men in one city,...other poor. The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds, but the poor man had nothing fave one ewe- lamb, whii,h he had bought and nourifhed up, and... | |
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