Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in the dust, And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them. She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers: her labour is in vain without... Assistant of Education - Page 2771827Full view - About this book
| Daniel Bellamy - 1789 - 512 pages
...blaze. VE R. XIII. XIV. XV. XVI. XVII. XVIII. GAVEST THOU WINGS AND FEATHERS UNTO THE OSTRICH? WHICH LEAVETH HER EGGS IN THE EARTH, AND WARMETH THEM IN THE DUST j AND FORGETTETH THAT THE FOOT MAY CRUSH THEM, OR THAT THE WILD BEAST MAY BREAK THEM. SHE IS HARDNED... | |
| William Jones - 1801 - 486 pages
...that ro%yn, that instinctive tenderness, which other creatures feel for their offspring, — which leaveth her eggs. in the earth, and warmeth them in...dust, and forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them. She is hardened against her young ones as though they were not... | |
| Thomas Smith - 1803 - 362 pages
...notice of in the sacred writings ; for in the thirty-ninth chapter of the book of Job, we read, that the "ostrich leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth...dust, and forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them. She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not... | |
| William Bingley - 1803 - 606 pages
...young to fhift . jr themfelves. Even the author of the book of Job alludes to the Ostrich, • " which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in...dust, and forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them. She is hardened against her young ones as though they were not... | |
| William Clayton - 1814 - 420 pages
...presumption on God's mercy, led you to be indifferent about their welfare. Like the ostrich, " which leaveth her eggs in " the earth, and warmeth them...and " forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that " the wild beast may break them. She is hardened " against her young ones, as though they were... | |
| David Collyer - 1815 - 368 pages
...meet with." This explains the words of Job", where it is said of the ostrich, which leaveth her fggs in the earth, and warmeth them in the dust, and forgetteth that the foot may crush them ; she is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers ; because God hath deprived... | |
| Cotton Mather - 1815 - 378 pages
...their eggs in the sand, exposed to the heat of the sun. This instinct of the ostrich particularly, who leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in the dust, is ascribed unto God, who supplies the want of concern in the parent animal another way. It is a surprising... | |
| 1818 - 948 pages
...13 Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich? 14 Which l the people returned to Jerusalem. 4 If And it came to pass 15 And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them. >6 She is hardened... | |
| 1826 - 590 pages
...Job. — " Gavest thou the goodly wings to the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich, which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in...dust, and forgetteth that the foot may crush them — because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding." Lastly.... | |
| Thomas J. Lee - 1827 - 196 pages
...given in the 39th chapter of Job, 13th verse. " Gavest thou wings and feathers unto the Ostrich ? which leaveth her eggs in the earth and warmeth them in...dust, and forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them. 16. " She is hardened against her young ones as though they were... | |
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