Scripture Natural History for Youth, Volume 2H. Fisher, Son, & P. Jackson, 1828 - 668 pages |
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Page 279
... to the Jews for food . In other respects the crane in its character and modes of life very nearly resembles the stork . Cranes are birds of passage , and remarkably accurate in observ- ing BIRDS . 281 HARMLESS BIRDS. ...
... to the Jews for food . In other respects the crane in its character and modes of life very nearly resembles the stork . Cranes are birds of passage , and remarkably accurate in observ- ing BIRDS . 281 HARMLESS BIRDS. ...
Page 312
... resembling the bird , whit - whit- whit . A striking emblem of the foolish and false security of carnal men , who feed witout fear , sport- ing themselves in their own deceivings , and led cap- tive by the devil at his will ! It is not ...
... resembling the bird , whit - whit- whit . A striking emblem of the foolish and false security of carnal men , who feed witout fear , sport- ing themselves in their own deceivings , and led cap- tive by the devil at his will ! It is not ...
Page 340
... resemble the calashes worn by ladies ; the shortest of these are about ten feet long , the longest are about eighteen : these compose the well - known article called whalebone . Two strong bones sustain the upper lip , lying against ...
... resemble the calashes worn by ladies ; the shortest of these are about ten feet long , the longest are about eighteen : these compose the well - known article called whalebone . Two strong bones sustain the upper lip , lying against ...
Page 341
... resemble the calashes worn by ladies ; the shortest of these are about ten feet long , the longest are about eighteen : these compose the well - known article called whalebone . Two strong bones sustain the upper lip , lying against ...
... resemble the calashes worn by ladies ; the shortest of these are about ten feet long , the longest are about eighteen : these compose the well - known article called whalebone . Two strong bones sustain the upper lip , lying against ...
Page 347
... to suppose that any of its allusions are to monsters resembling the mere fictions of imagi- nation - the dragons , the griffins , and the unicorns of heraldry . 348 SERPENTS . The word serpent frequently occurs in Scripture FISH . 347.
... to suppose that any of its allusions are to monsters resembling the mere fictions of imagi- nation - the dragons , the griffins , and the unicorns of heraldry . 348 SERPENTS . The word serpent frequently occurs in Scripture FISH . 347.
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Page 301 - For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a door-keeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
Page 572 - God; to comfort all that mourn ; to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.
Page 460 - Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die. And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain: but God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him; and to every seed his own body.
Page 370 - For every kind of beasts and of birds and of serpents and of things in the sea is tamed, and hath been tamed, of mankind; but the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
Page 557 - Thus saith the LORD, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one saith, Destroy it not ; for a blessing is in it : so will I do for my servants' sakes, that I may not destroy them all.
Page 305 - If a bird's nest chance to be before thee in the way in any tree, or on the ground, whether they be young ones, or eggs, and the dam sitting upon the young, or upon the eggs, thou shalt not take the dam with the young...
Page 294 - O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, In the secret places of the stairs, Let me see thy countenance, Let me hear thy voice; For sweet is thy voice, And thy countenance is comely.
Page 540 - Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is : For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green ; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
Page 539 - As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; and shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing, and gnashing of teeth.
Page 598 - The voice of the Lord is powerful ; the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.