Manners (their latest noms de guerre will serve all nominative purposes as well as any other) had arrived at the same lowest level of female degradation by very different downward roads. Anna's father had been a country curate, unfortunate through life,... The Crock of Gold, and Other Tales - Page 67by Martin Farquhar Tupper - 1857 - 166 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1814 - 262 pages
...their friends, when they shall be gone. " I have been young," the Psalmist says, " but now am old, yet never saw I the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging their bread." Dulcis inexpertis Cultura potent is Amid, Expertus metuit. To the inexperienced, the patronage of the... | |
| 1835 - 792 pages
...then shew mercy to thousands for your sakes. "I have been young and now am old, said David; and yet never saw I the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging their bread." This, it is true, was under an extraordinary providence ; but yet the gospel gives us a cheering promise... | |
| William Carus Wilson - 1844 - 638 pages
...the Lord it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it." "I have been young, and now am old; yet never saw I the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging their bread." " I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out... | |
| 1827 - 586 pages
...were presented from several hands, between his sentence and execution, to fulfil that promise, " yet never saw I the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging their bread." Within this week several ladies of great quality kept a private fast and a Conventicle in this Town,... | |
| George Haggitt - 1825 - 458 pages
...it, that they are true in general. " I have been young, and now am old (says the Psalmist) and yet never saw I the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging their bread. Thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous, with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield. Seek ye the... | |
| sir Henry Ellis - 1827 - 768 pages
...were presented from several hands, between his sentence and execution, to fulfil that promise, " yet never saw I the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging their bread." Within this week several ladies of great quality kept a private fast and a Conventicle in this Town,... | |
| John Bird Sumner (abp. of Canterbury.) - 1831 - 722 pages
...is to deny his faithfulness. " I have been young," are the words of David, " and now am old:" " yet never saw I the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging their bread." If we seek first the kingdom of God, and are aiming above all things to approve ourselves righteous... | |
| 1833 - 444 pages
...all shall concur to establish the truth of David's words, " I have been young, and now am old, yet never saw I the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging their bread." — From the Bishop of Chester's Commentary on St. Luke. AMAZIAH. THE 25th chapter of the 2d book of... | |
| 1852 - 1000 pages
...comforted in your last hours by thf God of our fathers. I have been young, and now am old, and yet never saw I the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging their bread.' I felt exceedingly interested in this old man, not only because I found him to be a pious Jew, but... | |
| Short family prayers - 1838 - 160 pages
...resort ; he is the defence of them that put their trust in him. I have been young, and now am old, yet never saw I the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging their bread. Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves... | |
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