Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high ? She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place. From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off. Her young ones also suck up blood... The Powers of Genius: A Poem, in Three Parts - Page 119by John Blair Linn - 1802 - 191 pagesFull view - About this book
| William Huntington (works.) - 1811 - 456 pages
...abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place. From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off. Her young ones also...up blood : and where the slain are, there is she," Job xxiix. 27—30. TBS LIBERTY, SAFETY, AND FOOD, or THE SAINT. WILT thou presume to hold Jehovah's... | |
| 1815 - 614 pages
...the rock, and the strong place. 29 From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off. 30 Her young ones also suck up blood : and where the slain are, there is she. CHAP. XL. MOREOVER the LORD answered Job, and said, 2 Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct... | |
| Thomas Stackhouse - 1817 - 636 pages
...abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place ; from thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off'. Her young ones also...up blood ; and where the slain are, there is she," Job xxxix. 28, &c. Upon the account of the swiftness, the strength, and invincibleness of this bird,... | |
| 1818 - 724 pages
...abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place. " From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off. " Her young ones also...up blood, and where the slain are, there is she." The Eagle, considered as the king of birds, was dedicated to Jupiter in commemoration of its supplying... | |
| 1818 - 948 pages
...rock, and the strong place. 29 í rom thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off. 30 ntly unlo my commandments CHAP. XL. •OREOVER, the LORD answered Job, and said, 2 Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty... | |
| 1819 - 948 pages
...the rock, and the strong place. 29 From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off. 30 nd an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him. 16 And Saul's serva u she. CHAP. XL. OREOVER, the Loan answered _ Job, and said, 2 Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty... | |
| William Bengo' Collyer - 1823 - 504 pages
...persecute and devour those of a more gentle nature; or feed uncleanly upon filth and dead carcases; whose young ones also suck up blood, and where the slain are, there are they." (Ib. p. 51.) Yet it must be observed, that among the prohibited birds are the swan, which,... | |
| William Carpenter - 1825 - 630 pages
...abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place. From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off. Her young ones also...up blood : and where the slain are, there is she, Job xxiix. 27—30. Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith the LORD, and they shall fish them... | |
| 1829 - 1012 pages
...the rock, and the strong place. 29 From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off. 30 Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are, there ù she. CHAP. XL. OKEOVER, the LORD answered Job, and said* 2 Shall he that contendeth with the Al... | |
| Edinburgh encyclopaedia - 1830 - 830 pages
...where the pestilence is spreading its ravages. " From the crag of the rock the eagle seeketh her prey ; her eyes behold afar off ; her young ones also suck...up blood : and where the slain are, there is she." After men have been accustomed to associate the eagle, the vulture, and the raven, with the shocking... | |
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