| Natural history - 1840 - 180 pages
...with fierceness and rage : neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet. He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha ; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting," ver. 21—25. The Wild Horse, the origin, as is supposed, of the domesticated race, abounds... | |
| James Christie Whyte - 1840 - 616 pages
...with fierceness and rage, neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet. "He saith among the trumpets Ha, Ha, and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains and the shouting."* Again Homer, in the 6th book of the Iliad, has the following beautiful simile : The wanton... | |
| James Christie Whyte - 1840 - 614 pages
...fierceness and rage, and is impatient when the trumpet soundeth. He uttereth among the trumpets Ha ! Ha ! He smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains and the shouting." 4 HISTORY OF THE And laves in height of blood his shining sides ; His head, now freed, he... | |
| Ferdinand freiherr von Geramb - 1840 - 790 pages
...swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage ; neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet. He smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains and the shouting." In Arabia there are but two breeds of horses : the kadichi, which are the common sort ;... | |
| 1840 - 516 pages
...the shield. He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage. He saith among the trumpets, Ha ! ha ! He smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting," Job xxxix. 19—25. We are under great obligations to the horse; and knowing this, I feel... | |
| Charles Rockwell - 1842 - 446 pages
...with fierceness and rage : neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet. He saith among the trumpets ha, ha ; and he smelleth the battle afar off, — the thunder of the captains and the shouting." If I mistake not, the horses in the kingdom of Naples are much larger and finer than those... | |
| 1842 - 414 pages
...neither turneth he back from the sword. He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage. He saith among the trumpets, Ha, Ha ! and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains and the shouting." He is involved in the most ancient superstitions of the people. They believe him to be endowed... | |
| Harriet Newell Cook - 1842 - 138 pages
...with fierceness and rage : neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet. He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha ; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains and the shouting." In the fifth chapter of Judges you will find this verse. " Then were the horse-hoofs broken... | |
| John Bunyan - 1842 - 550 pages
...with fierceness and rage, neither believeth " he that it is the sound of the trumpet. He saith " among the trumpets, Ha, ha ! and he smelleth the " battle afar off, the thunder of the captains and " the shoutings." Job xxxix. 19 — 25. But for such footmen as thee and I are, let us never desire to meet... | |
| Charles Walton Sanders - 1849 - 316 pages
...with fierceness and rage ; Neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet. He saith among the trumpets, Ha ! ha ! And he smelleth the battle...afar off, — The thunder of the captains, and the shoutings. 6. Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, And stretch her wings toward the south ? Doth the eagle... | |
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