 | Temple Bar (London), James Holbert Wilson - 1853 - Počet stránok 92
...illustrating in characters of blood the words of Solomon,—" Curse not the king, no not in thy thoughts; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird...air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter." * A work, we believe, is in the course of preparation by a gentleman fully... | |
 | James Holbert Wilson - 1853 - Počet stránok 88
...illustrating in characters of blood the words of Solomon,—"Curse not the king, no not in thy thoughts; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird...air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter." * A work, we believe, is in the course of preparation by a gentleman fully... | |
 | William Henry Seward - 1853 - Počet stránok 644
...his own court was infested by a nest of caterpillars like these, when he admonished the unwary : " Curse not the king ; no, not in thy thought; and curse not the rich, even in thy bedchamber ; for a bird of the air shall carry thy voice, and that which hath wings shall... | |
 | 1980 - Počet stránok 236
...our common sayings have come from the Scriptures. Here are some: “A little bird told me”—”A bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter”—Eccl. 1O.¿IO. “Spare the rod and spoil the chlld”—”He that spareth... | |
 | Nahum Norbert Glatzer - 1969 - Počet stránok 868
...chirping of birds, and through their flight he divined strange things, as is referred to in the verse: "For a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter" (Eccles. 10:20). All of this he acquired because of the piety, asceticism, purity,... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Indian Affairs - 1988
...that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles." "The bird of the air shall carry the voice and that which hath wings shall tell the matter." The names of many of our towns and cities, our lakes and rivers bespeak our... | |
 | Jay Parini - 1995 - Počet stránok 788
...Jacob's mystic heart, To wrestle with the angel. . . Art. Alice Gary (1820—1871) THE SEA-SIDE CAVE “A bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.” At the dead of night by the side of the Sea I met my gray-haired enemy,—... | |
 | Wayne C. Booth - 1996 - Počet stránok 344
...through. 19 A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things. 20 Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse...air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter. PSALM 90 Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations. 2 Before... | |
 | Donald Harman Akenson - 1998 - Počet stránok 684
...Yahweh used as his conduit. Indeed, and we relax - until the Preacher explains why one should not curse the king: "no, not in thy thought; and curse not the...air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter" (Ecc. 10:20). And your head will be for the chopping block, the Preacher does... | |
 | William Stewart - 1998 - Počet stránok 438
...little bird told me so. An allusion to Ecclesiastes 10:20. 'Curse not the rich in thy bed chamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.' Don't kill the small birds if you don't want a plague of insects. One pest... | |
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Curse not the king, no not in thy thought, and curse not the rich in thy bed-chamber ; for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings 
