| Frederick Marryat - 1840 - Počet stránok 330
...tail like a cedar. His bones are as strong pieces of brass. His bones are like bars of iron. He lieth under the shady trees in the covert of the reeds and...shadow. The willows of the brook compass him about." It may be a matter of deep surmise, whether all animals were created as we now find them, that is,... | |
| Barnabas Shaw - 1840 - Počet stránok 384
...brass ; his bones are as strong bars of iron ; he lieth under the shady trees in the covert of the reed and fens. The shady trees cover him with their shadow...brook compass him about. Behold he drinketh up a river ; he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth. He taketh it with his eyes ; his nose pierceth... | |
| James Rennie - 1831 - Počet stránok 434
...accuracy, the natural haunts of the elephant: " He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens. The shady trees cover him with their shadow ; the willows of the brook compass him about f." Thus, then, in " the flowery lap Of some irriguous valley," the elephant has to seek his daily... | |
| Lady Maria Callcott - 1842 - Počet stránok 578
...upon. And the third place where the word Reed occurs is in Job's description of Behemoth: " He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the Reeds and fens."§ These three texts have all the word Kaneh in the original; but in Job, chap, xli., Agmon occurs in... | |
| 1835 - Počet stránok 638
...as strong pieces of brass. His hones are like bsrs of iron. He lieth under the shady trees in cover of the reeds and fens. The shady trees cover him with...their shadow. The willows of the brook compass him ahout." It may be a matter of deep surmise, whether all animals were created as we now find them, and... | |
| 1844 - Počet stránok 312
...accuracy, the natural haunts of the elephant: " He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed and fens. The shady trees cover him with their shadow ; the willows of the brook compass him about."* Thus, then, in " The flowery lap Of some irriguous valley," the elephant has to seek his daily food.... | |
| Alexander Fletcher - 1845 - Počet stránok 546
...great God of Providence has prepared for them. THE WILLOW. , ARABIM. TV mingle. JOB, XL. 22. — " The shady trees cover him with their shadow ; the willows of the brook compass him 'about." THE willow, spoken of in Scripture, is distinguished by the name arabim, signifying mixture, because... | |
| John Tricker Conquest - 1846 - Počet stránok 868
...beasts of the field play. 21 He lieth under the shady tree». In the covert of the reed, and fens. 22 The shady trees cover him with their shadow; The willows of the brook compass him about. 23 Behold, should the river swell, he hasteneth not : He ii fearless should even the Jordan come up... | |
| Mrs. Percy Sinnett - 1846 - Počet stránok 174
...his bones are like bars of iron. He lieth under the shady trees, in the cover of the reeds and fens. The willows of the brook compass him about. Behold, he drinketh up a river; he trustetli that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth." South Africa is not a thickly-wooded country,... | |
| 1846 - Počet stránok 356
...hiding himself,' — "He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed and fens. Theshady trees cover him with their shadow ; the willows of the brook compass him about." 'Thank you, John,' said his uncle, ' it is a capital description of the Hippopotamus. The Romans, when... | |
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