 | C. T - 1847 - Počet stránok 350
...haunts it describes with great accuracy—"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." Job xl. 21, 22. A herd of elephants browsing in calm security, in the secluded depths of the forest,... | |
 | Philip Henry Gosse - 1848 - Počet stránok 320
...and wallowing in the soft and oozy soil. " 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."* Some of our readers may have seen the individual, which for some years has been one of the treasures... | |
 | George Townsend - 1849 - Počet stránok 892
...beasts of the field play. 21 He lieth under the shady trees, 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, •fhedrinketh f Het>. heopup a river, and hasteth not : <"*"«<*• lie trusteth that he... | |
 | 1850 - Počet stránok 364
...where all the beasts of the field play. He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens. The shady trees cover him with their shadow;...of the brook compass him about. Behold, he drinketh np a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth. He taketh it with... | |
 | Thornley Smith - 1850 - Počet stránok 278
...his bones are like bare of iron." — " 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." The inhabitants of the country have several methods of destroying it, such as digging pit-falls, fastening... | |
 | 1850 - Počet stránok 830
...beasts of the field play. 21 He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens. 22 le that + 23 Behold, he vdrinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his... | |
 | Enoch Lewis, Samuel Rhoads - 1851 - Počet stránok 842
...food, where all the beasts of the field play. He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed and fens. The shady trees cover him with their shadow...about. Behold he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not," &c. The hippopotamus is peculiar to Africa, though it was supposed by an ancient writer to exist in... | |
 | 1851 - Počet stránok 668
...beasts of the 6eld play. 21 He lieth under the shady trees, 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, * he drinketh up a river, and P hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up q Jordan into... | |
 | 1852 - Počet stránok 388
...abounded on the banks of the Nile. These would furnish a convenient and a natural retreat for the hippo22 The shady trees cover him With their shadow ; the willows of the brook compass him about. 1 oppresseth. potamus. fl And fens, flSja—marsh, marshy places. This passage proves that the elephant... | |
 | 1853 - Počet stránok 664
...circumstances widely different. 21, 21. 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. The following extract from Cummings' Adventures in South Africa (2, 13») is sufficient to confirm... | |
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The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about. 
