 As the Lord thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but a handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse; and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it and die.  The Sermons of Mr. Yorick - Page 96by Laurence Sterne - 1766Full view - About this book
 | 1705 - 520 lehte
...fetch»'?, he called to her, and faid, Bring me, I pfay thee, a motiël of bread in thine hand. ii And ihe faid, As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barret, and a little oyl in a crufe : and behold, I an gathering two Hicks,... | |
 | Edward Harley - 1730 - 428 lehte
...fetch it, he called to her, and faid, Bring me, I pray thee, a morfel of Bread in thine Hand. 12 And me faid, As the LORD thy GOD liveth, I have not a Cake, but an handful of Meal in a Barrel, and a little Oil in a Crufe : and behold, I am gathering two Sticks,... | |
 | Edward Harley - 1735 - 764 lehte
...it, he called to her, and faid, Bring me, I pray thee, a morfel of Bread in thine Hand. iz And (he faid, As the LORD thy GOD liveth, I have not a Cake, but an handful of Meal in a Barrel, and a little Oil in a Crufe : and behold, I am gathering two Sticks,... | |
 | Isaac Watts - 1751 - 386 lehte
...? A. God fent him to a Wo-, man of Sarepta, near Sidon, to be maintained by her, when fhe had only a handful of Meal in a Barrel, and a little Oil in a Cruife. 1 Kings xvii. 1 6 Q.. How could this maintain the Woman and ber Son, and the Prophet ? A. God... | |
 | Edward Terry - 1777 - 558 lehte
...time of a moft miferable famine) when me told the propjhet Elias, that fhe had left for her fuftenance but " a handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a crufe, and fhe was gathering two fticks to drefs it for herfelf and fun, that they might eat and die,"... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1780 - 480 lehte
...Bring tne, I pray thee, a morfel of bread in thine hand. And foe faid, As the Lord thy God tiveth, I have not a cake, but a handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a crufe : and behold, I am gathering t\vo flicks, that I may go in and drcfs it .for me and my fan, that... | |
 | Mr. Pratt (Samuel Jackson) - 1782 - 272 lehte
...Phi»» liftine. page 181 ESSAY XXVII. STORY of ELIJAH and the Widow of ZAREPHATH. PASSAGE. And the faid, as the Lord thy God liveth, I have not a cake,...handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a crufe. page aoj ESSAY XXVIIL CHARACTER ofSoLOMON* TASSA 6 I. And Judah and ifrael dwelt fafely, every... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1783 - 308 lehte
...faid, Bring me I pray thee a morfel of bread in thine hand. And Jhe faid, as the Lord thy God liveth, 1 have not a cake, but a handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a crufe : and behold, 1 am gathering two flicks, that I may go in and drefs it for me and my fan, that... | |
 | Stéphanie Félicité comtesse de Genlis - 1786 - 382 lehte
...fetch it. He called her back to beg a morfel of bread ; but fhe anfwered, As the Lord thy God ftvetb, I have not a cake, but a handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a crufe; and behold I am gathering two jlicks that I may go in and drefs it for me and my fon, that we... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1790 - 374 lehte
...called unto btf, and faiJ* N& Sting me, Tpray thee, a morfcl of bread in thine band. Ahd Jhe /aid, as the Lord thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but...handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a crtife : and behold, I am gathering ttuojiicks, that I may go in and drefs it for me and my fun, that... | |
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