 Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? Or wings and feathers unto the ostrich? Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, And warmeth them in the dust, And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, Or that the wild beast may break them. She is hardened...  The Cottager's monthly visitor - Page 3011856Full view - About this book
 | 1851
...allusion to the ostrich, says, ' ' She leaveth her eggs in the earth, and wanneth them in the dust, and forgetteth that the foot may crush them or that the...hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers ; her labour is in vain without fear, because Oml hath deprived her of wisdom ; neither hath he... | |
 | Miss Jones - 1832 - 206 lehte
...which, to use the words of Scripture, leaveth her eggs m the earth, and warmeth them in the dust, and forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them, for she hardeneth her heart against her young ones, as though they were not hers.' " This was not to... | |
 | B. A. S., Barbara Allan Simon - 1832 - 234 lehte
...like the cruel ostrich, who void of understanding, " leaveth her young ones in the sand, forgetful that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may devour them. She hardeneth her heart against her young, as though they were not hers : her labour is... | |
 | 1832 - 378 lehte
...altered state of man. " The daughter of my people is become cruel as the ostrich in the wilderness, who is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not her's." But the reason is assigned; it is because God hath deprived her of wisdom. These words are remarkable:... | |
 | Gardiner Spring - 1833 - 68 lehte
...he imparted to her understanding, leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in the dust, and forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them ;" but what shall be thought of the still more cruel insensibility of that parent who gives birth to... | |
 | Sarah Austin - 1833 - 322 lehte
...feathers unto the ostrich? which leaveth her eggs sd in the earth, and warmeth them in the dust, and forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them. 13 She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not her's: her labour is in vain without... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1833 - 338 lehte
...defect of natural affection in the ostrich, may be well applied to the bird we are talking of: — " She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers : " Because God hath deprived her of wisdom ; neither hath he imparted to her understanding*."... | |
 | William Carpenter - 1833 - 420 lehte
...about, like so many distressed orphans for their mother. In this manner the ostrich may be said to be hardened against her young ones, as though they were not her's ; her labor, in hatching and attending them so far, being vain, without fear, or the least concern of what... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1834 - 276 lehte
...feathers unto the ostrich ? 14 Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in the dust, 15 And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them. 16 She is hardened against her young ones as though they were not hers : her labour is in vain without... | |
 | 1863 - 622 lehte
...dust, ' And furgelteth that a foot may crush tliem, and that the beast of the field nitiy trample on them. ' She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not her own ; in vain she labours without solicitude. * For God hath made her forget wisdom and : a' h... | |
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