 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
 | Gilbert White - 1834 - 392 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."* Query,... | |
 | Religious Tract Society (Great Britain) - 1835 - 604 lehte
...wings and feathers to the Ostrich, which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in 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 God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath... | |
 | Gardiner Spring - 1835 - 150 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... | |
 | Adam Clarke - 1836 - 924 lehte
...are or are not ; so deficient is the recollection of this bird." This illustrates verse 15 : " And est us a byword among the heathen, ' a shaking of the head among the people. • The poet seems well acquainted with every part of the subject on which he writes ; and facts incontestable... | |
 | 1837 - 852 lehte
...feathers unto the ostrich ? 14 Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmcth them in dust, 15 And an expression of contempt. nans says ' PSALM XI. 1 David encourageth himself in 16 She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not her's: her labour is in vain without... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1837 - 680 lehte
...the 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 her's: " Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding2." Query.... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1837 - 678 lehte
...the 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 her's: " Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding2." Query.... | |
 | 752 lehte
...allusion to the ostrich, says, " She leavethhcr eggs in the earth, and warmcth 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 God hath deprived her of wisdom ; neither hath ho... | |
 | 1838 - 1196 lehte
...feathers unto the ostrich ? 14 Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, And vvnnneth them in dust, 1 5 And 16 She is hardened against her young ones, as though they mere not her's ; Her labour is in vain without... | |
 | William Fleming - 1838 - 646 lehte
...— of the ostrich, " which leaveth her eggs in thi earth, and warmrth them in dust, and forget teth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them" — of the flight of the hawk, and of the soaring flight of the eagle. We are ¡«reduced to the Behemoth,... | |
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