...authority of scripture to a much greater estent. St. James says, " every kind of heast, and of hirds, and of serpents, and things in the sea, is tamed and hath heen tamed of mankind." It is hoped that these hints may have a tendency to attract the puhlic attention...

...Hyaena, in the country of Abyssinia, * We are here reminded of that sacred authority, •which asserts that " every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind." Jam. iii. 7. A learned critic, however,...

...young! Grant me thy grace, ami teach me how To tame and rule my tongue." A. Because St. James tells us that " every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind : but the tongue can no man tame; it...

...charmed and tamed ; and, on this account, an apt similitude for a tongue submitting to no control. " For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and things in the sea, ia tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind: but the tongue can no man tamc\ it is an unruly evil, full...

...the number of spires which presented themselves in every point of view. As an admirer of prospects, I have reason to lament this want in my own country,...you mention with respect to reclaimed toads raises ray curiosity. An ancient author, though no naturalist, has well remarked, that " Every kind of beasts,...

...number of spires which presented themselves * in every point of view. As an admirer of prospects, I have reason to lament this want in my own country,...curiosity.* An ancient author, though no naturalist, has * There have been many instances of toads being tamed. Mr Arscott mentions one which lived upwards...

...precluded. This is certainly u warranted explanation, for we have the authority of an apostle for the fact my speech, and my declaration with your ears. 18 Behold now, I of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind." (Jam. iii. 7.) The Jews make the leviathan...

...tongue, a little member, much smaller than the horse or ship, cannot be governed. He then tells us that " every kind of beasts and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind." But, alas, no man has ever tamed that...

...its absurdity may only lie on the surface. Let us only interpret literally the scriptural assertion, that " every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea is tamed and hath been tamed of mankind,"* and we shall have no reason to think...

...and of the sea. In addition to our own daily experience of this, we have the testimony of St. James, that " every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed and hath been tamed of mankind." (James iii. 7.) This assurance may...