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" 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 Natural History of Selborne: With Observations on Various Parts of ... - Page 108
by Gilbert White - 1854 - 416 pages
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The Truth and Safety of the Christian Religion Deduced from Reason and ...

Daniel Bellamy - 1789 - 512 pages
...IS HARDNED 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 HE IMPARTED TO HER UNDERSTANDING. WHAT TIME SHE LIFTETH UP HERSELF ON HIGH, SHE SCORNETH THE HORSE AND HIS RIDER, WHO in the ftupid OSTRICH...
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The Theological, Philosophical and Miscellaneous Works of the Rev ..., Volume 3

William Jones - 1801 - 486 pages
...them in the dust, and forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them. She is 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 he imparted...
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The works of... P. Doddridge [ed. by E. Williams and E. Parsons ..., Volume 3

Philip Doddridge - 1803 - 738 pages
...should we be like the Ostrich in the wilderness, which hardeneth herself against her young ones, as if they -were not hers ; because God hath deprived her...wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding *. Let us sorrow like men, and like parents ; but let us not, in the mean time, forget that we are...
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The Works of the Rev. P. Doddridge, Volume 3

Philip Doddridge - 1803 - 680 pages
...should we be like the Ostrich in the wilderness, which, hardtnelh herself against her young ones, as if they were not hers ; because God hath deprived her...wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding *. Let us sorrow like men, and like parents ; but let us not, in the mean time, forget that \ve are...
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The Wonders of Nature and Art: Or, A Concise Account of Whatever ..., Volume 4

Thomas Smith - 1803 - 362 pages
...them in the dust, and forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them. She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers : her labour is vain, without fear, because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted...
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Animal Biography: Or, Authentic Anecdotes of the Lives, Manners ..., Volume 2

William Bingley - 1803 - 606 pages
...them in the dust, and forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them. She is hardened against her young ones as though they were not hers : her labour is in vain without fear; because God had deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted...
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A Short and Plain Exposition of the Old Testament: With Devotional ..., Volume 4

Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - 1805 - 506 pages
...labour is in vain without fear, because she has no 17 fear of their being destroyed. The reason is, Because God hath deprive'd her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding ; she has less instinctive sagacity than other animals.^ 18 What time she lifteth up herself on high,...
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A Short and Plain Exposition of the Old Testament: With Devotional ..., Volume 4

Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - 1805 - 504 pages
...the dust,t And forgetteth that the foot ) 6 iftay crush them, or that the wild beast may break them. She is hardened against her young ones, as though [they were] not her's ; she does not defend them as some birds do, even with great •violence : her labour is in vain...
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An Explicatory Catechism: Or An Explanation of the Assembly's Shorter ...

Thomas Vincent - 1806 - 308 pages
...especially when infants, or sick and helpless, Rom. i. 31. Without natural affection, Jobxxxi. 16. '. She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not tier's. 2. Too fond love, giving them their will, and subjecting themselves thereunto ; together with...
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Travels Or Observations Relating to Several Parts of Barbary and ..., Volume 2

Thomas Shaw - 1808 - 506 pages
...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 fear. 17- ' Because God hath deprived her of wis' dom, neither hath...
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