| Thomas Brooks - 1824 - 542 pages
...thorns that will prick thee, and the worm that will gnaw thee. The stork, says the prophet, knoweth her appointed times. and the turtle, and the crane, and the swallow observe the time of their coming ; but my people know not the judgment of the Lord, Jer. viii, 7, The market for your souls is open.... | |
| Thomas Ignatius M. Forster - 1824 - 846 pages
...of several other known birds of passage : Yea, the Stork in the heavens knoweth her appointed time ; and the Turtle, and the Crane, and the Swallow, observe the time of their coming. Anacreon not only notices the migration of this bird, but supposes Egypt to be the place of its brumal... | |
| Christoph Christian Sturm - 1824 - 278 pages
...possess of the proper season for their return. "The stork in the heavens knoweth her appointed time, and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming." The temperature of the air is, no doubt, one of the principal instinctive indications for migration... | |
| Christoph Christian Sturm - 1824 - 298 pages
...exactly the time when they ought to return. " The stork in the heavens knoweth her appointed time; and the turtle, and the crane, and the swallow, observe the time of their coming." Undoubtedly the temperature of the air, in respect to heat and cold, and the natural inclination of... | |
| sir John Bayley (1st bart) - 1824 - 774 pages
...gratitude than God's people. So Jer. viii. 7. " The stork in the " heaven knoweth her appointed tiu№> ; " and the turtle and the crane and the " swallow observe the time of their ода" ing : but my people know not tbe judg" ment of the Lord." («)' " Knoweth," i. e- " regards... | |
| Christoph Christian Sturm - 1824 - 332 pages
...return, and the direction they are to take. ' The stork in the heavens knoweth her appointed time; and the turtle, and the crane, and the swallow, observe the time of their coraing.'t No doubt the temperature of the air, and the natural propensity of creatures to produce... | |
| John Milton - 1824 - 572 pages
...Pliny. Jer. viii. 7. takes notice of this remarkable instinct ; Yea the stark in the heaven knoweth her appointed times, and the turtle, and the crane, and the swallow, obteroe the time of their coming, &c. So very intelligent are they of seasont. And as Milton instances... | |
| John Milton - 1824 - 580 pages
...Pliny. Jer. riii. 7. takes notice of this remarkable instinct ; Yea the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times, and the turtle, and the crane, and the swallow, obitrve the time of their coining, 8tc. So very intelligent are they of teaion*. And as Milton instances... | |
| William Carpenter - 1825 - 636 pages
...own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter, Ivi. 10, 11. Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times ; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming ; but my people know not the judgment of the Lo R D. How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the... | |
| James Hervey - 1825 - 476 pages
...extraordinary, they always find the readiest way, and the shortest cut. Asp. " The stork in the heavens knoweth her appointed times ; and the turtle, and the crane,...and the swallow, observe the time of their coming : but my people know not the judgment of their God," Jer. viii. 7. The young ones of those birds perceive... | |
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