Instances of the Mutability of FortuneJ.S. Jordan, 1791 - 453 páginas |
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... able to return to them , it was agreed that Simeon fhould be left as a pledge with him ; and the other nine were fuffered to depart , taking with them as much . corn as they could carry ; but the purchase- money he ordered to be put ...
... able to return to them , it was agreed that Simeon fhould be left as a pledge with him ; and the other nine were fuffered to depart , taking with them as much . corn as they could carry ; but the purchase- money he ordered to be put ...
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... able judges directed the choice , David , though the youngest son of a perfon at a diftance from the royal refi- dence , and whofe ufual employment it was to tend his father's fheep , was fixed on , in preference to all others , for the ...
... able judges directed the choice , David , though the youngest son of a perfon at a diftance from the royal refi- dence , and whofe ufual employment it was to tend his father's fheep , was fixed on , in preference to all others , for the ...
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... able to rid thee of so troublesome an enemy . " Saul admired the fpirit of the young man ; but reflecting on the disparity of the age , fize , and military knowledge of the two com- batants , would have diffuaded him from un- dertaking ...
... able to rid thee of so troublesome an enemy . " Saul admired the fpirit of the young man ; but reflecting on the disparity of the age , fize , and military knowledge of the two com- batants , would have diffuaded him from un- dertaking ...
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... , her uncle Mordecai removed from Babylon to Sufa , where he often waited at the gate of the palace , in hopes of being able fome- times to obtain a fight of his much - loved niece , and that he might the more readily hear niece , [ 68 ]
... , her uncle Mordecai removed from Babylon to Sufa , where he often waited at the gate of the palace , in hopes of being able fome- times to obtain a fight of his much - loved niece , and that he might the more readily hear niece , [ 68 ]
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... created in the court of his houfe , whereon to hang Mordecai ; not doubting , but from the confidence Haman feemed to enjoy with the king , that he would be able readily readily to obtain a mandate for that purpose . 66 [ 76 ]
... created in the court of his houfe , whereon to hang Mordecai ; not doubting , but from the confidence Haman feemed to enjoy with the king , that he would be able readily readily to obtain a mandate for that purpose . 66 [ 76 ]
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Página 83 - The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar : and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven ; till his hairs were grown like eagles' feathers, and his nails like birds
Página 22 - It hath fully been shewed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thine husband: and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not heretofore. The LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.
Página 82 - All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar. At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon. The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty...
Página 65 - For Mordecai the Jew was next unto king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking the wealth of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.
Página 65 - And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land became Jews ; for the fear of the Jews fell upon them.
Página 21 - I will lodge : thy people mall be my ** people, and thy God my God : where " thou dieft, will I die, and there will I " be buried : the Lord do fo to me, and " more alfo, if ought but death part thee
Página 178 - After this, Mahomet went out of the temple with the angel Gabriel, and found a ladder of light ready fixed for them, which they immediately ascended, leaving Alborak tied to a rock till their return. On their arrival at the...
Página 1 - ... herb of the field ; in the fweat of thy face malt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground ; for out of it waft thou taken : for duft thou art, and unto duft fhalt thou return.
Página 65 - And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple : and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad.
Página 164 - ... him or his religion to be answered ; any difficulty to be solved ; any discontent among his people to be quieted, any offence to be removed, or any thing...