 | Thomas Stackhouse - 1741 - 558 pages
...of the Spring, and, among other Signs of its being come, makes mention of this, that * the Fig-free putteth forth her green Figs, and the Vines, with the tender Grape, give a good Jmell; or (as it may more literally be render'd) the Fig-free hath begun to give a flavour to her young... | |
 | United Brethren in Christ - 1754 - 828 pages
...time of the tinging of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land ; the fig-tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good fmell : arife, my love, my fair one, and come away. O my dove that art in the clefts of the rock, in... | |
 | John Milton, William Dodd - 1762 - 284 pages
...Farth ; the 7'ime of the Singing of Birds is come, and the Voice of the Turtle is heard in our Land. The Fig tree putteth ' forth her green Figs, and the Vines with the tender ' Grape give a good Smell. Arife, my Love, 'my ' Fair-one, and come away." "COME, my Beloved, let us go forth into the " Field... | |
 | William Dodd, Joseph Addison - 1762 - 264 pages
...Time of the Singing of Birds is come, and the Voice of the Turtle is heard in our Land. The Fig-tree putteth forth her green Figs, and the Vines with the tender Grape give a good Smell. Arife, my -Love, my Fair-one, and come away." " COME, my Beloved, let us go forth into the " Field... | |
 | 1765 - 416 pages
...earth ; the time of fmging is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land. The fig-tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines, with the tender grape, give a good fmell. Arife, my love, my fair one, and come away. SoLoMON'S Song, TEMORA : • TEMORA AN EPIC POEM*.... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - 1777 - 588 pages
...prefence of the all-reviving fpring. " The voice " of the turtle is heard in our land, the figtree putteth forth her " green figs, and the vines with the tender grape perfume the air." The paflage is not more remarkable for the livelinefs, than for tlie elegance of... | |
 | James Beattie - 1783 - 862 pages
...of the finging of birds " is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard " in our land; the fig-tree putteth forth her " green figs, and the vines with the tender " grape give a good fmell : Arife, my Love, " my fair one, and come away." The truth is, that a mixture of fhorter with... | |
 | David Williamson (minister, of Whitehaven.) - 1792 - 448 pages
...Jinging of bird* is teme, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land. T^e fig-tree putteth firth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a govdfmdl. But- a long winter may fucceed, to blaft thofe delicate plants, and to interrupt the flrains... | |
 | Ralph Erskine - 1793 - 384 pages
...me, and I in him, the fame bnngeth forth much fruit ; for without me ye can do nothing. Song ii. 13. The fig. tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a gsod fmell. v. ii. Take us the foxes, the little foxes that fpoil the vines ; for our vines have tender... | |
 | George Horne (bp. of Norwich.) - 1794 - 426 pages
...will come } and the " voice of the turtle will be heard in our 44 DIsC. " land. The fig-tree will put forth her green ". " figs, and the vines, with the tender grape, " give a good finell. — Awake, thou that " fleepeft, and arife from the dead, and " Chrift fhall give thee light."... | |
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For, lo, the winter is past, The rain is over and gone ; The flowers appear on the earth ; The time of the singing of birds is come, And the voice of the turtle is heard in our land ; The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, And the vines with the tender... 
