 Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.  The Baptist Magazine - Page 4601829Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Jeremy Taylor - 1831 - 452 pages
...no, not in thy thought, nor the rich in thy bedchamber ; * Lucr. v. 1157. f 'I"r- fragTAy. VOL. II. C for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that that hath wings, shall tell the matter:'* murder and treason have by such strange ways been revealed,... | |
 | 1840 - 534 pages
...all events. Hence the figurative expression of the royal preacher of Israel : " Curse not the king, no not in thy thought ; and curse not the rich in...shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall teU the matter." Eccles. x. 20. The observers of times, those who pretended to foretel future events... | |
 | Sarah Austin - 1833 - 322 pages
...made for laughter, and wine maketh merry : but money answereth all things. ^f 20 Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy...voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter. LESSON XCII. CAST thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days. 2 Give a portion... | |
 | William Carpenter - 1833 - 420 pages
...employing these birds aa couriers to carry tidings from one place to another : ' Curse not the king, no, not in thy thought ; and curse not the rich in...; for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and they which have wings shall tell the matter.' The conjugal fidelity of the dove has been noticed by... | |
 | William Carpenter - 1833 - 420 pages
...couriers to carry tidings from one place to another! 'Curse not the king, no, not in thy thought; ami curse not the rich in thy bedchamber ; for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and they which have wings shall tell the matter.' The conjugal fidelity of the dove has been noticed by... | |
 | Peter Dobell - 1834 - 108 pages
...government, f The Jews, before they had kings, were go* Ecclesiastes, x. 20.—Curse not the king, no, not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in...voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter. t Romans, xiii.—I refer my readers to this chapter, because it has so often puzzled the republicans,... | |
 | Charles Doyne Sillery - 1834 - 248 pages
...commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God." (Eccles. viii. 2.) " Curse not the King, no not in thought ; and curse not the rich in thy bed-chamber...and that which hath wings shall tell the matter." ( Eccles. x. 20.) " Render, therefore, unto Cesar the things which are Cesar's ; and unto God the things... | |
 | Charlotte Elizabeth Tonna - 1845 - 640 pages
...those who submit to their sway.' '"Curse not the king, no, not in thy thought," said Robinson ; ' " and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber ; for a bird...and that which hath wings shall tell the matter." ' t A slight flush suffused the stranger's countenance, as Robinson uttered each admonitory sentence.... | |
 | 1835 - 1176 pages
...is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things. 20. Curse not the king, no, not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in...voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter. CHAP. XI. 1 Dirtctiont for charity. 9 The day of judgment to bt thought on. 1. fi AST thy bread upon... | |
 | John Harrison - 1835 - 338 pages
...off plausibly enough, had not the parties implicated set no store by the pithy suggestion " a bird in the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter."* .• Ecclesiastes, Chapter x. verse 20. this climate, and could be put into the instructions for no... | |
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