 | William Darlington - 1847 - 342 страници
...so touchingly referred to, in the 137th Psalm : — " By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. We hanged our harps upon the Willows in the midst thereof." In addition to these, there has been introduced to some extent, the S. viminalis, L. or common Osier,... | |
 | 1847 - 814 страници
...voice, sung with touching pathos the 137th psalm. " By the rivers of Babylon, there '.ve sal down; yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. " We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. " For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song ; and they that wasted us required... | |
 | Alphonso Wood - 1848 - 660 страници
...was happily suggested to Linnaeus by the 137th Psalm: " By the rivers of Babylon there we sat down : Yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof." § 7. FÜLVJÍ. Borrer. 24. S. ROSTRATA. Richardson. Beaked Willow. Branches erect, straight, pubescent,... | |
 | 1847 - 556 страници
...thoughts were suddenly turned to their own land : — " By the waters of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept when we remembered Zion. " We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. " How shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land '? " If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right... | |
 | George W. Burnap - 1848 - 358 страници
...dust upon her head sat down by the rivers of Babylon. "By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, Yea, we wept when we remembered Zion. We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof; For they that carried us away captive required of us a song, And they that wasted us required of us... | |
 | Isaac Mozeson - 2000 - 324 страници
...immortal lines of Psalms 137:1-2 that made all willows weep: "By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof." The quote here is from the King James version, which generations of English speakers grew up on. The... | |
 | Will Durant - 2002 - 351 страници
...there any sorrow greater than those years of bondage in Babylon? By the rivers of Babylon we sat down, yea, we wept when we remembered Zion. We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song . . . saying, Sing us one of the... | |
 | Alma Hogan Snell - 2001 - 244 страници
...Matthews. Grandmother's Grandchild Introduction BECKY MATTHEWS By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required... | |
 | Peter Holland - 2001 - 398 страници
...in the plural (p. 161), as in the Song of the Exiles: By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. (Psalms 137.1-2) The unhappiness of Desdemona, of Barbary and of all jilted young women is thus tied... | |
 | Richard P. Horwitz - 2001 - 420 страници
...the plaintive lament of a peeled and woe-smitten people! By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down. Yea! we wept when we remembered Zion. We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. For there, they that carried us away captive, required of us a song; and they who wasted us required... | |
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By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song ; and they that wasted us required of us mirth,... 
