 | 1840 - 870 страници
...it ; and there camea great king against it, and besieged it, and bum great bulwarks against it : 15 , and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided....And the children of Israel went into the midst of nan. 16 Then said I, Wisdom it better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom '\ despised,... | |
 | 1840 - 902 страници
...sheep-cote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel. Eccl. 9 : 15, 16— There was a little city, and few men within it, and there...against it and besieged it, and built great bulwarks agains* it. Now there wat found in kn poor wi*e man, and he by his wisdom с vered the city. VII. Is... | |
 | Edward James Moor - 1840 - 212 страници
...to take vengeance on the " little city" and its " few men." " There was a little city (says Solomon) and few men within it: and there came a great King...besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it." He came in earnest. He did not come in sight of those rebels in the little town merely to frighten... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1840 - 244 страници
...the greatest errors. s There was a little city and few men with,-i ,t, and there came a great kin,,' against it and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it. Now there was found in'it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that poor wise... | |
 | Robert South - 1842 - 626 страници
...city, with few men in it, besieged by a great and potent king, and in the 15th verse, we read, that there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city. A worthy service indeed, and certainly we may expect that some honourable recompense should follow... | |
 | Anglican fathers - 1842 - 546 страници
...little city, with few men in it, besieged by a great and potent king ; and in verse 15 we read, that " there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city." A worthy service indeed, and certainly we may expect that some honourable recompense should follow... | |
 | James Brogden - 1842 - 586 страници
...city with few men in it, besieged by a great and potent king, and in the 15th verse we read that " there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city." A worthy service indeed, and certainly we may expect that some honourable recompence should follow... | |
 | 1843 - 120 страници
...occurrence has not been made public before, we can only account for in the language of King Solomon: "There was a little city, and few men within it; and there...the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man." Eccles. ix. 14, 15. We think we cannot find any occurrence that more appositely applies to the entire... | |
 | 1843 - 1108 страници
...them. 13 IT This wisdom have I seen also un. der the sun, and it seemed great unto me : 14 There wae o shut. '-II will go before thee, and make the crooked...straight, I will break in pieces the gates of brass, : 15 Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom Delivered the city ; yet no man... | |
 | My school-boy days - 1844 - 190 страници
...Solomon. — ' There was a little city,' says he, ' and few men within it ; and there came a great ting against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks...wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city.' But the world does not think as Solomon thought, for he adds : 'yet no man remembered that same poor... | |
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There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it: 15 Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered... 
