... or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern. Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was : and the spirit shall return unto GOD Who gave it. Miscellaneous Notes and Queries - Page 2771895Full view - About this book
| 1611 - 360 pages
...and desire shall fail : because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets: or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl...at the cistern. Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it. Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher;... | |
| Matthew Prior - 1718 - 566 pages
...Will of his Creator. TEXTS TEXTS chiefly alluded to in this Book. Or ever the Silver Cord be loofed, or the golden Bowl be broken, or the Pitcher be broken at the Fountain, or the Wheel broken at the Ciftern. ECCLESIASTES, Chap. XII. Veri! 6. The Sun arifeth, and the Sun goeth down, and haiteth to... | |
| Freemasons - 1746 - 256 pages
...all the Daughters of Mitfick Jhall be brought low : Or ever the Silver Cord be loafed; or the Goldtn Bowl be broken ;• or the Pitcher be broken at the Fountain ; or the Wheel broken at the Ciflern.' The Expofitors upon thefe Verfes are almoft unanimous in their ©pinion, that they ought... | |
| Matthew Prior - 1777 - 252 pages
...chiefly alluded to in this BO O K". Or ever the filver cord be locfcJ, or the golden bowl he bioke*. or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cittern, £<i /--/i...,'?« Chap, XII. vtt. 6, The fen ariieth, and the fun goeth down, and haftcth... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 324 pages
...all, and vain. MZ TEXTS TEXTS CHIEFLY ALLUDED TO IN BOOK III. " Or ever the filver cord be looted, or the golden bowl " be broken, or the pitcher be...broken at the fountain, " or the wheel broken at the ciflern." Eccl. xii. 6. " The fun arifeth, and the fun goeth down, and haftetb " to his place where... | |
| Matthew Prior - 1779 - 318 pages
...deceitful, all and vain. TEXTS CHIEFLY ALLUDED TO IN THE THIRD BOOK. Or ever the filver cord be loofed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be. broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the ciftern. Ecclefiaftes, chap. xii. verf. 6. The fun arifeth, and the fun goeth down, and hafteth to... | |
| James Hartley (Ph. D.) - 1784 - 606 pages
...goeth to hTs long " home, and the mourners go about the ftreets ; or ever the filver cord be loofed, or «' the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be...broken at the fountain, or the wheel «' broken at the cittern." Ecclef. cap. xii. 5th, 6th, and yth verfes. (x) Still Like. — The pfeudo critic i of the... | |
| 1788 - 598 pages
...joeth to his long home, and :he mourners go about the ftreets: ... 6 Or ever the fjlver cord be loofed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the ciftern. 7 Then fhall the duft return to the earth as it was, and the fpirit fhall return unto God... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 326 pages
...TEXTS CfUETLT ALVUDED TO IN BOOK III. ' Or ever the filver cord be looted, or the golden bowl " b^ broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, " or the wheel broken at the ciftern." Eccl. xii. 6" The fun arifeth, and the fun goeth down, and hafteth " to his place where he... | |
| Nathaniel Cotton - 1791 - 280 pages
...private and retired chambers of this wonderful fabric* VERSE 6: Or ever tbefdver card be leofeJ, er the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cijlerm Here we fhall be aftonifhed at the ftupendous difplays of Almighty wifdom, power, and goodnefs.... | |
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