| Laurence Sterne - 1813 - 280 pages
...Man that is born of a " woman, is of few days, and full of misery ; — that " he cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down ; " he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not !" The words of the text are an epitome of the natural and moral vanity of man ; and contain two distinct... | |
| 1815 - 614 pages
...CHAP. XIV. JM AN that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble. 2 He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down : he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. 3 And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee? 4 Who can... | |
| 1815 - 294 pages
...live for ever f Man that is born of a woman is of few days and full of trouble. He cometh forth like a flower and is cut down ; he fleeth also as a shadow and continueth not. Man is like to vanity ; his days are as a shadow that passeth away. Man is born unto trouble, as the... | |
| 1804 - 502 pages
...shadow. Man that is born of a woman is of few days and full of trouble. He .comcth forth like a Cower and is cut down. He fleeth also as a shadow and continueth not. We must all very soon appear before the awful tribunal of Christ. And what if myself with some of you... | |
| Joshua Bradley - 1816 - 340 pages
...travelling through this vale of tears. Man that is born of a woman, is of few days and full of trouble. He cometh forth as a flower, and is cut down ; he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee ; thou hast appointed tys bounds... | |
| William Godwin - 1817 - 342 pages
...strength, so she inveighed against the other from the consideration of human weakness. " ' Man cometh up as a flower, and is cut down ; he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.' Is this frail creature, that is blown away by evry uind, the proper subject of our anger? We are like... | |
| 1817 - 1082 pages
...corruption. MAN that it born of a woman it f of few days, and 'full of trouble. 2 bHe cometh forth like they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves. 27 .* 3 And c dost thou open thine eyes up11. " on such an one, and "bringest me into 14. i Pet. judgment... | |
| Samuel Cole, Freemasons. Grand Lodge of Maryland - 1817 - 462 pages
...through this vale of tears. Man that is born of a woman, is of few days, and full of trouble. He r.ometh forth as a flower, and is cut down; he fleeth also as a shadow, and continucth not. Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee; thou hast appointed... | |
| Richard Baxter - 1817 - 510 pages
...MAN that is born of a woman, is of few days, and full of trouble: he cometh forth like a flower, aud is cut down : he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not ; and dost thou open thine eyes upon such a one, and bringest me into judgment with thee ?' saith Job.... | |
| James Lindsay - 1818 - 520 pages
...the language of Eastern poetry: " Man that is born of a woman is of few days and full of trouble.. He cometh forth as a flower, and is cut down ; he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. There is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof... | |
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