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" I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me: 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: now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by... "
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern: English and Foreign ... - Page 445
1899 - 658 pages
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Ezra to Malachi

1815 - 614 pages
...suddenly upon them. 13 This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me : 14 There was a little city, and few men within it ; and...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...
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The Works of Nathaniel Lardner, Volume 5

Nathaniel Lardner - 1815 - 616 pages
...ix. 1 — 3. And afterwards : " This wisdom have I seen under the sun : and it seemed great unto me. There was a little city, and few men within it : and...great king 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...
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An Answer to the Rev. A. O'Callaghan on the Tendency of Bible Societies as ...

William Russel - 1816 - 122 pages
...the consideration of a short history or parable from Ecclesiastes, and a verse of Proverbs : — " There was a little city, and few men within it ; and...great king 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...
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The baptist Magazine

1818 - 510 pages
...and few men •within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it ; now there was found in it a...his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered the same poor man," Eccles. ht. 14, 15 ; — w'e are disgusted at the ingratitude of the citizens ;...
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The Imperial magazine; or, Compendium of religious, moral ..., Volume 8

610 pages
...little city, and few men in it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it. Now there was found in it a poor...the city, yet no man remembered that same poor man. Then I saw that wisdom is better than strength." A striking verification of the foregoing sentiment,...
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The British Essayists: Spectator

James Ferguson - 1819 - 310 pages
...city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it. Now there was found in it a poor...the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man. Then said I, wisdom is better than strength; nevertheless, the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his...
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THE KEY TO THE EXERCISES FOR THE ILLUSTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RULES ...

W. JILLARD HORT - 1822 - 156 pages
...description of the poor man whose merit is lost in his poverty, than in the words of the wise man: " There was a little city, and few " men within it;...there came a great king against " it, and besieged it. Now there was found iu it a " poor wise man; and he, by his wisdom delivered " the city; yet no man...
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The British Essayists: Spectator

1823 - 398 pages
...man, whose merits are lost in his poverty, than that in the words of the wise man : " There was » little city, and few men within it ; and there came...great king 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...
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Addresses Delivered at the Triennial Celebration ...

1824 - 706 pages
...he,) and few men within it ; and there came a great King against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it : " Now there was found in it...the city ; yet no man remembered that same poor man. " Then, said I, wisdom is better than strength ; wisdom is better than weapons of war ; nevertheless...
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A paraphrase on ... Ecclesiastes. To which are added the text of the ...

J Dennis Furley - 1824 - 188 pages
...in mine eyes Above the price of rubies. — f Let me give *ttn, and it seemed great unto me: f (14) There was a little city, and few me.n within it ;...great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it. [V. 14, 15. Such a passage as this receives a fine illustration from Ihe...
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