 | John Hildrop - 1742 - 198 pàgines
...compare her to an Oftrich ; to which the Prophet 'Jeremiah alludes in his Book of 'Lamentations, ch. iv. 3. The Daughter of my People is become cruel, like the Oftriches in the Wildernefi. In fhort, the Oftrich is allowed, on all hands, to be a very ftupid foolifh Bird, deftitute... | |
 | John Hildrop - 1754 - 318 pàgines
...compare her to an Oflrich ; to which the Prophet Jeremiah alludes, in his Book of Lamentations, Ch. iv. 3. The Daughter of my People is become cruel, like the Ojlriches in the Wildernefs. In fhort, the Oftrich is allowed on all hands to be a very ftupid foolifh... | |
 | John Hildrop - 1754 - 308 pàgines
...compare her to an Oftrich ; to which the Prophet Jeremiah alludes, in his Book of Lamentations, Ch. iv. 3. The Daughter of my People is become cruel, like the O/iriibes in the WiUlernefs. In fhort, the Oftrich is allowed on all hands to be a very ftupid foolifh... | |
 | Jean-Frédéric Bernard - 1765 - 266 pàgines
...monfter ready to devour her ;. and therefore- fends it fpeedily. " they give fuck to their young ones : the daughter *' of my people is become cruel, like the oftriches in. " the wildernefs." Lamen-. iv. 3. This bird, which, for its fize and ftrength, is amongft the winged race what the elephant... | |
 | William Derham - 1786 - 490 pàgines
...get to D 3 fea only by laying their eggs in the fond, expofed to the heat and incubation of the fun. Of this the Holy Scripture itfelf gives us an inftance...Lam. iv. 3. ' The daughter of my people is become * eruel, like the oftriches in the wildernefs.' This is more plainly exprefied in Job. xxxix. i4, i5,... | |
 | 1822 - 796 pàgines
...by a steep declivity into the plain of Jericho, after a tedious march of seven hours." Lamentations iv. 3. " The daughter of my people is become cruel like the Ostriches in the Wilderness." It was the general opinion amongst ancient Naturalists that the Ostrich... | |
 | Thaddeus Mason Harris - 1824 - 474 pàgines
...fear, or the least concern of what becomes of them afterwards. This want of affection is also recorded Lam. iv. 3, " the daughter of my people is become cruel, like ostriches in the wilderness;'1'' that is, by apparently deserting their own, and receiving others in... | |
 | Thaddeus Mason Harris - 1833 - 394 pàgines
...fear, or the least concern of what becomes of them afterwards. This want of affection is also recorded. Lam. iv. 3 : " The daughter of my people is become cruel, like ostriches in the wilderness ;" that is, by apparently deserting their own, and receiving others in... | |
 | 1837 - 852 pàgines
...to show, upon some other nest, similarly forsaken. We may perhaps touch on this subject again under unto them, Hath my master sent me to thy master, and to thee, to speak th ostriches in the wilderness." iL V OSTRICH. 19. « Hail Ihou give* tlu karu ttrenyth f" &c.— Here... | |
 | Mary Fawler Maude - 1848 - 412 pàgines
...her understanding. What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider." LAM. iv. 3. " The daughter of my people is become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness." THE OSTRICH. " When the ostrich is full grown, the neck, particularly... | |
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... mother. In this manner the ostrich may be said to be hardened against her young ones as though they were not hers ; her labour... 
