... loud sighings of an eastern wind, and his motion made irregular and inconstant, descending more at every breath of the tempest than it could recover by the libration and frequent weighing of his wings; till the little creature was forced to sit down... The Year Book of Daily Recreation and Information - Seite 529von William Hone - 1832 - 1643 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1828 - 632 Seiten
...descending more at every breath of the tempest, than it could recover by the libration and frequent weighing of his wings ; till the little creature was forced...sometimes through the air, about his ministries here below : so is the prayer of a good man ; when his affairs have required business, and his business was matter... | |
| John Angell James - 1828 - 444 Seiten
...•descending more at every breath of the tempest, than it could recover by the libration and frequent weighing of his wings ; till the little creature was forced...sometimes through the air about his ministries here below. So is the prayer of a good man : when his affairs have required business, and his business was matter... | |
| Jeremy Taylor, Reginald Heber - 1828 - 630 Seiten
...descending more at every breath of the tempest, than it could recover by the libration and frequent weighing of his wings; till the little creature was forced...sometimes through the air, about his ministries here beloV: so is the prayer of a good man; when his affairs have required business, and his business was... | |
| Samuel Putnam - 1828 - 314 Seiten
...descending more at every breath of the tempest, than it could recover by the libration and frequent weighing of his wings; till the little creature was forced...learned music, and motion from an angel, as he passed some-- times through the air in his ministeries here below. So was the prayer of a good man, when his... | |
| Ebenezer Porter - 1828 - 452 Seiten
...descending more at every breath of the tempest, than it could recover by the libration and frequent weighing of his wings ; till the little creature was forced...and then it made a prosperous flight, and did rise 30 and sing as if it had learned music and motion from an angel, as he passed sometimes through the... | |
| Ebenezer Porter - 1828 - 414 Seiten
...down and pant, and stay till the storm was over, and then it made a prosperous flight, and did rise 30 and sing as if it had learned music and motion from...angel, as he passed sometimes through the air about his ministeries here below : so is the prayer of a good man; when his affairs have required business, and... | |
| Elizabeth Holmes - 1832 - 300 Seiten
...wind, according to Bishop Taylor's beautiful and well-known simile, beat the poor bird back, and it was forced to sit down and pant, and stay till the storm was over; shall it ever rise again and sing ? What a mercy to feel the hand of a Father leading, when one's voice... | |
| Jeremy Taylor - 1833 - 390 Seiten
...descending more at every breath of the tempest, than it could recover by the Vibration and frequent weighing of his wings; till the little creature was forced...sometimes through the air about his ministries here below. So is the prayer of a good man; when his affairs have required business, and his business was matter... | |
| 1833 - 422 Seiten
...descending more at every breath of the tempest, tban it could recover by the libration and frequent weighing of his wings ; till the little creature was forced...sometimes through the air about his ministries here below. So is the prayer of a good man." He is speaking of the prayers of unclean and wicked persons. " A good... | |
| 1833 - 336 Seiten
...descending more at every breath of the tempest, than it could recover by the libration and frequent weighing of his wings; till the little ' creature was forced...sometimes through the air about his ministries here below. So is the prayer of a good man; when his affairs have required business, and his business was matter... | |
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