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" O thou sword of the Lord, how long will it be ere thou be quiet ? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still. "
Select British Classics - Page 122
1803
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The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England ..., Volume 3, Part 1

Clarendon, Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - 1717 - 388 pages
...loins, ал a Woman in travail¡ and all faces arc torrid into palenefs ? Jer. XLVII. 6. O tbou foord of the Lord, how long will it be ere thou be quiet> put up thy felf into thyfcabbard¡ reß, and beßitt. Ezek.XXXIV.2. Woe be to the Shepherds oflfrael> that...
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The method of teaching and studying the belles lettres, or, An ..., Volume 2

Charles Rollin - 1742 - 418 pages
...Jeremiah unites almoft all thefe ideas in one place, and adds others more animated to them. c O tbou fword of the Lord, how long will it be ere thou be quiet ? Put up thyfelf into thy fcabbard; rejl andbeftitt. How can it be quiet, replies the Prophet, feeing the Lord...
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Harrison's British Classicks, Volume 5

1785 - 772 pages
...likewife the following adurefs, and tellme what emotion you feel at the time of perufali ' О ' thou fword of the Lord, how long will * it be ere thou be quiet ? Put up thy' felf into thy fcabbard, reft and be li* lent.' Art thou not amazed and delighted, my friend, to...
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Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres, Volume 1

Hugh Blair - 1787 - 482 pages
...particularly fitted. Hence, in the facred fcriptures, we find fbme very remarkable inftances : ." O thou fword of the Lord ! how " long will it be ere thou be quiet ? put thy"c felfup into the fcabbard, reft and be ftill ! {c How can it be quiet, feeing the Lord hath «*...
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The Orthodox churchman's magazine; or, A Treasury of divine and ..., Volume 7

1804 - 508 pages
...INSCRIBED." From the very appropriate and affecting words of the prophet Jeremiah, xlvii. 6. — " O thou sword of the Lord, how long will it be ere thou be quiet 't Put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still," occasion is taken first to consider the state...
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The British essayists; with prefaces by A. Chalmers, Volume 24

British essayists - 1802 - 330 pages
...And at the captivity of Jerusalem the very ramparts and the walls lament, « they languish together.' Read likewise the following address, and tell me what...will it be ere thou be quiet? Put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest and be silent/ Art thou not amazed and delighted, my friend, to behold joy and anguish,...
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The Method of Teaching and Studying the Belles Lettres: Or, An Introduction ...

Charles Rollin - 1803 - 472 pages
...all these ideas in one place, and adds others more animated to them. [//] O thoit yword of the Lore/, how long will it be ere thou be quiet ? Put up thyself Into thy scabbard ; rest and be still. How can it be quiet, replies the prophet, seeing the Lord hath given...
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The Elements of English Grammar: Methodically Arranged for the Assistance of ...

George Neville Ussher - 1803 - 102 pages
...2. In the facred fcriptures the fword of the Lord is thus perfonified and addrefled : ' O thoufword of the Lord ! how long will it be ere thou be quiet ? put thyJelf up into thyjcabbard, rejl and bejlill!' 3 Philodletes in the excefs of grief and defpair thus...
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A Short and Plain Exposition of the Old Testament: With Devotional ..., Volume 5

Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - 1805 - 476 pages
...wilt thou cut thyself ? that is, tear thy 6 hair, and wound thyself through grief and astonishment. O thou sword of the LORD, how long [will it be] ere thou be quiet ? put up thyself in thy scabbard, rest, and be still. Л beautiful and noble afiosiro/ihe, dictated by the ¿irojihel's...
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English Grammar: Adapted to the Different Classes of Learners : with an ...

Lindley Murray - 1805 - 350 pages
...! where is thy victory ? The following is an instance of personification and apostrophe united : " O thou sword of the Lord ! how long will it be ere thou be quiet ? put thyself up into thy scabbard, rest and be still ! How can it be quiet, seeing the Lord hath given it...
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