 | 1819 - 948 pages
...with her in the chamber.) And she said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he brake Society 6re. So his strength was not known. 10 And Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and... | |
 | 1822 - 694 pages
...stamp of truth, repels every attempt at officious decoration; even as Samson " brake the seven green withs, as a thread of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire." But who would experience any violent sensation of offended taste, should he meet with playful prettinesses... | |
 | 1824 - 486 pages
...as virtue is in itself more powerful than vice, Spain may break the withs of Kings and Inquisitors as a thread of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire ! In vain, therefore, do we search the early history of Europe for a parallel to the case of England,... | |
 | William Carr - 1828 - 394 pages
...is mith, s2 " And she said unto him, the Philistines he upon thee Sampson. And he brake the withx, as a thread of tow is broken, when it toucheth the fire." Judges xvi 9. Dr. Johnson has withy, and quotes Evelyn as his authority. WIDE-COAT, Great, or top coat.... | |
 | 1829 - 1012 pages
...with her in the chrniber.) And she said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he brake the withs as a thread of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known. 10 And Delilah said unto Samson, Behold,tbou hast mocked me, and told... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 878 pages
...or dry wood, used to catch fire from a flint: touchy is, testy; peevish; easily provoked. He brake the withs as a thread of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. Judges xvi. 9. Touch kept is commended, yet credit to keepe Is pay and dispatch him, yer ever ye sleepe.... | |
 | John Thimbleby - 1832 - 92 pages
...the seven green withes, with which Delilah bound Samson, yet you, like Samson, shall then "break it, as a thread of tow is broken, •when it toucheth the fire." Let your ministers and preachers proclaim this to the world.—Let them shew to all, that, by a simple... | |
 | American education society - 1833 - 406 pages
...early dew before the scorching sun. 2 Chronicles, six. Prison doors fly open and chains are burst " as a thread of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire." Acts, xii. How soon was the ever blessed God overcome (I speak it with adoring reverence) by the prayers... | |
 | 1833 - 378 pages
...early dew before the scorching ,-un. 2 Chronicles, xix. Prison doors fly open and chains are burst " as a thread of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire." Acts, xii. How soon was the ever blessed God overcome (I speak it with adoring reverence) by the prayers... | |
 | Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet - 1839 - 310 pages
...strength remained as entire as ever, and that the secret of it was still in his own breast. " He brake the withs as a thread of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire." It was not long, however, before Delilah made another attempt to accomplish her purpose. She saw that... | |
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Now there were men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he brake the withs, as a thread of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. 
