 And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud : for he is a god ; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.  Niagara: A Poem - Page 164by Charles Henry Augustus Bulkley - 1848 - 191 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1877 - 798 pages
...the water of affliction." In the apostrophe of Elijah to the priests of Baal on Mount Carmel, when he mocked them, and said, " Cry aloud : for he is a god;...journey, or peradventure he sleepeth and must be awaked ; " there is perhaps banter rather than irony. The prophet assumes the truth of the hypothesis that... | |
 | William Ward - 1817 - 366 pages
...called into the Burman monarch's presence, he is said to go to the golden feet. 1 Kings xviii. 27. ' He is a god ; either he is talking, or he is pursuing,...or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.' Vishnoo sleeps four months in the year ; and to each of the gods some particular business is assigned:... | |
 | 1817 - 1082 pages
...that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry •(•aloud: for he is a god; either ||he is talking, or he f eck, until he have destroyed thee. 49 '"The: LORD shall bring a nation against thee fr Jjj-j9-* 28 And they cried aloud, and 'cut " '' themselves after then- manner with knives rflS'Sw ani*... | |
 | 1818 - 948 pages
...,ч ini iv t iJ i in tu jJti.Tri ai iiu* MI. mal Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud : for he it r answer, nor any that regarded. 30 And Elijah said unto all the people. Come near unto me. And all the... | |
 | James Murray - 1819 - 388 pages
...it be evil. IX. — II. Kings, xviii. 27. And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, end said, Cry aloud, for he is a god: either he is talking,...journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked. SERMONS TO MINISTERS OF STATE. DEDICATION — To Lord North, one of His Majesty's Secretaries of State.... | |
 | 1843 - 628 pages
...examples : The first occurs in 1 Kings xviii. 27Elijah, in mocking the priests of Baal, tells them " He is a god ; either he is talking, or he is pursuing,...journey, or peradventure he sleepeth and must be awaked," meaning nothing more than to expose his impotence in the most striking manner. Another instance occurs... | |
 | James Murray - 1819 - 386 pages
...And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud, for he is a god: cither he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or perudvcnturti he sleepeth, and must be awaked. SERMONS TO MINISTERS OF STATE. DEDICATION — To Lord... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - 1820 - 388 pages
...occasions. Example 1. Thu? Elijah challenged the priests of Baal to prove the truth of their deity. " Cry aloud, for he is a god : either he is talking,...in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must he awakened." 2. To reprm.ea person for hisuegKgence, one might say, " You have taken great care indeed."... | |
 | Daniel Jaudon - 1820 - 236 pages
...Psalm. Q. What is Irony? A. Irony, dissembling with an air, Means otherwise than words declare. Example: "Cry aloud; for he is a God: either he is talking or he, is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or jip.radr en tare he sleepeth, and must be awakened." I Kings sviii. 27. Q. What is a Climax? A. A Climax,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1821 - 356 pages
...it. The prophet Elijah, when he challenged the priests of Baal to prove the truth of their deity, " mocked them, and said : Cry aloud, for he is a god...talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventare he slcepeth, and must be awaked." Exclamations and Irony are sometimes united: as in Cicero's... | |
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