 There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not: The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.  A Philosophical Dictionary - Pągina 472per Voltaire - 1843Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | 1611 - 360 pągines
...to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it. There be three things which are too wonderful for...the midst of the sea ; and the way of a man with a maid. Such is the way of an adulterous woman ; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have... | |
 | William Nicholls - 1723 - 556 pągines
...in the Proverbs, chap; Xxx. v. 19 and 2.0* There arc three Things which are too wonderful for tae, yea> four which I know not : The Way of an Eagle in the Air, the Way of a Serpent mon a Rock^, the Way of a Ship in the midfl of the Sea± and the Way of a Man with 4 (Gnalmah or) Maid.... | |
 | Richard Griffith - 1772 - 270 pągines
...climax, to the four wonderful things which he honeftly confefles himfelf to have been ignorant of — " The way of an eagle in " the air ; the way of a ferpent on a " rock ; the way of a fliip in the midft " of the fea ; and the way of a man 1? with a... | |
 | 1788 - 598 pągines
...obey his mother; the ravens of the valley fhall pick it out, and the young eagles fhall eat it. 1 8 fl There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not ; 19 The way of an eagle in the air, the way of a ferpent upon a rock, the way of a fhip in the midft... | |
 | Jean Claude - 1788 - 564 pągines
...the other Adr, Reland. Paltfft. ii. 3. Here follows another example. Prov. xxx, 18, 19. 5 'here are three things, which are too wonderful for me ; yea four-, 'which I know not: the nvay of an eagle in the air—- the way of a ferpent upon a rock — the 'way of ajhip in the midft... | |
 | David Levi - 1789 - 174 pągines
...obferves in the preceding verfe, " There be f three (things which) are too wonderful for me, " yea, four I know not: the way of an eagle in " the air ; the way of a ferpent upon the rock ; *' the way of a fhip in the midft of the fea; and 'c the way of a man with... | |
 | 1800 - 722 pągines
...dilcoyeries, I leave your readers to draw their own conclufions. EAUTOLOGIUS. For the Moutbly Magazine. " There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea four which 1 know not." The way of an eagle ”n the air. Prav. Chaf. xxx. -v. i%ami\<). IPO not refolleS to. have... | |
 | Joseph Priestley - 1804 - 670 pągines
...greater number, was intended. We find the fame phrafeology in the book of Proverbs, xxx, 18. There are three things which are too wonderful for me, yea four which I kno^u not v. 21, For three things the earth is disquiet" ed, and for four -which it cannot bear, and... | |
 | John Robinson (Schoolmaster) - 1804 - 190 pągines
...despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick out, and the young eagles shall eat it. There be three things which are too wonderful for me ; yea, four which I know not!i :the way of an eagle in the air ; the way of a serpent upon a rock ; the way of a jfo/> in the... | |
 | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - 1805 - 474 pągines
...most obscure and unaccountable ? 18 he answers, There be three [things which] are too wonderful for 19 me, yea, four which I know not : The way of an eagle in the air, that files high and strong ; the way of a serpent Upon a rock, that -without feel climbs up rocks ;... | |
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