| Frederick Saunders - 1856 - 422 Seiten
...Lord Kaimes, in quoting the extract, gives credit for it to Franklin. It is as follows : ••Ami it came to pass after these things, that Abraham sat in the door of his tent, abont the going down of the sun. And behold a man bent with age, coming from the way of the wilderness... | |
| Amelia Shipley Heber - 1856 - 360 Seiten
...these things, that Abraham sat in the door of his tent, about the going down of the sun, and beheld a man, bent with age, coming from the way of the wilderness, leaning on a staff ; and Abraham arose and met him, and said unto him, « Turn in, I pray thee, and wash thy feet,... | |
| George Washington Quinby - 1856 - 346 Seiten
...story of Abraham and the sinner, and learn a lesson of patience and humiliation : " And it came to pass that Abraham sat in the door of his tent, about the going dowu of the sun. And behold, a man bent with age, came from the way of the wilderness, leaning on a... | |
| Jean Roemer - 1857 - 332 Seiten
...GIBBON. LIV.— TOLERATION, A PARABLE AGAINST PERSECUTION. In imitation of Scripture language. 1. AND it came to. pass after thes,e things, that Abraham sat in the door- of .his tent, about th,e goipg down of the sun. 2. And behold a man, bowed with age, came from the way of the wilderness, leaning... | |
| Lydia Howard Sigourney - 1857 - 364 Seiten
...of the sacred volume which he loved : 1. " And it came to pass after these things, that Abraham Bat in the door of his tent, about the going down of the sun. 2. " And behold, a man bowed with age, came from the way of the wilderness, leaning on a staff. 8.... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1859 - 812 Seiten
...things, and by their giving too much for their whistles. A PARABLE AGAINST PERSECUTION.1 1. And it came to pass after these things, that Abraham sat...door of his tent about the going down of the sun. 2. And behold, a man, bowed with age, came from the way of the wilderness, leaning on a staff. 3. And... | |
| Edward Everett - 1860 - 528 Seiten
...not, as will presently appear, with entire accuracy, as communicated to him by Dr. Franklin : " And it came to pass after these things, that Abraham sat...age coming from the way of the wilderness leaning on a staff. And Abraham arose, and met him, and said unto him, ' Turn in, I pray thee, and wash thy feet,... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1862 - 792 Seiten
...things, and by their giving too much for their whistles. A PARABLE AGAINST PERSECUTION.1 1. And it came to pass after these things, that Abraham sat...door of his tent about the going down of the sun. 2. And behold, a man, bowed with age, came from the way of the wilderness, leaning on a staff. 3. And... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1862 - 796 Seiten
...things, and by their giving too much for their whistles. A PARABLE AGAINST PERSECUTION.1 1. And it came to pass after these things, that Abraham sat...door of his tent about the going down of the sun. 2. And behold, a man, bowed with age, came from the way of the wilderness, leaning on a staff. 3. And... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1862 - 880 Seiten
...poet, who, after all, relates it aa coming from another person. It was as follows : — '1. And it ket Heath, (another canvass for alteration of ideas,) and all downs (but ike Downs), arising into dock Bun. ' 2. And behold a man, bowed with age, came from the way of the wilderness, leaning on a staff.... | |
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