...To hear them talk, one would really imagine that they were all perfection; and yet they are indebted to the beasts of the field and the birds of the air, and even to poor miserable worms, for their outward skins, their own being of such a wretched texture as...

...dust of the earth, and that it was for his benefit, for his use, that every thing else was made : that the beasts of the field, and the birds of the air, and the fishes of the sea, and all other things throughout the world, were placed under the power of man,...

...pain. Bodily pain and a certain degree, we may presume, of mental suffering are often endured, even by the beasts of the field and the birds of the air ; and, with respect to man, his capacity of suffering pain is large in proportion to his other powers. He...

...solemnity in the tranquil moonlight. The wilder scenes are undisturbed by the presence of man ; but the beasts of the field, and the birds of the air, and the mis-shaped reptiles of the waters, are observed in their natural haunts and habits. In the towns...

...of ' ours.' No ; the field in which Bob used to lie was that of natural history. He consorted with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air: and he would allow no man breathing to outdo him in extolling the powers and wisdom of these his chosen...

...supply travellers with water.* " Her feelings of humanity were carried to a most extraordinary extent. The beasts of the field, and the birds of the air, and the fish of the river, shared in her compassion, — portions of food were allotted to them ; and the...

...on the questions 7 Yeth'ir! Billy, who was the first hunter 7 Noah ! Why T "Canse lie collected all the beasts of the field, and the birds of the air, and the fishes of the sea into the ark, and saved 'em from being drowned. Not exactly ; but that will do....

...soar beyond the little drop of time wherein we are immerst, — as creatures who do not feed, like the beasts of the field, and the birds of the air, and the fishes of the sea, on what the earth and waters cast up, but who have to prepare and provide our...

...of ' oura.' No ; the field in which Bob used to lie was that of natural history. He consorted with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air : and he would allow no man breathing to outdo him in extolling the powers and wisdom of these his chosen...

...contriv" Now, my dear boy," said his mother, " you have found out the truth. God has given man power over the beasts of the field, and the birds of the air, and the fishes of the sea ; but it is not by strength, — it is what you have just called contrivance,...