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" Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? Or wings and feathers unto the ostrich? Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, And warmeth them in the dust, And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, Or that the wild beast may break them. She is hardened... "
Travels Or Observations Relating to Several Parts of Barbary and the Levant ... - Page 341
by Thomas Shaw - 1808
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The Ladies Calling: In Two Parts. By the Author of The Whole Duty of Man, &c

Richard Allestree - 1713 - 302 pages
...the daughter of my people is become cruel like the oftrich in the Wilderness, who is harden d againjt her young ones, as though they were not hers: her labour is in vain ivithout fear; becaufe God hath depriv'd her of wifdom, neither bath lie imparted to her understanding,...
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The Ladies Calling: In Two Parts. By the Author of The Whole Duty of Man, &c

Richard Allestree - 1727 - 298 pages
...daughter °f my people is become cruel like the oflrich in the Wilder nefs, who is bar den d againft her young ones, as though they were not hers-, her labour is in vain without fear ; becaufe God bath depriv'dher oftvifdom, neither hath he imparted to her under Jlanding^ Job 39. i<?,...
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Miscellaneous Works, Volume 1

John Hildrop - 1754 - 308 pages
...Foot may crujh them, er that th« wild Beajl may break them. She is hardened again/i her Young-ones, as though they -were not hers ; her Labour is in vain -without Fear, becaufe God has deprived her of Wifdom, neither hath he Imparted to her Underjtanding. The Fadl is...
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The British Magazine, Or, Monthly Repository for Gentlemen & Ladies

742 pages
...forgetteth that the foot may crufh them, or that the wild beaft may break them. She is hardened againft her young ones', as though they were not hers : her labour is vain without fear, becaufe God hath deprived her of wifdom, neither hath he imparted unto her understanding...
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Physico-theology: Or, A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God ...

William Derham - 1768 - 502 pages
...that the Foot may crufh them, or that the wild Beaft may break them. She is hardened againjl her Toung ones, as though they were not hers : Her Labour is in vain, without Fear. Becaufe GOD hath deprived her of Wifdom, neither hath he imparted unto her Underjlanding. In which...
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The Ladies Library: ... Written by a Lady. Published by Sir ..., Volume 2

1772 - 324 pages
...mothers to that fad exclamation, " blefftd " are the wombs which bare not." "• who is hardened againlt her young ones, as though they ''• were not hers ; her labour is in vain without fear, be" caufe God hath deprived her of wiidoin, neither haih " he imparted to her underftanding." And as...
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Derham's Physico and Astro Theology: Or, a Demonstration of the Being and ...

William Derham - 1786 - 490 pages
...forgetteth that the foot may erufh them, or ' that the wild beaft may break them. She is ' hardened againft her young ones, as though ' they were not hers ; her labour is in vain, * without fear. Becaufe God hath deprived her < of wifdom, neither hath he imparted unto her ' underftanding.' In which...
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The Truth and Safety of the Christian Religion Deduced from Reason and ...

Daniel Bellamy - 1789 - 512 pages
...AND FEATHERS UNTO THE OSTRICH? WHICH LEAVETH HER EGGS IN THE EARTH, AND WARMETH THEM IN THE DUST j AND FORGETTETH THAT THE FOOT MAY CRUSH THEM, OR THAT THE WILD BEAST MAY BREAK THEM. SHE IS HARDNED AGAINST HER YOUNG ONES AS THOUGH THEY WERE NOT HERS : HER LABOUR IS IN VAIN WITHOUT...
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The Theological, Philosophical and Miscellaneous Works of the Rev ..., Volume 3

William Jones - 1801 - 486 pages
...creatures feel for their offspring, — which leaveth her eggs. in the earth, and warmeth them in the dust, and forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them. She is hardened against her young ones as though they were not hers: her labour is in 'vain without...
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The Wonders of Nature and Art: Or, A Concise Account of Whatever ..., Volume 4

Thomas Smith - 1803 - 362 pages
...book of Job, we read, that the "ostrich leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in the dust, and forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them. She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers : her labour is vain, without...
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