I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and behold, a watcher and an holy one came down from heaven. He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches ; shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit; let the beasts get away... The prose works of Robert Burns - Page 605by Robert Burns - 1816 - 705 pagesFull view - About this book
| Old Humphrey - 1799 - 372 pages
...my head upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and an holy one came down from heaven; he cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off his...branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit." Victoria Park, which is about four miles round it, is for the benefit of the eastern part of London,... | |
| Sarah Trimmer - 1835 - 276 pages
...from heaven ; he cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut oft his branches, shake oft his leaves, and scatter his fruit ; let the beasts...away from under it, and the fowls from his branches. Nevertheless, leave the stump of his roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the... | |
| Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - 1806 - 416 pages
...watch aver the affairs of men, and 14 execute the counsels of God ; He cried aloud, and said thusj Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches, shake...away from under it, and the fowls from his branches, no longer relying on 15 its protection. Nevertheless leave the stump of his roots in the earth, even... | |
| Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - 1806 - 416 pages
...ángel», who match over the affairs of men, and 14 e xetttte the counsels of Qod ; He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off his...and scatter his fruit : let the beasts get away from uhder it, and the fowls from his tranches, no longer reiving on 15 it» farotectioh. Nevertheless leave... | |
| 1807 - 570 pages
...head upon my bed, and behold, a watcher, and an holy one came down from heaven ; 14 He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off his...away from under it, and the fowls from his branches : 15 Nevertheless, leave the stump of his roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass in... | |
| Robert Burns - 1808 - 496 pages
...crouded under your shade. " But behold a watcher, a holy one came down from heaven, and cried aloud, and said thus : Hew down the tree, and cut off his...branches !" A blow from an unthought-of quarter, one of those terrible accidents which peculiarly mark the hand of Omnipotence, overset your career, and laid... | |
| Richard Cumberland - 1809 - 518 pages
...under your " shade. ' But behold, a watcher, a holy one came down from " 'heaven, and cried aloud, and said thus : Hew down -the tree, " ' and cut off...from under it, and the fowls from " ' his branches!' " (Reliques, p. 179.) Our poet was frequestly guilty of what looked like gross affectation, though... | |
| Robert Burns - 1809 - 328 pages
...crowded under your shade. " But behold a watcher, a holy one came down from the heaven, and cried aloud, and said thus: Hew down the tree, and cut off his...away from under it, and the fowls from his branches 1" A blow from an unthought-of quarter, one of those terrible accidents which peculiarly mark the hand... | |
| Robert Burns - 1809 - 328 pages
...crowded under your shade. " But behold a watcher, a holy one ca.ne down from the heaven, and cried aloud, and said thus: Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches ; sh:4ke off his leaves and scatter his fruit ; let the beasts get away from, under it, and the fowls... | |
| Mrs. Trimmer (Sarah) - 1810 - 412 pages
...head upon my bed, and behold, a watcher, and an holy one came down from heaven. . , He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off his...shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit ; let all the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from his branches. Nevertheless, Nevertheless,... | |
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