As the Lord thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but a handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse; and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it and die. The Works of Laurence Sterne ... - Page 46by Laurence Sterne - 1780Full view - About this book
| Edward Harley - 1730 - 428 pages
...morfel of Bread in thine Hand. 12 And me faid, As the LORD thy GOD liveth, I have not a Cake, but an handful of Meal in a Barrel, and a little Oil in a Crufe : and behold, I am gathering two Sticks, that I may go in, and drefs it for me and my Son, that we may eat it, and die. 13 And Elijah... | |
| Edward Harley - 1735 - 764 pages
...morfel of Bread in thine Hand. iz And (he faid, As the LORD thy GOD liveth, I have not a Cake, but an handful of Meal in a Barrel, and a little Oil in a Crufe : and behold, I am gathering two Sticks, that I may go in, and drefs it for me and my Son, that we may cat it, and die. ' 13 Anil... | |
| Isaac Watts - Bible - 1751 - 386 pages
...? A. God fent him to a Wo-, man of Sarepta, near Sidon, to be maintained by her, when fhe had only a handful of Meal in a Barrel, and a little Oil in a Cruife. 1 Kings xvii. 1 6 Q.. How could this maintain the Woman and ber Son, and the Prophet ? A. God... | |
| Laurence Sterne - Sermons, English - 1760 - 226 pages
...fetid* bring me, I j>raylhee,-a morfel of bread in thine hand. And Jke faid, as the Lord thy God livctb, I have 'not a cake, but a handful of meal in a barrel,...little oil in a crufe, -and 'behold I am gathering two flicks, that \ 3 I may Imay go in and drefs it for me and myfouf that we may eat it and die. And... | |
| Laurence Sterne - Sermons, English - 1766 - 326 pages
...faid, Bring me, I pray thee, a morfel of bread in thine hand. And Jhe faid, As the Lord thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but a handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruje, and hehold I am gathering two Jlicks, that I may go and drefs it for me and my fan, that we... | |
| Edward Terry - 1777 - 558 pages
...time of a moft miferable famine) when me told the propjhet Elias, that fhe had left for her fuftenance but " a handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a crufe, and fhe was gathering two fticks to drefs it for herfelf and fun, that they might eat and die," i Kings... | |
| Edward Terry - India - 1777 - 552 pages
...time of a moft miferable famine) when fhe told the prophet Elias, that fhe had left for her fuftenance but " a handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a crule, and fhe was gathering two flicks to drefs it fcr herfelf and fon, that they might eat and die,"... | |
| Mr. Pratt (Samuel Jackson) - Bible - 1782 - 272 pages
...XXVII. STORY of ELIJAH and the Widow of ZAREPHATH. PASSAGE. And the faid, as the Lord thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but a handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a crufe. page aoj ESSAY XXVIIL CHARACTER ofSoLOMON* TASSA 6 I. And Judah and ifrael dwelt fafely, every man,... | |
| Stéphanie Félicité comtesse de Genlis - Bible plays - 1786 - 382 pages
...Oh ! my fon ! Alas! venerable ftranger, as the Lord thy God liveth, I have no bread; nothing have I but a handful of meal, in a barrel, and a little oil, in a crufe. ELIJAH. Fear not: go and make me a cake thereof, and bring it me, and after make for thee and thy fon... | |
| Laurence Sterne - English literature - 1790 - 374 pages
...N& Sting me, Tpray thee, a morfcl of bread in thine band. Ahd Jhe /aid, as the Lord thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but a handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a crtife : and behold, I am gathering ttuojiicks, that I may go in and drefs it for me and my fun, that... | |
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