| John Ray - Natural theology - 1717 - 434 pages
...Pfabn: Speaking of the Earth at the firft Creation, he faith, Thou covered]} it with the Deep of with a Garment, the Waters flood above the 'Mountains :...Thunder they hafted away (the Mountains afcend, the Valleys descend ) unto the Place thou haft prepared for them. Thou hafl fet a Bound that they may not... | |
| Charles Rollin - 1742 - 418 pages
...fingle expreflion, is a dreadful menace, and a thunder according to the prophet. * The waters Jlood above the mountains. At thy rebuke they fled: at the voice of thy thunder they hajled away. Inftead of running off gently, they fled with fear ; they hailed to precipitate themfelves,... | |
| John Hutchinson - 1749 - 588 pages
...the Earth upon its Columns -3 it jball never fail for ever. Thou cover edjt it with the Abyfs as with a Garment -, the Waters flood above the Mountains...Rebuke they fled; at the Voice of thy Thunder they haftened away ; the Mountains rife up, the tallies fink down, unto the Tlace which thou didft found... | |
| Cheyney Hart - 1761 - 274 pages
...above the Hills. 5. He laid the Foundations of the Earth, that it never Humid move at any time. 7. At thy Rebuke they fled; at the Voice of thy Thunder they hafted away. 8. They go up as high as the Hills, and down to the Valleys beneath, even unto the Place which Thou... | |
| James Burgh - Conduct of life - 1767 - 526 pages
...of the earth, that it mould " not be moved for ever. Thou coveredft it €t with the deep, as with a garment : the waters " flood above the mountains....; at the voice of thy thunder they " hafted away. They go up by the mountains ; *' they go down by the vallies unto the place " thou haft founded for... | |
| James Burgh - Conduct of life - 1767 - 516 pages
...mould " not be moved for ever. Thou coveredft ic " with the deep, as with a garment: the waters " ftood above the mountains. At thy rebuke " they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they " hafted away. They go up by the mountains v *' they go down by the vallies unto the place " thou haft founded for... | |
| John Ogilvie - Classical poetry - 1769 - 342 pages
...nobly animated, in order to difplay the Omnipotence of God : *' The waters (fays the " Pfalrnift) ftood above the mountains ; at thy rebuke " they fled, at the voice of thy thunder they hafted " away." FROM this fimpk and impartial view of the Lyric Poetry of the Ancients, confidered as one branch of... | |
| Books - 1772 - 456 pages
...ever. Т1юи " coycreft. the deep as with a gar*« ment, the waters ftpod above the '*> ipountaips, at- thy rebuke they '* fled ; at the voice of thy thunder" they halted away : They go up " by the mountains, they go down " by the v .illies; unto the plate " where... | |
| English literature - 1780 - 746 pages
...of this great t'aj!, rebuke tbcfc f urge i^\ The expreflion is borrowed from the facred writings : " The waters flood above the mountains ; — at thy...rebuke they fled ; at the voice of thy thunder they haded away." — It fliould be remembered, that Pericles is here fuppofcd to fpeak from the deck of... | |
| Mr. Pratt (Samuel Jackson) - Bible - 1782 - 272 pages
...his chariot : " who walketh upon the wings of the wind1. " Thou coveredft it with the deep as with ** a garment : the waters flood above the " mountains...they fled; at " the voice of thy thunder they hafted ct away." — What inexpreffible fublimity in every one of thefe thoughts, and with how much accuracy... | |
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