 There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it: 15 Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered...  Select British Classics - Página 2971803Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | 610 páginas
...extensively useful to mankind. " There was," says an inspired writer, "a little city, and few men in it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged...city, yet no man remembered that same poor man. Then I saw that wisdom is better than strength." A striking verification of the foregoing sentiment, is... | |
 | 1819 - 948 páginas
...and there came a great king gainst it, and besieged it, and built great Bulwarks against it : 515 15 5 w isdom delivered remembered that the city ; yet no man same poor man. 16 Then said I, Wisdom is better... | |
 | 1821 - 542 páginas
...ag,\i;i<.tn, and should direct besieged it, and bnilt great bulwarks against it: 15 .w us in the ma- there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisnagement of dom delivered the city ; yet no man remembered that same atiairs. poor wan. 16 Then... | |
 | George Holden - 1822 - 316 páginas
...To give one instance of the value of Wisdom, 14 [there was] a little city, and a few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against 15 it. Now there Avas found in it a poor wise man, and he, by his wisdom, delivered the city ; yet,... | |
 | Robert South - 1823 - 618 páginas
...city, with few men in it, besieged by a great and potent king, and in the 15th verse, we read, that there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city. A worthy service indeed, and certainly we may expect that some honourable recompence should follow... | |
 | 1824 - 706 páginas
...the very scene we have been witnessing : "There was a little city, (says he,) and few men within it ; and there came a great King against it, and besieged...man. " Then, said I, wisdom is better than strength ; wisdom is better than weapons of war ; nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words... | |
 | 1824 - 492 páginas
...the ancient date of such neglect. "There was," says Solomon, " a little city, and few men within it ; and there came a great king against it, and besieged...CITY ; YET no man remembered THAT SAME POOR MAN." Conduct like this, so preposterous, but yet so common, grins a Satire on the race. But, however common... | |
 | 1824 - 492 páginas
...ancient daie of such neglect. " There Was," says Solomon, " a little city, and few men within it ; and there came a great king against it, and besieged...and built great bulwarks against it. Now, there was fo'Btod in it A POOR WISE MAN, and "HE, by 'his wisdom, DELIVERED THE eiTV; YET no man remembered THAT... | |
 | J Dennis Furley - 1824 - 188 páginas
...me give *ttn, and it seemed great unto me: f (14) There was a little city, and few me.n within it ; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it. [V. 14, 15. Such a passage as this receives a fine illustration from Ihe case of Archimedes, saving... | |
 | Thom Scott - 1825 - 688 páginas
...sun, and it seemed great unto me. There was a little city and few men within it ; and there came «l great king against it and besieged it, and built great...Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor mans wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard. IN explaining the word of God, we should remember... | |
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