| Patrick Delany - 1740 - 388 pages
...brother " Jonathan. Very delightful haft thou been " to me : Thy love to me was wonderful, <c pafling the love of women. How are the " mighty fallen^ and the weapons of war " perifhed ! " THE burfts of for row in this poem are fo ftrong, fo fudden, fo pathetick ! fo fhort,... | |
| 1742 - 478 pages
...Brother Jonathan. «« Very delightful haft thou been to me : Thy «' Love to me was wonderful, pafling the Love of «« "Women. How are the Mighty fallen, and the « Weapons of War perifhed!" The ^ * .The Burfts of Sorrow in this Poem, our Author notes," are fb ftrong, fo fudden,... | |
| William Russell - 1801 - 522 pages
...my brother ! very pleasant hast tbou " been unto me. Thy love for me was wonderful, passing tbe lave of " women. How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war " perished!"— 2. Sam. chap. i. ver. 17—27. 89. A fragment of one of her pieces, seemingly written in early life,... | |
| John Mitchell MASON (D.D.) - 1803 - 336 pages
...prepared the festal bower and the laurel-wreathe, plant now the cyprefs-grove, and water it with tears. " How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!" The death of WASHINGTON, Americans, has revealed the extent of ourlofs. It has given us the final proof... | |
| William Sellon - 1805 - 262 pages
...jhield of Saul.—/ am dijtrejj'ed for thee, my brother Jonathan; thy love to me was wonderful, pajjing the love of women.—* How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perijhed! ^ CHAP. XXV. .m THE REIGN OF DAVID. Before T\AVID, who had been privately Chrift .*-' anointed... | |
| Mrs. Trimmer (Sarah) - 1810 - 430 pages
...my brother Jonathan : very pleasant hast thou been unto me : thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women. ... How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished ! And David commanded that the children of Judah should be taught to use the bow. ANNOTATIONS AND REFLECTIONS.... | |
| Adelaide O'Keeffe, Miss O'Keeffe (Adelaide) - 1814 - 336 pages
...gentle Timolaus ; ' I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan, the beauty of Israel is slain ! how are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished '.' The arm of Timolaus as he spake was passed round the neck of Herennianus, .on whom he leaned, and when... | |
| Joshua P. Slack - 1815 - 340 pages
...prepared the festal bower and the laurel-wreath, plant now the cypressgrove, and water it with tears. " How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished !" The death of Washington, Americans, has revealed the extent of our loss. It has given us the final proof... | |
| Sarah Trimmer - 1817 - 430 pages
...my brother Jonathan : very pleasant hast thou been unto me : thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women. How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished ! And David commanded that the children of Judah should be taught to use the bow. ANNOTATIONS AND REFLECTIONS.... | |
| 1825 - 512 pages
...(O Parker !) my brother, very pleasant hast thou been unto me, thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women." " How are the mighty fallen and the weapons of war perished !"* . * The render will, I hope, pardon this rhtpsody, they were both the warm friend* of UK writer. and had cultivated... | |
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