 The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them. Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters.  The Powers of Genius: A Poem, in Three Parts - Page 94by John Blair Linn - 1804 - 155 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Edward Harley - 1730 - 332 pages
...LUST fhall be fatisfied upon them, I will draw my Sword, my HAND fhall DEJTROY them. 10 Thou didft blow with thy Wind, the SEA covered them : they SANK as Lead in the mighty Waters. 1 1 Who is LIKE unto thee, O LORD, among the Gods ? who is like thee, GLORIOUS in HOLINESS, FEARFUL... | |
 | Edward Harley - 1735 - 764 pages
...draw my andITXUTH Oiall go before thy Face. Sword, my HAND fhall DEITROV them. 10 Thou didft blow-with thy Wind, the SEA covered them : they SANK as Lead in the mighty Waters. 11 Who is LIK.E unto thee, 0 LORD, among the Gods ? who is like thee, GLORIOUS in HOLINESS, FEARFUL... | |
 | William Russell - Europe - 1801 - 522 pages
...and the depths were " congealed in the heart of the sea. The enemy said, I will pursue; " I » ill overtake, I will divide the spoil : my lust shall...covered them: they sank " as lead in the mighty waters. Who is like unto thee, OLord! " amongst the gods?" Exodus, chap. xv. ver. 1 — 11. 83. See Premier... | |
 | George Campbell - English language - 1801 - 404 pages
...upon them : 1 will draw my " sword : my hand shall destroy them :—thou blewest " with thy breath : the sea covered them : they sank " as lead in the mighty waters *." This is the figure which the Greek rhetoricians call asyndeton, and to which they ascribe a wonderful... | |
 | John Blair Linn - Genius - 1802 - 196 pages
...draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them. Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: the sank as lead in the mighty waters," The song of Moses...preceding verses, which I have extracted from it, are a prefect example of condensity, strength and majesty. The words let there be light, and there was light,... | |
 | Thomas Case - 1802 - 184 pages
...boasts the proud tyrant, I will, I will, I will ; but not so fast Pharaoh, let God speak the next word, Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them, they sank as lead in the mighty waters. O sudden turn ! there lieth Pharaoh with all his boastings, drowned in the sea. Thus did God appear... | |
 | Jonathan Payne - 1803 - 32 pages
...from her." The enemy said, I will pursue, I will С 3 20 overtake, I will divide the spoil: my soul shall be satisfied upon them, I will draw my sword,...covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters. Who is like unto thee, O Lord, amongst thé gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in... | |
 | Charles Rollin - Education - 1803 - 472 pages
...no interval between God's blowing, and the dreadful miracle he performs in order to save his people. Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them. They sank as lead in the mighty waters. Reflect attentively on this last stroke, which assists the imagination, and finishes the picture. Ver.... | |
 | Sacred hours - 1804 - 500 pages
...together, the floods stood upright as an heap, and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea. The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I...covered them : they sank as lead in the mighty waters. Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods ? who is like thee, glorious in holiness? fearful in... | |
 | James Stanier Clarke, Stephen Jones, John Jones - Europe - 1805 - 584 pages
...divide the Spoil! Thou, О Lord! didst blow with thy wind — the waters were gathered together, and the sea covered them ; they sank as lead in the mighty waters ! — So let all thine enemies perish, О Lord! — But let them that love him be as The Sim when he... | |
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