 I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a Watcher and an Holy One came down from heaven ; he cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit: let the beasts get away...  The Works of Robert Burns: With His Life - Page 309by Robert Burns, Allan Cunningham - 1834 - 394 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Sarah Trimmer - 1835 - 276 pages
...from heaven ; he cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut oft his branches, shake oft his leaves, and scatter his fruit ; let the beasts...away from under it, and the fowls from his branches. Nevertheless, leave the stump of his roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the... | |
 | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - 1806 - 416 pages
...counsels of God ; He cried aloud, and said thusj Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit : let the beasts...away from under it, and the fowls from his branches, no longer relying on 15 its protection. Nevertheless leave the stump of his roots in the earth, even... | |
 | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - 1806 - 416 pages
...counsels of Qod ; He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches, shake off his ' leaves, and scatter his fruit : let the beasts get away from uhder it, and the fowls from his tranches, no longer reiving on 15 it» farotectioh. Nevertheless leave... | |
 | 1807 - 570 pages
...from heaven ; 14 He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit ; let the beasts...away from under it, and the fowls from his branches : 15 Nevertheless, leave the stump of his roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass in... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1808 - 496 pages
...from heaven, and cried aloud, and said thus : Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches ; shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit ; let the beasts...Omnipotence, overset your career, and laid all your fancied honors in the dust. But turn your eyes, Sir, to the tragic scenes of our fate. — An ancient nation... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1809 - 328 pages
...the heaven, and cried aloud, and said thus: Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches ; sh:4ke off his leaves and scatter his fruit ; let the beasts...from, under it, and the fowls from his branches !" A Mow from an unthought-of quarter, one of t'.iose terrible accidents which peculiarly mark the hand... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1809 - 328 pages
...the heaven, and cried aloud, and said thus: Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches ; shake off his leaves and scatter his fruit; let the beasts get...away from under it, and the fowls from his branches 1" A blow from an unthought-of quarter, one of those terrible accidents which peculiarly mark the hand... | |
 | Richard Cumberland - 1809 - 518 pages
...'heaven, and cried aloud, and said thus : Hew down -the tree, " ' and cut off his branches ; shake off his leaves, and scatter his " ' fruit ; let the beasts...from under it, and the fowls from " ' his branches!' " (Reliques, p. 179.) Our poet was frequestly guilty of what looked like gross affectation, though... | |
 | Mrs. Trimmer (Sarah) - 1810 - 412 pages
...Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit ; let all the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from his branches. Nevertheless, Nevertheless, leave the stump of his roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and... | |
 | Sarah Trimmer - 1811 - 396 pages
...from heaven ; he cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit '•: let the beasts...away from under it, and the fowls from his branches. 1 5 Nevertheless, leave the stump of his roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in... | |
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