 BY THE rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth,...  The Southern literary messenger - Page 4151847Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Harmer - 1787 - 542 pages
...fays, " By the rivers of * J«- 5*- 3X> 3*- * Pf- T37- i-3" Babylon, " Babylon, there we fat down, yea, we " wept when we remembered Zion. We •" hanged our harps upon the willows in the *' midft thereof." The jitting by the -waters, and ftill more the mention of their havgs, ftrongly... | |
 | 1788 - 598 pages
...yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. 2 We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midit thereof. 3 For there they that carried us away captive required of us a fong : and they that wafted us required of us mirth, faying, Sing us one of the fongs of Zion. 4 How... | |
 | 1848 - 726 pages
...reminded us of the language of the captive Israelites. " By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept when we remembered Zion. We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof." We, however, were not disposed to yield to sadness, but rather to give thanks and to rejoice. The remains... | |
 | Edward Jones - 1802 - 142 pages
...willows in e midft there of. e "us a*. _yway captive,re- _ quir. Song: and they that wafted us requir'd of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the Songs of Zion. How shall we sing the Lord's Song, in a f trange land ? If . _get thee, O Je_ru_sa_ _ lem; let my right hand for. get her cunning. a -iJ'L... | |
 | bp. George Heorne - 1802 - 562 pages
...and reftoration mall have enabled him to fing, in the temple, a fong of praile and thankfgiving. 3. For there they that carried us away captive required of us a fong; and they that wajied us, required of us mirth, faying, Sing us one of the Jongs of Zion. 4. Howjkall... | |
 | George Horne (bp. of Norwich.) - 1802 - 564 pages
...and reftoration fhall have enabled him to fing, in the temple, a fong of praife and thankfgiving. 3. For there they that carried us away captive required of us a fong; and they that wajled us, required of us mirth, faying, Sing us one of the Jongs of % ion. 4.... | |
 | William Huntington - 1802 - 686 pages
...fat down, yea, we wept, when we rememhered Zion. We banged our barfs upon the willows in the midft thereof. For there they that carried us away captive required of us us a fong i and tbey that wafted us required of us mirth, faying, Sing us one of the fongs of Zion.... | |
 | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - 1805 - 504 pages
...our distress, hoping to divert our grief by our music ; but 3 found our hearts too full to relish it, For there they that carried us away captive required...us] mirth, [saying,] Sing us [one] of the songs of X.ion ; some of our enemies came and would have us sing such song» 4 e* we used in the temfUe ; to... | |
 | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - 1805 - 506 pages
...; and three times a year before 1 T) Y the river*, of Babylon, there we &at down, yea, we wept 2 Jj when we remembered Zion. We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof ; we tyent out to the river side to soothe our distress, hoping to divert our grief by our music ;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 924 pages
...Inclcs, caddisses, cambricks, lawns, why he tings them over as they were gods and goddesses. Soaitpfarr. They that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of tne song's of Ziou. Psalms. How could we to his godhead sing Forc'd hallelujahs? * Milt™, 1 am sent... | |
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