 | William Playfair - 1814 - 538 pagine
...words of the wisest of men—- " I made me great works I builded me houses — I planted me vineyards: then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought,...of spirit; and there was no profit under the sun." GUSTAVUS IV. EX-KING OF SWEDEN. THIS prince is one of those unfortunate men who was rained by following... | |
 | Samuel Lavington - 1815 - 640 pagine
...joy : for my heart , rejoiced « $1 -ffliy labour ; and this was my portion of all my labour. Then 1 looked on all the. works that my hands had wrought,...of spirit, and the.re was no profit under the sun." (Eccles. ii. 1.) This was Solomon's experience : and say, ye children of this world, ye lovers of pleasure,... | |
 | Francis Maseres - 1815 - 478 pagine
...unto thy name give we the -praise. But as for my-self, and what I have done, I may say with Solomon, 1 looked on all the works that my hands had wrought,...and behold ! all was vanity and vexation of spirit. For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever, seeing that which now is, in... | |
 | Charles Buck - 1815 - 430 pagine
...human invention." September 7. ECCLES. ii. 11. Then I looked on all the works that my hand had wrough , and on the labour that I had laboured to do , and...of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun. QUEEN ELIZABETH born at Greenwich, 1533. From the closing scene of this princess's life, we may see... | |
 | 1815 - 614 pagine
...from any joy ; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour : and this was my portion of all my labour. 1 1 Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do i and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun. 12 And... | |
 | 1815 - 974 pagine
...joy ; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour : and this was my portion of all my labour. 11 Then-I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to dp : and, behoH, ull taai vanity and vexation of fpirit, and there -was no profit under the fun. It... | |
 | Francis Maseres - 1815 - 956 pagine
...unto thy name give we the prahe. But as for my-self, and what I have done, I may say with Solomon, 1 looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that 1 had laboured to do, and behold I all was vanity and vexation of spirit. For there is no remembrance... | |
 | Thomas Ridgley - 1815 - 572 pagine
...miseries that troubled him afterwards ; and then hs plainly expresses his repentance, •when he says, All was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was .no profit under the, xun, ver. 1 1. as though be should say, I turned from God to the creature, to see what happiness I... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 448 pagine
...swords and angry cheruba guard. PLEASURE. BOOK n. TEXTS CHIEFLY ALLUDED TO IN THIS BOOK. I SAID in mine heart, ' Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth,...spirit, and there was no profit under the sun, ver. 11. * I gat me men-singers, and women-singers, and the delights of the sons of men, as musical instruments,... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 466 pagine
...swords and angry cherubs guard. PLEASURE. BOOK II. TEXTS CHIEFLY ALLUDED TO IN THIS BOOK. I SAID in mine heart,' Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore...of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun, rer. 11. I gat me men-singers, and women-singers, and the delights of the sons of men, as musical instruments,... | |
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Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do : and behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun. 
