 | Laurence Sterne - 1813 - 280 páginas
...(he battle to the strong ; — neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill,— but time and chance happeneth to them all. E'ccl. ix. 11. SERMON IX. p. 109. THE CHARACTER OF HEROD. Then was fulfilled that which was spoken... | |
 | William Huntington - 1819 - 886 páginas
...to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favodr to men of skill, but time and chance happeneth to them all," Eccles ix. 11; and we had a very full house. My eldest son supped with me last night, he is occupying... | |
 | Nathaniel Lardner - 1815 - 616 páginas
...nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill, but time and chance happeneth to them all," Ecc. iz. 11. As all human affairs are liable to accidents and disasters, a firm persuasion, and serious... | |
 | 1815 - 614 páginas
...nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill ; but time and chance happeneth to them all. 12 For man also knoweth not his time : as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds... | |
 | William Bates - 1815 - 530 páginas
...nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill ; but time and chance happeneth to all-." Indeed such is the order of divine providence in the world, there must be different conditions... | |
 | Peter Smith - 1818 - 510 páginas
...race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor riches to men of understanding, nor favour to men of skill ; but time and chance happeneth to them all.'.' We observe also, that many fortunate incidents occur, in the lives of individuals, which are brought... | |
 | James Porter - 1819 - 34 páginas
...nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill ; but time and chance happeneth to them all." Ex. 9. il. A man may have a fair prospect of success in an. undertaking, and yet be disappointed, as... | |
 | 1819 - 948 páginas
...nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to Ihe wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, 12 For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds... | |
 | Francis Atterbury (bp. of Rochester.) - 1820 - 358 páginas
...race is not to the sutifl, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet riches to inen of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill ; but time and chance happeneth to them all, Eccl. ix. II. There is scarce any man, perhaps, who is not sensible, that the greatest turns that havi... | |
 | Robert Walker, Hugh Blair - 1820 - 514 páginas
...nor the battle to the strong ; neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all." Men are too apt " to VOL. u. p sacrifice to their own net, and to burn incense to their own drag."... | |
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I returned, and saw under the sun; that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill ; but time and chance happeneth to them all. 
