 | 1805 - 590 pages
...Egypt. Himself most faithfully gave the history of his life in the following impressive description, Few and evil have been the days of the years of my pilgrimage — but this for him was the right way to honor and peace in the closing scene of life, and that blessed... | |
 | Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1819 - 550 pages
...answer of the old patriarch to Pharaoh may be adopted by every man at the close of the longest life. " Few and evil have been the days of the years of my pilgrimage." Whether we look back from fifty, or from twice fifty, the past appears equally a dream; and we can... | |
 | Juvenal - 1802 - 574 pages
...longevity of the antediluvian world. " Few and evil," says the patriarch, with pathetic simplicity, " few and evil have been the days of the years of my life, and have not attained to the days of the years of the life of my fathers, in the days of their... | |
 | William Hayley - 1803 - 348 pages
...anfwer of the old Patriarch to Pharaoh may be adopted by every man at the clofe of the longeft life. " Few and evil have been the days of the years of my pilgrimage." Whether we look back from fifty, or from twice fifty, the paft appears equally a dream ; and we can... | |
 | William Hayley - Authors, English - 1803 - 450 pages
...answer of the old Patriarch to Pharaoh may be adopted by every man at the close of the longest life. "Few and evil have been the days of the years of my pilgrimage," Whether we look back from fifty, or from twice fifty, the past appears equally a dream ; and we can... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 490 pages
...answer of the old Patriarch to Pharaoh may be adopted by every man at the close of the longest life. " Few and evil have been the days of the years of my pilgrimage." Whether we look back from fifty, or from twice fifty, the past appears equally a dream ; and we can... | |
 | Juvenal - 1806 - 578 pages
...longevity of the antediluvian world. " Few and evil," says the Patriarch, with pathctick simplicity, " few and evil have been the days of the years of my life, and have not attained to the days of the years of the life of my fathers, in the days of their... | |
 | Bible - 1808 - 530 pages
...Pharao, The days of the years of my life which I am now sojourning are a hundred and thirty years. Few and evil have been the days of the years of my life. They have not reached to the days of the years of the 10 life of my fathers which they sojourned.... | |
 | William Hayley - Poets, English - 1812 - 464 pages
...answer of the old Patriarch to Pharaoh may be adopted by every man at the close of the longest life. " Few and evil have been the days of the years of my pilgrimage." Whether we look back from fifty, or from twice fifty, the past appears equally a dream; and we can... | |
 | William Cowper, William Hayley - 1812 - 456 pages
...answer of the old Patriarch to Pharaoh may be adopted by every man at the close of the longest life. " Few and evil have been the days of the years of my pilgrimage." Whether we look back from fifty, or from twice fifty, the past appears equally a dream; and we can... | |
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How many are the days of the years of thy life? And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are a hundred and thirty years: few and evil have been the days of the years of my life... 
