 How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! O Jonathan, thou wast slain in thine high places. 2" 1 am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women. "...  Meditations and Contemplations - Page 24by James Hervey - 1808 - 427 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Russell - Europe - 1801 - 522 pages
...very pleasant hast tbou " been unto me. Thy love for me was wonderful, passing tbe lave of " women. How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war " perished!"— 2. Sam. chap. i. ver. 17—27. 89. A fragment of one of her pieces, seemingly written in early life, exhibits... | |
 | Thomas John Dibdin - 1813 - 306 pages
...early youth I have learn'd to dye the " steel of my lance in blood." MALLET'S NORTHERN ANTIQUITIES. " How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished !" 2 SAMUEL, chap. i. SHORT was thy reign, thou gallant youth ! Tho' famed for valour, worth, and truth... | |
 | William Carus Wilson - Theology - 1837 - 668 pages
...Jonathan : very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women. How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!'" (2 Sam. i. 25—27.) The soldier finished his simple and heart- affecting tale, and we all kneeled down, while... | |
 | John Cole - 1822 - 158 pages
...the very spirit of that sacred elegy, in which all the heart of the hero and the friend seems to be dissolved : "How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons...of that awful lesson, which was originally dictated by the Supreme Wisdom: "Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return." Gen. iii. 19. They inculcate,... | |
 | 1854 - 1112 pages
...Jonathan ; very pleasant hast thou been unto me : thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women. How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!' " (2 Sam. i. 25—27.) The soldier finished his simple and heart-affeeting tale ; and we all kneeled down while... | |
 | James Hervey - Devotional literature - 1825 - 396 pages
...the very spirit of that sacred elegy, in which all the heart of the hero and the friend seems to be dissolved: " How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons...of that awful lesson which was originally dictated by the supreme wisdom : " Dust thou art, and unto dust thou shah return,'' Gen. iii. 1 9. They inculcate,... | |
 | 1836 - 364 pages
...Jonathan : Thou wast very dear unto me : Thy love to me was wonderful, Surpassing the love of wives. How are the mighty fallen, And the weapons of war perished ! 2 Sam. i. 19 — 27. The prophet Jeremiah is peculiarly excellent in this speciesof writing. * $ J Is it nothing... | |
 | 1838 - 444 pages
...there it will be safe, and will of itself go on increasing. DAVID'S LAMENT OVER SAUL AND JONATHAN. " How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished !" 2 Sam. i. 17, Sec. YE virgins of Judah, lament, For the spear of the foe has prevail'd ; The bow of the heathen... | |
 | Richard Marks - Meditations - 1838 - 386 pages
...assure us The Lord will provide." FEBRUARY 14. " The beauty of Israel is slain upon the high places: How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!" '2 Sam.i. 19,27. SUCH were the exclamations of the sweet singer of Israel, in his pathetic lamentation... | |
 | 1852 - 586 pages
...they were not divided." "How are the mightyfallen ! O Jonathan, thou wast slain in thine high places. How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished." (2 Sam. i. 17, et seq.) (Great applause.) In the 1st Thessalonians, iv. 9, we also see, "But as touchmg brotherly... | |
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