The World's Wit and Humor: An Encyclopedia of the Classic Wit and Humor of All Ages and Nations ..., 第 15 卷Lionel Strachey, Joel Chandler Harris, Andrew Lang, Brander Matthews, William Hayes Ward, Horatio Sheafe Krans Review of Reviews Company, 1912 |
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第199页 - All this of Pot and Potter! Tell me, then, Who is the Potter, pray, and who the Pot ? " " Why," said another, " some there are who tell Of One who threatens he will toss to hell The luckless Pots he marr'd in making! Pish! He's a good fellow, and 'twill all be well!
第154页 - ABIMELECH, the son of Jerubbaal, went to Shechem unto his mother's brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother's father, saying: " Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether it is better for you,
第138页 - He burneth part thereof in the fire; with part thereof he eateth flesh; he roasteth roast, and is satisfied: yea, he warmeth himself, and saith, ' Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire': and the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his graven image: he falleth down unto it, and worshipeth it, and prayeth unto it, and saith, ' Deliver me; for thou art my god.'
第198页 - Surely not in vain My substance of the common earth was ta'en, And to this figure molded to be broke, Or trampled back to shapeless earth again!" Then said a second: " Ne'er a peevish boy Would break the bowl from which he drank in joy; And He that with His hand the vessel made, Will surely not in
第154页 - who followed him. And he went unto his father's house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren, the. sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one stone. Notwithstanding, Jotham, the youngest son of Jerubbaal, was left; for he hid himself.
第153页 - To which Twashtri answered: " Neither could you live without her." And he turned his back on man, and went on with his work. Then said man: "Alas, what is to be done? For I cannot live either with or without her! "—
第198页 - destroy." After a momentary silence spake Some vessel of a more ungainly make: " They sneer at me for leaning all awry; What! did the hand, then, of the Potter shake
第198页 - Ne'er a peevish boy Would break the bowl from which he drank in joy; And He that with His hand the vessel made, Will surely not in after-wrath destroy.
第21页 - enormous fell, And huge Enceladus was hurl'd to hell." 'Twas thus th' armipotent advis'd the gods, When from his throne the cloud-compeller nods; Deep lengthening thunders run from pole to pole, Olympus trembles as the thunders roll. Then swift he whirls the brandish'd bolt around, And headlong darts it at the distant ground; The bolt, discharg'd,
第10页 - his back. With nimble bound Leaps the light mouse, and clasps his arms around; Then, wond'ring, floats, and sees with glad survey The winding banks resembling ports at sea. But when aloft the curling water rides, And wets with azure wave his downy sides, His thoughts grow conscious of approaching