A nation may be said to consist of its territory, its people, and its laws. The territory is the only part which is of certain durability. "One generation passeth away and another generation cometh, but the earth abideth forever. The Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln - Página 151por Abraham Lincoln - 1908 - 187 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Samuel Noble - 1845 - 564 páginas
...others which affirm the direct contrary. Some of these I will here subjoin, with remarks.* " ' One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh ; but the earth abideth forever' (Eccl. i. 4.) ' He that buildeth his sanctuary like high places, like the earth which he hath established... | |
| 1846 - 36 páginas
...adduce its testimony directly to the contrary. What can be more express than the following : — " One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh, but the earth abideth forever." Eccl. 1., 4. " Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed forever." Ps. 104.,... | |
| 1849 - 778 páginas
...THE WORLD, AND OF MAN, MUST BE PRONOUNCED A BLIND MISCARRIAGE. Introduction. — Ch. 1 : 4-11. * One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh : but the earth abideth forever. "The sun also, ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose. • The wind... | |
| Edward Robinson - 1849 - 872 páginas
...THE WORLD, AND OF MAN, MUST BE PRONOUNCED A BLIND MISCARRIAGE. Introduction.—Ch. 1 : 4-11. 4 One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth forever. • The sun also, ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose. * The wind... | |
| 1850 - 778 páginas
...would sometimes seem to put forth an efficiency almost irresistible. But, let men do what they can, one generation passeth away and another generation cometh, but the earth abideth forever. At one time it seemed as if Napoleon had almost seized the attributes of the Almighty, and would make... | |
| Samuel Noble - 1851 - 552 páginas
...others which affirm the direct contrary. Some of these I will here subjoin, with remarks.* " ' One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh ; but the earth abideth forever' (Eccl. i. 4). ' He that buildeth his sanctuary like high places, like the earth which he hath established... | |
| Nathanael Howe, Elias Nason - 1851 - 68 páginas
...reflections on what has been said, and some advice in the choice and treatment of another minister. " One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh : but the earth abideth forever." Your habits are so firmly fixed, that no reformation is to be expected during my ministry ; and, indeed,... | |
| Alfred Bryant - 1852 - 256 páginas
...It is absolutely and unconditionally affirmed that this world is to abide forever. Eccl. 1:4. " One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh ; but the earth abideth forever." Psalms 105: 5. — "Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed forever."... | |
| Christopher Cushing - 1852 - 488 páginas
...BOSTON: ALFRED MUDGE & SON, PRINTERS, 34 SCHOOL STREET. 1879. THE BROOKFIELD ASSOCIATION. A CENTURY. One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh : but the earth abideth forever. — ECCL. i, 4. THE Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem, dwelt first of all on the vanity... | |
| Elias De La Roche Rendell - 1853 - 420 páginas
...24.) The end of what ? Of the world, says orthodoxy. But how can that be, when it is written, " One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth forever," (Ecclesiastes i. 4,) and that the Lord " laid the foundation of the earth that it should not be removed... | |
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