...compare her to an Oftrich ; to which the Prophet 'Jeremiah alludes in his Book of 'Lamentations, ch. iv. 3. The Daughter of my People is become cruel, like the Oftriches in the Wildernefi. In fhort, the Oftrich is allowed, on all hands, to be a very ftupid foolifh Bird, deftitute...

...compare her to an Oflrich ; to which the Prophet Jeremiah alludes, in his Book of Lamentations, Ch. iv. 3. The Daughter of my People is become cruel, like the Ojlriches in the Wildernefs. In fhort, the Oftrich is allowed on all hands to be a very ftupid foolifh...

...compare her to an Oftrich ; to which the Prophet Jeremiah alludes, in his Book of Lamentations, Ch. iv. 3. The Daughter of my People is become cruel, like the O/iriibes in the WiUlernefs. In fhort, the Oftrich is allowed on all hands to be a very ftupid foolifh...

...monfter ready to devour her ;. and therefore- fends it fpeedily. " they give fuck to their young ones : the daughter *' of my people is become cruel, like the oftriches in. " the wildernefs." Lamen-. iv. 3. This bird, which, for its fize and ftrength, is amongft the winged race what the elephant...

...get to D 3 fea only by laying their eggs in the fond, expofed to the heat and incubation of the fun. Of this the Holy Scripture itfelf gives us an inftance...Lam. iv. 3. ' The daughter of my people is become * eruel, like the oftriches in the wildernefs.' This is more plainly exprefied in Job. xxxix. i4, i5,...

...by a steep declivity into the plain of Jericho, after a tedious march of seven hours." Lamentations iv. 3. " The daughter of my people is become cruel like the Ostriches in the Wilderness." It was the general opinion amongst ancient Naturalists that the Ostrich...

...fear, or the least concern of what becomes of them afterwards. This want of affection is also recorded Lam. iv. 3, " the daughter of my people is become cruel, like ostriches in the wilderness;'1'' that is, by apparently deserting their own, and receiving others in...

...fear, or the least concern of what becomes of them afterwards. This want of affection is also recorded. Lam. iv. 3 : " The daughter of my people is become cruel, like ostriches in the wilderness ;" that is, by apparently deserting their own, and receiving others in...

...to show, upon some other nest, similarly forsaken. We may perhaps touch on this subject again under unto them, Hath my master sent me to thy master, and to thee, to speak th ostriches in the wilderness." iL V OSTRICH. 19. « Hail Ihou give* tlu karu ttrenyth f" &c.— Here...

...her understanding. What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider." LAM. iv. 3. " The daughter of my people is become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness." THE OSTRICH. " When the ostrich is full grown, the neck, particularly...