 | Mary Martha Sherwood - 1837 - 450 σελίδες
...sequel of my tale ; and in the mean time, in return for his quotation, I will give him another — Cast thy bread upon the waters, and thou shalt find it after many days. The lady bought several things at that time from Alfoo, and, what pleased him better, gave him a commission... | |
 | Charles Medyett Goodridge - 1838 - 208 σελίδες
...mind. If ever there was a fulfilment of the pro»•* B1JJU} as contained in Ecclesiastes, xi. 1. " Cast thy bread upon the waters, and thou shalt find it after many days" this simple fact must bring it home to every, even the least, contributor to that most valuable of... | |
 | John Murray - 1838 - 214 σελίδες
...and unfolds its flower. It affords a beautiful illustration of a passage in the Sacred Writings — " Cast thy bread upon the waters, and thou shalt find it after many days." The seed vessel of the lotus resembles half a lemon with cavities that would each contain a small hazel... | |
 | Anna Maria Hall - 1839 - 342 σελίδες
...The moral, as a body may say of the tale, is not worked out yet ; but there is a wise and holy book, which says, 'Cast thy bread upon the waters, and thou shalt find it after many days.' I have not found it yet ; but I shall find it. I know I shall ; and if I don't," he added, after a... | |
 | 1839 - 612 σελίδες
...loser by it." When this is the case, how appropriate to bring forward such declarations as these : " Cast thy bread upon the waters, and thou shalt find it after many days." " He that soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he who soweth bountifully shall reap also... | |
 | Erskine Neale - 1839 - 390 σελίδες
...Plato has embodied the same sentiment in a promise of a far more consolatory and permanent nature — " CAST THY BREAD UPON THE WATERS, AND THOU SHALT FIND IT AFTER MANY DAYS." Of the million who covet wealth and ardently engage in its pursuit, how few are there who consider... | |
 | Catherine Sinclair - 1840 - 306 σελίδες
...gift as before, but we may hope in most instances that the promise of Scripture may be realized, " Cast thy bread upon the waters, and thou shalt find it after many days." This friendly visitation is usually received with gratitude and respect ; but, on one occasion, an... | |
 | Asahel Grant - 1841 - 376 σελίδες
...of my poor patient among the thousands who had come for relief. But the promise of God is sure : " Cast thy bread upon the waters, and thou shalt find it after many days ;" yes, and with an abundant increase. Not bread merely did I find, but everything to make me happy... | |
 | Thomas Cogswell Upham - 1841 - 512 σελίδες
...duty. In nothing is the Scriptural declaration more likely to be fulfilled in its richest import. " Cast thy bread upon the waters, and thou shalt find it after many days." Multitudes of illustrations might be introduced to confirm the views of this section. How natural is... | |
 | Samuel Richard Bosanquet - 1841 - 486 σελίδες
...give, hoping for nothing again." Not that there will be no fruit: for the word of God has said again, " Cast thy bread upon the waters, and thou shalt find it after many days." That is to say, Bestow thy alms and disperse thy charity where there is, to human foresight, no prospect... | |
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Cast thy bread upon the waters, and thou shalt find it after many days. 
