 | Pye Henry Chavasse - 1873 - 286 페이지
...tree, is useless ; in the other case, the wife either does not bear children — she is barren — or she has frequent miscarriages — "untimely fruit"—...propagated by parents. It is a fearful responsibility, both to men and women, if they bo not healthy, to marry. The result must, as a matter of course, be... | |
 | Pye Henry Chavasse - 1879 - 578 페이지
...tree, is useless ; in the other case, the wife either does not bear children — she is barren — or she has frequent miscarriages — "untimely fruit"...propagated by parents. It is a fearful responsibility, both to men and women, if they be not healthy, to marry. The result must, as a matter of course, be... | |
 | Pye Henry Chavasse - 1880 - 568 페이지
...often either drop into an early grave, or, if they live, probably drag out a miserable existence. i5Tou may as well expect "to gather grapes of thorns, or...propagated by parents. It is a fearful responsibility, both to men and women, if they be not healthy, to marry. The result must, as a matter of course, be... | |
 | 1882 - 100 페이지
...Pagan doctrines, which are the distinctive features of Mormonism. THE FRUITS OF MOHMON1SM, One might as well expect to gather grapes of thorns or figs of thistles as to suppose that the corrupt tree of Mormonism would bring forth good fruit. Holding, as they do, that... | |
 | 1889 - 306 페이지
...South ripe for the Unitarian gospel? I answer, No, nor ever will be until you sow thiseeds of it there. As well expect to gather grapes of thorns or figs of thistles as think to reap liberal Christianity where only illiberal orthodoxy is sown. If that question had been... | |
 | 1891 - 154 페이지
...ripe for the Unitarian gospel? I answer, No, nor ever will be until you sow the seeds of it there. As well expect to gather grapes of thorns or figs of thistles as think to reap liberal Christianity where only illiberal orthodoxy is sown. If that question had been... | |
 | 1893 - 692 페이지
...the foolish doeth not so.' "How can it be otherwise. You cannot take from a man what he hasn't got. You may as well expect to gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles, as gather knowledge from a hollowhearted, empty-headed fool. From nothing, nothing comes. If knaves are... | |
 | George Herbert Betts - 1906 - 294 페이지
...cheerful or gloomy, will depend on the predominating character of the moods which enter into them. As well expect to gather grapes of thorns or figs of thistles, as to secure a desirable disposition out of undesirable moods. A sunny disposition never comes from gloomy... | |
 | 1907 - 798 페이지
...the estate of matrimony without any consideration seemingly other than the satisfaction of desire. We may as well expect to gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles, as to look for healthy children as the products of such marriages. Neither, unfortunately, does this observation... | |
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to gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles," as healthy children from unhealthy parents ! Unhealthy parents, then, as a matter of course have unhealthy children ; this is as truly the case as the night follows the day, and should deter both man... 
