...policy, as he said, " Lest they slay me for my wife's sake ;" that is, for the sake of obtaining her. " Would God I had died for thee. O Absalom, my son, my son ! " 2 Sam. xviii. 33. Thus David expressed his regret that he had not died instead of his wicked son....

...would not only contain milk, but even water. SPARRMAN. IO my son Absalom ! my son, my sou Absalom ! would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son ! 2 SAMUEL xviii. 33. and the young lions their feast * * Well did Cain say, My punishment is greater...

...gate, and wept ; and au he went thus he said : " O my son Absalom ! my son, my son Absalom ! would to God I had died for thee ! O Absalom, my son, my son !" LINES IN THE WINDOW OF A SHOEMAKER'S SHOP, NEARLY OPPOSITE APOTHECARIES' HALL. — Surgery performed...

...spirit has departed, but departed not to the mansions of the blessed. — " Oh, my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom ! would God I had died for thee. O Absalom, my son, my son !" Or, in the event of your own death, what thorns will it plant in your pillow, with what deeper shades...

...knows your heard : I am the most unhappy woman living. EXAMPLE 4. Deep sorrow. " Oh my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom, would God I had died for thee, O Absalom my son, my son." EXAMPLE 5. Disappointment. " Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither rain, upon you ;...

...went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom! my son, my son Absalom ! would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son! Then David went back to his house at Jerusalem. LESSON XCV. 1 KINGS, CHAP. i. WHEN king David was old...

...went np to the chamber over the gate, and wept : and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom ! would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son !" (2 Sam. xviii. 33.) The above striking contrast needs no comment of mine, to point out the superiority...

...upon it. Ye have angel's./aces, but heaven knows your hearts -. I am the most unhappy woman living. would God I had died for thee, O Absalom my son, my son." EXAMPLE 5. Disappointment. " Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither rain, upon you ;...

...mourn in secret over the death of a profligate child, saying, ' O ! my son Absalom ! my son Absalom ! would God I had died for thee! O Absalom, my son ! my son ! ' " The above objection, which we have endeavoured to state in all its force, constitutes, perhaps,...

...over Ihe g;ite, and wept ; and as lie wept, thus be said : O-my son Absalom! my son, my son Abpalom! would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!1 Yet it is justly believed, thflt a mother's love is slill more ardent. Almighty God has graciously...