...him who was cradled in a manger hold their constituent assembly in a barn. The minister preaches " Wisdom hath builded her house ; she hath hewn out her seven pillars " ; and straightway seven men are elected to be columns in the glorious fabric that was to be reared...

...the clauses, in other respects, constitute distinct propositions, the semicolon may be used ; as, " Wisdom hath builded her house ; she hath hewn out...mingled her wine ; she hath also furnished her table." — Prov. 9. COLON. The colon is used when the sense of the division of a period is complete, so as...

...the clauses, in other respects, constitute distinct propositions, the semicolon may be used ; as, " Wisdom hath builded her house ; she hath hewn out...mingled her wine ; she hath also furnished her table." — Prov. 9. COLON. at a point of perfection that he can never pass : in a few years he has all the...

...Wisdom send forth her maidens, still this voice is Wisdom's own voice. She speaks by their mouth: " She hath sent forth her maidens; she crieth upon the highest places of the city." This call is a divine summons to you—. it is from the very highest authority—it " comes forth from...

...mountains, they never dreamed of the sacrifice of the mass. The next is that of the Proverbs ix. 2 : "Wisdom hath killed her beasts, she hath mingled her wine, she hath also furnisheil her table; ' but I am sure she never made this argument lor the sacrifice of the mass. I...

...said, by a sermon from Mr. Davenport on the words recited at the commencement of this discourse, " Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars." Then, all present having been seriously warned "not to be rash or slight in giving their votes to things...

...death. CHAP. IX. 1 The discipline, 4 and doctrine of wisdom. 13 The custom, 1C and error qf folly. : 2 She hath killed f her beasts ; she hath mingled her wine ; she hath also furnished her table. 3...

...dependence upon each other, or upon some common clause, they are separated by semicolons: as, "Wisdom has builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars...mingled her wine ; she hath also furnished her table." OP THE COLON* 60. The Colon is used to divide a sentence into two or more parts, which although the...

...; " Wisdom hath built her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars ; she hath killed her beast ; she hath mingled her wine ; she hath also furnished...hath sent forth her maidens ; she crieth upon the high places of the city, whoso is simple, let him turn in hither ; as for him that wanteth understanding,...

...We can refer only to one or two examples. Solomon represents Wisdom, as having made a feast, — " She hath killed her beasts ; she hath mingled her wine ; she hath also furnished her table. She crieth upon the high places of the city " to the "simple" and to "him that wanteth understanding,"...