The beach-grass is "two to four feet high, of a sea-green color," and it is said to be widely diffused over the world. In the Hebr...ides it is used for mats, pack-saddles, bags, hats, etc.: paper has been made of it at Dorchester in this State, and cattle eat it when tender. It has heads somewhat like rye, from six inches to a foot in length, and it is propagated both by roots and seeds. To express its love for sand, some botanists have called it Psamma arenaria, which is the Greek for sand, qualified by the Latin for sandy,--or sandy sand. As it is blown about by the wind, while it is held fast by its roots, it describes myriad circles in the sand as accurately as if they were made by compasses.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
We placed the wreaths upon the splended granite sarcophagus, and at its feet, and felt that only the earthly robe we loved so much... was there. The pure, tender, loving spirit which loved us so tenderly, is above us--loving us, praying for us, and free from all suffering and woe--yes, that is a comfort, and that first birthday in another world must have been a far brighter one than any in this poor world below!LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Feet are considered a delicacy among certain animals, you know.... In fact, there are certain man-eating animals who will eat only... the feet, leave everything else, will not touch one other thing.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Many famous feet have trod Sublunary paths, and famous hands have weighed... The strength they have against the strength they need; And famous lips interrogated God Concerning franchise in eternity....LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
And now (dear Lord!) thy lover, on the fair And silver tables of thy feet, behold!... Pearl in her tears, and in her hair Offers thee gold.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
...I delivered the poor who cried, and the orphan who had no helper. The blessing of the wretched came upon me, and I caused the w...idow's heart to sing for joy. I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; my justice was like a robe and a turban. I was eyes to the blind, and feet to the lame. I was a father to the needy, and I championed the cause of the stranger. I broke the fangs of the unrighteous, and made them drop their prey from their teeth.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Can fire be carried in the bosom without burning one's clothes? Or can one walk on hot coals without scorching the feet? So is he ...who sleeps with his neighbor's wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »