...sense and reason. The following lamentation of David over Jonathan is an example of Apostrophe; "0 Jonathan, thou wast slain in thine high places. I...thou been unto me; thy love to me was wonderful." 9. An Hyperbole consists in making an object greater or less than it is in reality; thus we say, "...

...the poetical and touching lament of David over him closes the account of this amiable character : " I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan, very...been unto me ; thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women." The visit of Jonathan to David in the wilderness of Ziph forcibly reminds us of...

...other delights. How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle ! O, Jonathan, thou wast slain in high places. I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan ; very pleasant hast thou been to me ! ' " The frequent acquaintance, as he drops the guileless tear on the grave of the amiable Rush,...

...daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet and other delights. How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle ! O, Jonathan, thou wast slain in high places. I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan ; very pleasant hast thou been to me ! '...

...in scarlet, with other delights, who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel. How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle ! O Jonathan, thou...been unto me : thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of woman. How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished ! There is an instance...

...another, and wept one with another, until David exceeded." How pathetic the lament for Jonathan! " I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan ; very...been unto me, thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women." Jonathan was long since dead; but he was not forgotten. Time had not obliterated...

...the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle ! O Jonathan, ' thou watt slain in thine high places. 26 I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan; very...been unto me: 'thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women. 27 How are the mighty fallen, and th« •weapons of war perished ! CHAP. II. David,...

...are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle ! O Jonathan, thou wast slain in thy high places. 26 I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan : very pleasant hast thou been unto me : thy lore to me was wonderful, passing the love of women. 27 How are the mighty fallen and the weapons of...

...scarlet, with other delights; who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel. 25. How are the mighty th sent me unto you. 15. And God said, moreover, unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unt 26. I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan : very pleasant hast thou been unto me : thy love...

...emotion, his elegy on his friend, breathing in melodious strains, the plaints of tenderness and sorrow? " I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me." After his elevation to the throne of Israel when the wars and tumults through which he had long struggled,...