...change the nature of things , all will be vanity in future, as all have been vanity in former times. The thing which hath, been, is that which shall be ; and that, which is dene, is that which hath been done : and there is no new thing under the sun. Weigh these...

...change the nature of things ; all will be vanity in future, as all has been vanity in former times. ' The thing which hath been, is that which shall be ; and that which ii done, is that which hath lir.cn done ; and there is no new thing under the sun.' Weigh these...

...pursued, transacted, and forgotten, like the labours of a bee-hive, or the bustle of an ant-hill. " The thing which hath been, is that which shall be ; and that which is done, is that which shall be done : and there is no new thing under the sun." Our wisdom,...

...on his providence. " As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man." Of course, " the thing which hath been, is that which shall be ; and that which is done, is that which shall be done." It is this principle, which gives value and importance...

...on his providence. " As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man." Of course, " the thing which hath been, is that which shall be ; and that which is done, is that which shall be done." It is this principle, which gives value and importance...

...at last to come to the same conclusion with this wise but still not happy prince, " the thing that hath been is that which shall be, and that which is...be done ; and there is nothing new under the sun. I have seen all the works that are done under the sun, and behold all is vanity and vexation of spirit."...

...Diet. p. 107. 3. Roy's Heb. and Eng. Diet. p. 107. that remarkable saying of the wisest of princes, l " The thing which hath been, is that which shall be, and that which is done, is that which shall be done, an$ there is no new thing under the sun. Is there any thing...

...utter it ; the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing. The thing that has been, is that which shall be ; and that which is done,...be done ; and there is nothing new under the sun." inio nnx ib new ,i0a jnn' no iV3 nnx -pbt?n onix niwb ixnpi Dn»na nV?a'm D'na uai an pn ICDN DIx '3a...

...lends enchantment to the view," and that in our individual life, as in the life of our human nature, " The thing which hath been is that which shall be;" and that hopes and fears, and wishes, successes, disappointments, and hopes again, will make up its sum to the...

...anticipating interest connected with novelty, it is, to the speaker, a depressing consideration, that " the thing which hath been is that which shall be," and that "there is no new thing under the sun." Especially is this true of occasions like the present, when,...