give suck
Example Sentences
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Woe be in those days to them that are with child, and to them that give suck.
From The first New Testament printed in English by
He saith: “And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days...”
From Gems of Divine Mysteries by Bahá'u'lláh
He shall feed his flock like a shepherd, He shall gather the lambs in his arm, And carry them in his bosom, And shall gently lead those that give suck.
From Select Masterpieces of Biblical Literature by Moulton, Richard Green
But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!
From Walks and Words of Jesus A Paragraph Harmony of the Four Evangelists by Olmsted, M. N.
"The Muse gave birth to Collins," says Swinburne; "she did but give suck to Gray."
From A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century by Beers, Henry A. (Henry Augustin)
