Every creature that has animal life has a certain nature according to its kind, and determined by its parentage; and this nature which the animal receives from its parents determines from the first the capabilities and sphere of the animal's life.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I"
Marcus Dods
He who receives from the Lord what is enough for himself holds the lives of some of his fellows in his hand.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I"
Marcus Dods
It receives into its bosom one important river, the Lougen, after it has run a course of nearly a hundred and fifty miles.
"Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia"
Maturin M. Ballou