| 单词 | mess of pottage |
| 例句 | I had tried to sell my birthright for a mess of pottage. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He’s Esau, consumed by the desire to trade back his mess of pottage for his birthright. Breaking Bad Watch: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? 2012-08-20T12:00:18Z In short, Martin Luther King, Jr., refused to sell his soul for a mess of pottage. “His dream was for all poor and working people to live lives of decency and dignity” 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z In effect, for a mess of pottage, a public school sold an inflated but permanent artistic legacy to a private citizen. Best of 2022: The biggest art stories mattered more than soup thrown on a Van Gogh 2022-12-04T05:00:00Z For the sake of partisanship — for a mess of pottage — some conservatives are surrendering their identity. Conservatives make a deal with the devil 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z The tarnished mirror reflects instead just a constitutional mess of pottage. House of Lords: 100 years of strife - BBC News 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z Esau would now very gladly have given a mess of pottage for the blessing that secured to its receiver “the dew of heaven, the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine.” The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Genesis 2012-04-08T02:00:21.793Z And in so doing she had sacrificed his confidence; had sold her birthright for a mess of pottage. The Homesteader A Novel 2012-03-26T02:00:30.703Z Shane, like the rest, must sell his mess of pottage at the best market--his so long as it was not claimed. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z "All right, Jacob, I suppose I must sell my birthright for a mess of pottage." Poor Relations 2012-02-11T03:04:00.973Z The points to be discussed may be summarized as follows: Taking advantage of a brother in distress.—Jacob purchases the birthright for a mess of pottage. The Moral Instruction of Children 2012-02-02T03:04:33.057Z Once Esau returned weary from hunting, as Jacob was making a mess of pottage. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z Told without a tremor, he had recited the evils from the day he had married her up until the day she had sold her birthright for a mess of pottage. The Homesteader A Novel 2012-03-26T02:00:30.703Z Scribner's" concludes: "It is not desirable that a man should sell his birthright for a mess of pottage, even if he gets the pottage. An American at Oxford 2011-12-02T03:00:19.150Z If Esau had sold his birthright for a mess of pottage, Isaac was about to give away the blessing for a mess of venison. Notes on the Book of Genesis 2011-11-05T02:00:10.317Z "It would be a mess of pottage, and you mustn't sell your heritage for it, any more than I." Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z Then, indeed, it seemed that he was in danger of “bartering his birthright for a mess of pottage.” William Blake A Study of His Life and Art Work 2011-09-13T02:00:35.943Z Insert the probe! gilded illusion—"mess of pottage"—vermin infested and stenchful. The Discards 2011-08-27T02:00:23.603Z You see, when I got the money to buy that piano and the ‘noise wagon’ I practically sold my prospects for a last mess of pottage. The Motion Picture Chums at Seaside Park The Rival Photo Theatres of the Boardwalk 2011-08-05T02:00:44.900Z A mess of pottage is better than a title to Canaan. Notes on the Book of Genesis 2011-11-05T02:00:10.317Z Poor Dannecker found his mess of pottage bitter now and then, as you shall hear. Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected Vol. I (of 3) 2011-07-24T02:00:11.383Z They have bartered their birthright for a mess of pottage.” William Blake A Study of His Life and Art Work 2011-09-13T02:00:35.943Z The Baronet, so proud of his title, had sold himself for a mess of pottage. Crying for the Light, Vol. 1 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:10.740Z "For the mess of pottage of an agreeable situation, they will sell the birthright of their most sacred feelings." On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z I know one young fellow who has, as I believe, already sold his birthright of truth and honor for a mess of pottage and there are others of his ilk. An American 2011-07-12T02:00:38.043Z There was a high price to pay for it,—a birthright for a mess of pottage. A Noble Name or D?nninghausen 2011-07-04T02:00:22.783Z Is it that we have “sold our birthright for a mess of pottage?”—that we have bartered “our being’s end and aim” for a purse of gold? Mirror of the Months 2011-05-21T02:00:10.227Z To the pope they offered a mess of pottage in the shape of annates and the right of canonical institution, in order to induce him to sell the Church of France to the king. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z For the mess of pottage of gratified vanity or an interesting situation, as the prince had said yesterday, she had bartered the birthright of the holiest feeling. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z Esau sold his birthright, with all that it implied, for a mess of pottage. Memoirs of Orange Jacobs 2011-05-01T02:00:10.143Z It remains to be seen how long voters with American pedigrees will be influenced by demagogues who would induce them to part with their birthright for a mess of pottage burnt on the bottom. Psycho-Phone Messages 2011-03-27T02:00:12.363Z “Don’t wager your birthright on that; you’d lose even the mess of pottage.” Joscelyn Cheshire A Story of Revolutionary Days in the Carolinas 2011-03-10T03:00:48.177Z It's part of the mess of pottage we received when we sold our birthright on that memorable morning when Bl�riot flew across the Channel. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z If progress must come at the price of selling a boy's birthright for a mess of pottage, it is a pity some one cannot smite her with the edge of a sword. Literature for Children 2011-02-02T03:00:21.560Z Many old Negroes after the Civil War preferred to remain with their former masters; but certainly no young woman of the type of Emmeline would sell her birthright for a mess of pottage. The Negro in Literature and Art in the United States 2011-01-26T03:00:29.717Z This was the “mess of pottage” for which so many unprincipled Southern men, in the Federal Navy, sold their “birthright.” Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z I must have registered shock for when Paul asks me to chip in, the words "birthright" and "mess of pottage" escape my lips. Behold, Newstralia 2010-04-09T16:54:00Z Perhaps if he could avert total ruin, he might yet have opportunity to reclaim the confidence of these Esaus who had traded for a mess of pottage. The Law of Hemlock Mountain "The King: 'Yes, that may be very easily maintained by my loving cousin; but he must defend it, and not, like Esau, sell it for a mess of pottage.'" Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. What good shall this birthright do to me, said the hungry hunter, mad for the mess of pottage which the thrifty Jacob sold. Misread Passage of Scriptures And Esau bartered his birthright for a mess of pottage. The Riddle of the Spinning Wheel It is the spirit of Esau, who bartered the right of the first-born to the promise of the covenant for one mess of pottage. The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews I could give my life, I could work for nothing, gladly and cheerfully, if it were for some noble end, but I can’t sell it for a mess of pottage! The Daughters of a Genius "A hungry imposter practising for a mess of pottage." The Bible Story His every act had expressed his contempt of it, and the sale of the birthright for a mess of pottage but completed the witness that he was a profane person, a pagan at heart. Misread Passage of Scriptures "And you regret that the mess of pottage has not been bigger." The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly Selling their birthright for a mess of pottage! Assassin Will it be the portrait of a people who sold its birthright for a mess of pottage? The Pentecost of Calamity If it is our birth-right, let us not sell it for a mess of pottage, nor suffer it to be torn from us by the hand of violence.” Essays on the Constitution of the United States What good shall this birthright do to me, he moaned when the mess of pottage steamed before his hungry senses; and the crown rolled in the dust. Misread Passage of Scriptures What, shalt thou do thy duty for the sake of the reward, the mess of pottage it brings, O wretch? Lectures on Russian Literature Pushkin, Gogol, Turgenef, Tolstoy Through the fusion and confusion of Church and State the Germans have sold their spiritual birthright for a mess of pottage. German Problems and Personalities You can't expect it, Mr. Cospatric——" "Of course I can't expect you to sell your chances for a mess of pottage; still less need you have thought me idiot enough to do such a thing. The Recipe for Diamonds Esau sold his birthright for a mess of pottage; pretty cheap, was it not? Men of the Bible Twenty-five thousand dollars, Mrs. Davis, is a considerable sum of money, but it is a small mess of pottage compared with what awaits you in the hands of the Washington Trust Company. Clark's Field The tone of public appreciation is raised to a high quality only when the artist refuses to sell his soul for a mess of pottage. Italy, the Magic Land The Germans had sold their birthright to the Hohenzollern for a mess of pottage. German Problems and Personalities But to return to our theme: to deny our interest in the past is to throw away our heritage, to sell our mess of pottage to the lowest bidder. College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College For if such, and such only, be his inalienable birthright, were it not most wisely exchanged for a mess of pottage? Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject And so, Sir Robert Cecil, you have sold your soul to the devil for a mess of pottage, a mess of poisoned pottage! The Buccaneer A Tale Like Esau, they will sell their birthright cheerfully for a mess of pottage; and they are the raw material of half the tragedies in the world. Captain Desmond, V.C. One need not sell his individuality for a mess of pottage, as Esau sold his primogeniture. Mother Earth, Vol. 1 No. 1, March 1906 The land was the only property his poor father had left, and to sell it for twenty-five dollars seemed like parting with a birthright for a mess of pottage. The Erie Train Boy But she had not a word of censure for the heir who had consumed his mess of pottage. Ralph the Heir “I do,” replied one of his scholars:—“Esau made a bad bargain, when he sold his birth-right for a mess of pottage.” Anecdotes for Boys Nor was he deterred when Signor Salandra, the former Premier, called him Italy's evil spirit who, devoid of any patriotism, would have sold the Fatherland to the Central Powers for a mess of pottage. The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 2 Poor Jacob!" he crooned, "he has sold his birthright for a mess of pottage! Jack O' Judgment "He will agree to it," answers Floyd, in a tone not to be mistaken, since it implies the young man would dispose of his birthright any day for a mess of pottage. Floyd Grandon's Honor He sold them all, like Esau, for a mess of pottage. Margaret Tudor A Romance of Old St. Augustine Nothing is more idle than to sell one's soul for a mess of pottage; for the pottage is not worth the price. The Life Radiant So he argued with himself and even as he argued, yielded to a great temptation, and like Esau, sold his honour for a mess of pottage. Ten Boys from History Indeed, we can hardly consent to sell our birthright for so poor a mess of pottage as this petty jealousy offers. Farm drainage The Principles, Processes, and Effects of Draining Land with Stones, Wood, Plows, and Open Ditches, and Especially with Tiles A mess of pottage in itself is a very good thing—I should say, a very respectable thing; and no exchange can take away from it that character. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 455 Volume 18, New Series, September 18, 1852 Do you think I’ll sell my loyalty for a mess of pottage! The Island Home Man has not infrequently been willing to sell his soul for a mess of pottage—his chief concern being, not the loss of his soul, but the gain of the pottage. The Life Radiant We do not think so meanly of our country that we are willing to sell it for a mess of pottage. The Ontario High School Reader It seemed that she was willing, not, indeed, to sell her birthright for a mess of pottage, but to buy her birthright at the cost of complicity in monstrous crime. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915 But beware of insulting the mess of pottage, which is as respectable as when newly out of the pot. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 455 Volume 18, New Series, September 18, 1852 Forty marks, scarcely more than the worth of the mess of pottage for which Esau sold his heritage, was the price accepted by Count Rodolphe for the commercial existence of Gruyère. The Counts of Gruyère They were altogether too independent and honorable to barter their class vote for a mess of pottage. Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore He has, like Esau, bartered his birthright for a mess of pottage. Life and Conduct He was ready to sell his birthright, his privilege to be the forefather of Messiah, for a mess of pottage. The Village Pulpit, Volume II. Trinity to Advent A Complete Course of 66 Short Sermons, or Full Sermon Outlines for Each Sunday, and Some Chief Holy Days of the Christian Year Oh! don't tell me of a worm selling his birthright for a mess of pottage: I never read of such worms in Buffon, or even in Pliny. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 455 Volume 18, New Series, September 18, 1852 “No, no,” said Pigtop, with much feeling—“you shall never suppose that the old sailor sold the birthright of his honour for a mess of pottage.” Rattlin the Reefer In Congress Chase, Sumner, Seward, and even moderates like Edward Everett denounced the ambitious politician from Illinois who had dared to “sell the birthright of the free States for a mess of pottage.” Expansion and Conflict Whether you make money or lose it, never sell your divine heritage, your good name, for a mess of pottage. Pushing to the Front Coming from one of the oldest families of Virginia, an heir to wealth and an honored name, he is but another example of the many who have sold their birth-right for a mess of pottage. The Four Pools Mystery But Kansas would not sell her birthright for a mess of pottage. Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 Some of the most opulent and powerful spirits ever seen on earth have scarcely done more than indicate what kind of birthrights they bartered away for a mess of pottage. The Joyful Heart Joseph's mess of pottage which he sold to Esau for his birthright was a preparation of the red Lentil: and the same food was the bread of Ezekiel. Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure Who would not exchange a mess of pottage for the benediction from a father's lips? Levels of Living Essays on Everyday Ideals Doubtless they were all Esaus; but would they sell their great birthright for so very small a mess of pottage? Phineas Redux It sold its birthright for no one knows what mess of pottage to pass its slavish days beneath a tyranny of the gavel. The President A novel It is the old story of the mess of pottage. The Battle of Principles A Study of the Heroism and Eloquence of the Anti-Slavery Conflict The writer recently walked through a French street of licensed vice, where strong young fellows were tossing away their birthright for a mess of pottage. With Our Soldiers in France She felt safer, because a “mess of pottage” didn't sound attractive to her, and she did not think she would ever be tempted to spend her gold dollar for that. Comfort Pease and her Gold Ring Her truth is above all doubt; she will not sell her birthright for a mess of pottage.' Milly Darrell and Other Tales It is the mess of pottage to obtain which they have sold everything. The Golden Censer The duties of to-day, the hopes of the future His examination régime is the old offer of a mess of pottage for a birthright. The Vitalized School We all know instances of brilliant lawyers and powerful men who have thus sold their birthrights for messes of pottage. The Young Man and the World You British have sold your souls for something less than the conventional mess of pottage. The Half-Hearted To Hubert this dissipation would have seemed a small thing; to Martin such drinking, dicing, and brawling was simply selling his birthright for a mess of pottage. The House of Walderne A Tale of the Cloister and the Forest in the Days of the Barons' Wars Esau sold his birthright for a mess of pottage, mother. Mark Hurdlestone Or, The Two Brothers For the rest of us, the issue was formulated by Gladstone sixty years ago: "You have our decision: take your own; choose between the mess of pottage and the birthright of the Bride of Christ." Prime Ministers and Some Others A Book of Reminiscences It seemed to her as though he were yielding his birthright in exchange for a mess of pottage. The Moon out of Reach I never thought much of Jacob buying poor Esau out for a mess of pottage. The Squire of Sandal-Side A Pastoral Romance Having sold their birthright, let us see what prospect our Northern Esaus have of gaining their mess of pottage. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 74, December, 1863 She grew desperate in her confinement in a few days, and was ready to sell her birthright for a mess of pottage—ready to sacrifice her freedom in one way for her freedom in another. The Unseen Bridgegroom or, Wedded For a Week I trust that I shall never thus sell my birthright for a mess of pottage. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 72, October, 1863 It was like Esau selling his birthright for a mess of pottage. Ishmael Or, In the Depths You have not yet bartered away your magical influence for a mess of pottage. Far to Seek A Romance of England and India No man can do justice to a mess of pottage by lying on his belly at a distance and frowning at it. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, March 7, 1917 I despised soldiers as men who had sold their birthright for a mess of pottage. A Student in Arms Second Series As was wittily said at the time, He sold his principles, not for a mess of pottage, but for the stick that stirred the mess.” Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (2 of 2) (1888) Love to Christ is often tested by an enlightened and firm adherence to the "truth as it is in Jesus," when "false apostles will sell it for a mess of pottage." Notes on the Apocalypse I should have sold my birthright for a mess of pottage. Septimus I sold my birthright for a mess of pottage. Judith of the Godless Valley The Irish birth-right was bartered for a mess of pottage and, worst of all, the fine instincts of Ireland's glorious youth were being corrupted and perverted. Ireland Since Parnell As was wittily said at the time, he sold his principles, not for a mess of pottage, but for the stick that stirred the mess. Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (2 of 2) (1888) "If the cow should have been already eaten, in a score of messes of pottage?" Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 345, July, 1844 The constitution shattered by intemperance cannot be restored, the birthright bartered for a mess of pottage is gone for ever, and no bitter tears or supplications have power to bring it back. Exposition of the Apostles Creed Surely he had bartered his soul for a very inadequate mess of pottage. Halcyone Because some one, who was already overfed, must needs grab at a larger mess of pottage--and we must pay! Lady Connie The man who can work at his aim with perseverance and denies himself the mess of pottage of present indulgence in view of some future gain develops Will-Power. The Doctrine and Practice of Yoga She sells herself for a mess of pottage, whoever she is. Sane Sex Life and Sane Sex Living Some Things That All Sane People Ought to Know About Sex Nature and Sex Functioning; Its Place in the Economy of Life, Its Proper Training and Righteous Exercise There was nothing in Lassalle's life to warrant the assumption that he would deliberately sell his party for a mess of pottage. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 10 Prince Otto Von Bismarck, Count Helmuth Von Moltke, Ferdinand Lassalle They still sell their birthright for a mess of pottage. A Texas Matchmaker And being very ignorant indeed, he sold himself into bondage for a mess of pottage, and was thrall for weary years. The Purple Heights After all, I had promised Theodore twenty francs; he would not be such a fool as to sell that birthright for a mess of pottage and the sole pleasure of doing me a bad turn. Castles in the Air Kate would not go so far as to say that a birthright had been sold for a mess of pottage, but Ray McCrea's stock was far below par at that moment. The Precipice Thou that, as Esau, didst sell thy birthright for a mess of pottage, shalt then find no place for repentance, tho thou seek it with tears. The World's Great Sermons, Volume 02 Hooker to South The birthright is bartered for the sorriest mess of pottage, and the jewel which the King covets to wear in His crown our own feet trample in the mire of the streets. The Teaching of Jesus Esau sold his birthright for a mess of pottage. The Marrow of Tradition She could visualize the tragedy if it should be too late, if it found her already bound—sold for a mess of pottage at her ease. Big Timber A Story of the Northwest The woman who had sold her birthright of charm and seduction for his sake sat down to eat her mess of pottage. The Precipice "Bambi has sold her birthright for a mess of pottage," he muttered. Bambi I suspect there aren't many great masterpieces that one couldn't have bought cheap by offering the mess of pottage at the right moment. Mary Wollaston What was his "mess of pottage" to the birthright that the other had preserved? Son of Tarzan But he who sold his birthright for a mess of pottage existed, and Judas Iscariot existed, and Castlereagh existed, and this man exists!' Hard Times Besides, Jonah could go as a mess of pottage. The Brother of Daphne I believe such men would, if they had the power, and were it to their temporal interest, sell their country's independence, and barter away every man's birthright for a mess of pottage. Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom; or, the escape of William and Ellen Craft from slavery For instance, the mess of pottage for which Esau sold his birthright was soup made of red lentils. Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 3: Soup; Meat; Poultry and Game; Fish and Shell Fish "Mademoiselle, it is the mess of pottage," the young man answered gloomily. A Chair on the Boulevard Esau in selling his birthright for a mess of pottage, and Jacob taking advantage of his brother in a weak moment, and overreaching him in a bargain, alike illustrate the hereditary qualities of their ancestors. The Woman's Bible England would sell her soul, but not for a mess of pottage. The Pawns Count What, you ha' sold your birthright for a mess of pottage, ain't you? The Highwayman Robin, do you not know that your mess of pottage must be eaten with you by the people who care for you?—and one of them dislikes pottage. The Cords of Vanity A Comedy of Shirking The municipal council of this beautiful city, like Esau, had just sold their birthright for a mess of pottage. In the Heart of the Vosges And Other Sketches by a "Devious Traveller" And then to let it go for a mess of pottage! A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 2 For the mess of pottage we give, the money he squanders on libertine pleasures, England is buying freedom. London Pride Or When the World Was Younger A birthright may be lost for a mess of pottage, and what Satan calls a trifle must be a thing of eternal significance. Unspoken Sermons Series I., II., and II. "I'd sell my birthright for a mess of pottage with pleasure this minute," he exclaimed. The Heavenly Twins If he has sold his birthright for a mess of pottage, that is precisely what the patrons of art in this country demand that every man shall do who comes here. The Pagans The question now confronting him was this: was he prepared to sell his political birthright for the mess of pottage they offered him? The Sturdy Oak A composite Novel of American Politics by fourteen American authors Yet these poor wretches—they are mostly negroes—sell their brethren for a mess of pottage of secret favors and immunities; none save the most abject would accept such employment. The Subterranean Brotherhood The mess of pottage is three hundred a month. Together There have been many Esaus who sold their birthright of health for a mess of pottage. The Pleasures of Life Failure to Treason: May he who would destroy his country for a mess of pottage never get the pottage! Toasts and Forms of Public Address for Those Who Wish to Say the Right Thing in the Right Way States have been defrauded of their birthright with scarcely the grace of a contract for a mess of pottage, but the possession may be kept only by a return to justice. Studies in the Life of the Christian We are constantly selling our birthright for a mess of pottage. A Girl Among the Anarchists "You've sold your artistic birthright for a mess of pottage, probably indigestible at that." From a Bench in Our Square Jog me once again, and I'll throw this whole mess of pottage into your face; cannot one stand quiet at the dresser for you. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 9 If she does not, she will have bartered her soul for a 'mess of pottage.' Freedom's Battle Being a Comprehensive Collection of Writings and Speeches on the Present Situation They undoubtedly possessed kettles; and in one of these, Esau's mess of pottage, for which he sold his birthright, must have been prepared. The Book of Household Management The only answer I could make was, that we should labor faithfully in the school, and that I could promise nothing to my companions, but pain of mind and body, with a mess of pottage. Life of Venerable Sister Margaret Bourgeois And you might have mentioned, too, how Esau himself yielded to his appetite, and sold his birthright for a mess of pottage, Gen. xxv. Fanny, the Flower-Girl, or, Honesty Rewarded In such a place our parents pawned a glorious inheritance for a taste of forbidden fruit, and Esau exchanged a legitimate birth-right for a mere mess of pottage. Mr. World and Miss Church-Member A twentieth century allegory She had sold her birthright, and got not even the "mess of pottage," but the cup of poison. Self-Raised Or, From the Depths Barter my birthright of immortality for the mess of pottage of a few brief years of union? Stella Fregelius It was only a small mess of pottage—some chops, a cup of real coffee, some after-dinner mints. Our Nervous Friends — Illustrating the Mastery of Nervousness Not to be guided by their wisdom is to forfeit our birthright, like Esau, for a mere mess of pottage. Problems of Conduct When Janice came to examine the contents of the baskets, she was somewhat disappointed at the mess of pottage for which she had half bartered herself. Janice Meredith A man of science in these times is like an Esau who sells his birthright for a mess of pottage. Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 1 Don't barter your birthright for a mess of pottage! The Hermit and the Wild Woman As if I would mortgage my birthright for such a mess of pottage. Simon the Jester You have no mother to thrust you aside, while she barters away your rights for a mess of pottage! Joseph II. and His Court “This is to be got for no mess of pottage, if it is scorned,” he said. Janice Meredith The musket that he carried some English fool had sold him for a mess of pottage. To Have and to Hold Her ragged and starving soldiers often mingled with the crowd of beggars at the doors of convents, and battled there for a mess of pottage and a crust of bread. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4 We each made his choice; my brother sold his birthright for a mess of pottage; his rights were transferred to me, and my ambition was at last gratified. That Mainwaring Affair For a mess of pottage we sell our birthright. Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow |
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