And hence the association of the serpent in so many religions with the evil-one.
In itself, the serpent should no more represent moral wrong than the lizard, the crocodile, or the frog; but the hereditary abhorrence with which he is regarded by mankind extends to no other created thing.
Many other valiant men were in the Serpent, although we cannot tell all their names.
King Olaf stood on the Serpent's quarterdeck, high over the others.
Then Earl Eirik lay with his ship by the side of the Serpent, and the fight went on with battle-axe and sword.
Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them tempted and perished by the serpent.
And she answered: The serpent deceived me, and I did eat.
The wolf and the lamb shall feed together; the lion and the ox shall eat straw; and dust shall be the serpent's food: they shall not hurt nor kill in all my holy mountain, saith the Lord.
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of man be lifted up: 3:15.
And the Lord God said to the serpent: Because thou hast done this thing, thou art cursed among all cattle, and beasts of the earth: upon thy breast shalt thou go, and earth shalt thou eat all the days of thy life.
Adam died because he has been seduced by the serpent, whereas Moses fashioned a serpent out of brass at sight of which everyone that had been bitten by a snake recovered.
Le Plongeon says of the columns at Chichen: "The base is formed by the head of Cukulcan, the shaft of the body of the serpent, with its feathers beautifully carved to the very chapiter.
So that the two lines projecting from the upright stroke of our English K are a reminiscence of the convolution of the serpent in the Maya original and the Egyptian copy.
Directing our course towards Woodlands, we saw many traces of the serpent's approach to Rockburg.
Calling on my sons to maintain their courage and presence of mind, I left our retreat with a feeling of joyous emotion quite new to me, and approached with rapid steps and levelled gun, the outstretched form of the serpent.
Then we yoked Storm and Grumble to the serpent, and dragged it to a convenient distance from Rockburg, where the process of skinning, stuffing, and sewing up again afforded occupation of the deepest interest to the boys for several days.
A wonderful weight seemed lifted from our hearts, while all eagerly discussed the vast length and awful though magnificent appearance of the serpent.
Do but mark one of you standing openly in the track of the Serpent.
Various as the Serpent of old Nile, she acted fallen beauty, humorous indifference, reckless daring, arrogance in ruin.
Pilgrim at this very time to Lady Blandish, "I cannot get that legend of the Serpent from me, the more I think.
Thus abdicated the Queen of the Serpent Tribe--/viva la reina/!
Doubly, then, was this arrogant nomenclature here justified; for the name was that of "Alvarita, Queen of the Serpent Tribe.
In this sordid spot was condemned to remain for certain hours the impotent transport of the Queen of the Serpent Tribe.
The serpent king, as Zohak was now called, was much feared by his subjects, who saw their numbers daily lessen by the demands of the serpents.
Though a descendant of the serpent king, Mihrab was good, just, and wise, and he received the young warrior with hospitality.
Adam and Eve he sentenced to a life of sorrow and labor, the serpent to go despised and ever at enmity with man.
The tail of the serpentis wound about a globe which is partially enveloped in clouds.
The serpent, for instance, although a male symbol, in certain ages of the world's history appears as a beautiful woman.
It is the trail of the serpent; the silent, secret, tenacious, negative principle; that ultimately draws the soul down into the vortices of gross matter and death.
The roots sink deep into Mother Earth, and draw nourishment and life, lifting matter upward, while the snake of passion becomes, under another aspect, the serpent of wisdom.
When this has happened, the people generally burn the body of the serpent, just as they burn the bodies of human beings.
As soon as the ceremony is over, all children born within the past year are carried out and their hands made to touch the tail of the serpent's skin.
A son of the god of metals; from his spear came the tongue of the serpent.
And for what He gave that Son is clearly stated in the context itself of that passage--'As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up.
When Cola Matteo told the serpent this new fancy of the King's, the serpent said, "Go and get a bundle of herbs and rub the bottom of the palace walls with them.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "the serpent" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
