grasshoppers

• The prophet Amos has a vision of grasshoppers, and afterwards of a devouring fire, with only a general intimation that they denote heavy calamities, which the Lord in his pity will avert in answer to prayer. —  Companion to the Bible
• Here, at last, were just such flowers; and since the grasshoppers were as large as hobby-horses--no, it was not a grasshopper, it was an Equine Gahoppigas! —  The Garden of the Plynck
• There was not a breath of wind; the sunlight shone down on the bare hillside; the loud chirp of the grasshoppers was the only sound. —  The Hill of Dreams
• The man was always having a streak of hard luck--grasshoppers, hail, hot winds, election year or something, and he has finally pulled stakes. —  Tales of the Road
• We had an excellent crop that year--much better than usual; but when Thanksgiving time came, many of those who were at the fast-day meeting had no time to come and thank the Lord for his mercies Just when the grasshoppers were at their worst, my mother was making garden. —  Trials and Triumphs of Faith

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