 In thoughts from the visions of the night, When deep sleep falleth on men, Fear came upon me, and trembling, Which made all my bones to shake. Then a spirit passed before my face; The hair of my flesh stood up: It stood still, but I could not discern...  Periodical Criticism - Pągina 275per Walter Scott - 1835Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | John FISHER (A.M., Vicar of St. Lawrence, Exeter.) - 1741 - 354 pągines
...Spirit pa/ed before my Face, the Hair of my Flejb flood up, it ftood ftiil, but I could not dif<tm the Form thereof; an Image was before mine Eyes, there was Silence, and I heard a Voice, faying, Shall mortal Man k more juft than God ? Shall a Man be more pure than his Maker} ie 'Tis in... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1889 - 556 pągines
...of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all ray bones to shake. Then a spirit passed before my face...mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, — Shall mortal man be more just than God ? \Ve are first prepared with the utmost solemnity for the... | |
 | 1867 - 964 pągines
...could not be constantly gratified with vernal bloom aud fragrance, or summer beauty and profusion. Then a spirit passed before my face ; the hair of...eyes : — There was silence, and I heard a voice— Shall mortal man bo more just than God ? 58. Tho dash is sometimes to be read аз а noto of interrogation.... | |
 | Daniel Bellamy - 1789 - 512 pągines
...BONKS TO SHAKE. THEN A SPIRIT PASSED BEFORE MY FACE, THE HAIR OF MY FLESH STOOD UP. IT STOOD STILL, x BUT I COULD NOT DISCERN THE FORM THEREOF : AN IMAGE...MINE EYES ; THERE WAS SILENCE, AND I HEARD A VOICE. THOUGH God Almighty made ufe of various ways and means to communicate his mind and will to mankind,... | |
 | George Keate - 1790 - 388 pągines
...with a cold chill of horror, and the hair of his flesh stands erect, and thus he describes it : — " In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep...mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying, Shall mortal man be more just than God ? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker?" This is... | |
 | mrs. Yorke - 1801 - 280 pągines
...passed before my " face. The hair of my head stood up. " It stood still; but I could not dis" cern the form thereof. An image was " before mine eyes ; there was silence, " and Iheard avoice. Shall mortal man " be just before God?" God himself is a spirit, a being immaterial... | |
 | John Blair Linn - 1802 - 196 pągines
...trembling, which made all my bones to shake. Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my head stood up :• It stood still, but I could not discern...mine eyes; there was silence, and I heard a voice saying, Shall mortal man be more just than God ? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker?"....Perhaps... | |
 | 1803 - 350 pągines
...parallel among the Greek or Roman poets. They bring to mind that noble description in the book of Job : "In thoughts from the " visions of the night, when...mine eyes. There " was silence ; and I heard a voice — Shall mortal " man be more just than God ?"* As Ossian's supernatural beings are described with... | |
 | 1803 - 352 pągines
...description in the book of Job : "In thoughts from the " visions of the night, when deep sleep fajleth on " men, fear came upon me, and trembling, which...before mine eyes. There " was silence; and I heard a voice—Shall mortal " man be more just than God ?"* As Ossian's supernatural beings are described... | |
 | Sacred hours - 1804 - 500 pągines
...being dead, but remember that we die all. Job. Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof. In thoughts from the visions...mine eyes; there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying, Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his Maker ? Behold, he... | |
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