| Edmund Burke - 1889 - 556 pages
...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...voice, — Shall mortal man be more just than God ? \Ve are first prepared with the utmost solemnity for the vision ; we are first terrified, before... | |
| 1867 - 964 pages
...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...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. Examples.... | |
| Daniel Bellamy - 1789 - 512 pages
...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 pages
...thus he describes it : — " In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men, fear came upon me, and trembling, which made...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... | |
| John Blair Linn - 1802 - 196 pages
...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 pages
...description in the book of Job : "In thoughts from the " visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on " men, fear came upon me, and trembling, which " made...voice — Shall mortal " man be more just than God ?"* As Ossian's supernatural beings are described with a surprising force of imagination, so they are... | |
| 1803 - 352 pages
...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 *' made...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 pages
...ear received a little thereof. In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men, fear came upon me, and trembling, which made...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... | |
| Ossian - 1805 - 262 pages
...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 deep...There was silence ; and I heard a voice — Shall mor" tal man be more just than Godr?" As Ossian's supernatural beings are described with a surprising... | |
| Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - 1805 - 506 pages
...bones to shake, / was seized with 1 5 violent dread. Then a spirit! passed before my fa* ; the hair 16 of my flesh stood up : It stood still, but I could...thereof : an image [was] before mine eyes, [there was] 17 silence, and I heard a voice, [saying,||] Shall mortal man be more juat than God ? shall a man,... | |
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