| John FISHER (A.M., Vicar of St. Lawrence, Exeter.) - 1741 - 354 pages
...fecretly brought to me, fays he, and mine Ear receiv'da little thereof; in Thoughts from the Vifions of the Night, when deep Sleep falleth on Men, Fear...upon me, and Trembling, which made all my Bones to /hake ; then a Spirit pa/ed before my Face, the Hair of my Flejb flood up, it ftood ftiil, but I could... | |
| George Keate - 1790 - 388 pages
...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...Then a spirit passed before my face ; the hair of my flesh stood up : it stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof : an image was before mine... | |
| John Tregortha - 1800 - 462 pages
...and mine ear received. a little thereof. In thoughts from the visions of the ni ht when deep sfeep, falleth on men, fear came upon me, and trembling which...shake. Then a spirit passed before my face, the hair ofn,v flesh stood up : It stood till, but 1 could not discern the form thereof : an image was before... | |
| Longinus - 1800 - 238 pages
...with surprising art through the whole scene. There is a fine touch of this nature in Job iv. 13. " In " thoughts from the visions of the night, when...deep " sleep falleth on men, fear came upon me, and trem" bling, which made all my bones to shake : Then a " spirit passed before my face, the hair of... | |
| mrs. Yorke - 1801 - 280 pages
...the visions of the *' night, wiien deep sleep falleth upon " men, fear came upon me and trem" bling, which made all my bones to " shake. Then a spirit...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.... | |
| 1815 - 436 pages
...picture given in Job, seems almost to describe his own circumstances : " In thoughts from the vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men, fear...then a spirit passed before my face ; the hair of my flesh stood up." I am well aware, indeed, that the awe which thus seizes upon the mind is not the same... | |
| 1803 - 350 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...Then a spirit passed " before my face. The hair of my flesh stood up. " It stood still ; but I could not discern the form " thereof. An image was before... | |
| 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...Then a spirit passed " before my face. The hair of my flesh stood up. " It stood still; but I could not discern the form " thereof. An image was before mine... | |
| Sacred hours - 1804 - 500 pages
...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 of the night, when deep...Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up : it stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine... | |
| Ossian - 1805 - 262 pages
...description in the book of Job : " In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep " sleep falleth upon men, fear came upon me, and " trembling, which made...Then " a spirit passed before my face. The hair of my flesh " stood up. It stood still ; but I could not discern the " form thereof. An image was before... | |
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