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... Traits of Travel: Or, Tales of Men and Cities - Page 132by Thomas Colley Grattan - 1829 - 230 pagesFull view - About this book
| Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1889 - 556 pages
...sublime, and this sublimity is principally due to the terrible uncertainty of the thing described : In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep...men, fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all ray bones to shake. Then a spirit passed before my face ; the hair of my flesh stood up. It stood still,... | |
| John Brand, Henry Bourne - Christian antiquities - 1777 - 466 pages
...there. * In Vit. Mar. Brut. Tranf. Duke. In the facred Writings we have Job * terrijied -with Vijions of the Night, when deep Sleep falleth upon Men, Fear came upon him and Trembling, which made all his Bones to {hake; then a Spirit patted by before his Face, and... | |
| George Keate - Margate (England) - 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 sleep falleth on men, fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake. Then a spirit passed before... | |
| Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1792 - 604 pages
...terrible uncertainty of the thing defcribed : In thoughts from the vijions of the nigbf, ivben deep Jleep falleth upon men^ fear came upon me and trembling, which made all my hones to fhake. I'ben a fpirit pajftd before my face. 'The hair of my fejh flood up. It jlood jlill^... | |
| Longinus - Aesthetics - 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... | |
| Bards and bardism - 1803 - 350 pages
...we can find no 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 sleep falleth on " men, fear came upon me, and trembling, which " made all my bones to shake. Then a spirit passed... | |
| Bards and bardism - 1803 - 352 pages
...we can find no 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 sleep fajleth on " men, fear came upon me, and trembling, which *' made all my bones to shake. Then a spirit... | |
| Edmund Burke - English literature - 1803 - 366 pages
...uncertainty of the thing defcribed : In thoughts from the -vifions of the night, when deep Jleepfalleth upon men, fear came upon me and trembling, which made all my bones tojhake. Then af pint paf* fed before my face. The hair of my flejh flood up. It Jioodflill, but I... | |
| Edmund Burke - France - 1803 - 366 pages
...uncertainty of the thing defcribed : In thoughts from the vifions of the night., ivhen deep Jleepfalleth upon men, fear came upon me and trembling, •which made all my bones tojhake. Then afpirit paffed before my face. The hair of my flejh flood up. It Jloodftill, but I could... | |
| 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 sleep falleth on men, fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake. Then a spirit passed before... | |
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