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" 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... "
Cyclopædia of English literature - Page 219
by Robert Chambers - 1844
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The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke: A vindication of natural ...

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...
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The Popular Educator, Volumes 1-2; Volume 12

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....
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Sketches from Nature: Taken, and Coloured, in a Journey to Margate ..., Volume 1

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...
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Dionysius Longinus On the Sublime

Longinus - 1800 - 238 pages
...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...but I could not discern the form " thereof: an image — before mine eyes — silence — and " 1 heard a voice,— Shall mortal man be more just than "God?"&c....
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The Poems of Ossian, Volume 1

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...
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The Poems of Ossian, Volume 1

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...
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Sacred hours; or, Extracts for private devotion & meditation, Volume 1

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...
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The poems of Ossian, tr. by J. Macpherson. To which are prefixed ..., Volume 1

Ossian - 1805 - 262 pages
...that noble 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,...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...
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The poems of Ossian, tr. by J. Macpherson. Blair's critical ..., Volume 1

Ossian - 1806 - 366 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...a 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...
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The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 1

Edmund Burke - 1806 - 520 pages
...terrible uncertainty of the thing described : In thoughts from the visions of the nighty when deep sleep falleth upon men, fear came upon me and trembling,...but I could not discern the form thereof ; an image tuas before mine eyes ; there was silence ; and I heard a voice, — Shall mortal man be more just...
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