 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 - Pagina 117door Thomas Colley Grattan - 1829Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Edmund Burke - 1889 - 556 pagina’s
...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 - 1777 - 466 pagina’s
...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 - 1790 - 388 pagina’s
...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 - 1792 - 604 pagina’s
...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 - 1800 - 238 pagina’s
...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... | |
 | 1803 - 350 pagina’s
...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... | |
 | 1803 - 352 pagina’s
...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 - 1803 - 366 pagina’s
...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... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1803 - 366 pagina’s
...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... | |
 | Sacred hours - 1804 - 500 pagina’s
...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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