 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...  The Powers of Genius: A Poem, in Three Parts - Page 91de John Blair Linn - 1804 - 155 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Hugh Blair - 1819 - 550 pages
...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 the form thereof; an image was before " my eyes ; there was silence ; and I heard a voice " — Shall mortal man be more just than God *... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 464 pages
...by and stood still, but its form was undiscernible ; an image before mine eyes ; and silence : then I heard a voice, saying, " Shall mortal man be more just than God .'" ' &c. Job iv. When he describes the safety of the righteous, he ' hides him from the scourge of... | |
 | 1834 - 614 pages
...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 the form thereof.'' The senses, in this description, are but slightly affected ; the eye could not discern any specific... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1820 - 538 pages
...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 the form thereof; an image was before " my eyes; there was silence ; and I heard a voice " — Shall mortal man be more just than God * ?"... | |
 | Charles Richson - 1820 - 98 pages
...daily prayer and meditation, at length obtained to this mastery over himself. DR. JOHNSON. HUMILITY. Shall mortal man be more just than God ? shall a man be more pure than his Maker ? Behold, he puts no trust in his servants ; and his angels he charged with folly : How much... | |
 | 1821 - 506 pages
...Then a spirit passed before my face ; the hair of my flesh stood up ; it stood still, but I could Bot discern the form thereof; an image was before mine eyes. There was silence; and I heard a voice, shall mortal man be more just than God.'' An attempt to illustrate such effusions of the sublime, would... | |
 | 1848 - 704 pages
...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 the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, and I heard a still voice, saying, Shall mortal man be more just than God ? shall a man be more pure... | |
 | W. F. LLOYD - 1822 - 178 pages
...contrite ones. (57 Is. 15.) 22. What passages of Scripture describe the holiness and justice of God 1 Shall mortal man be more just than God ? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker) Behold he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly. (4 Job 17,18.)... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor, Reginald Heber - 1822 - 548 pages
...call upon thee : teach me thy way, O Lord, I will walk in thy truth ; unite my heart to fear thy name. Shall mortal man be more just than God ? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker? Behold, he put no trust in his servants ; and his angels he charged with folly. How much... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 284 pages
...passed by and stood still, but its form was undiscernible; an image before mine eyes; and silence: then I heard a voice saying, " Shall mortal man be more just than God?"' &c. Job iv. When he describes the safety of the righteous, he ' hides him from the scourge of the tongue,... | |
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