 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 Writings and Speeches of Edmund Burke - Page 137by Edmund Burke - 2008 - 572 pagesLimited preview - About this book
 | Edmund Burke - 1764 - 458 pages
...bounds; but to fee an objedl diftinctly, and to perceive its bounds, is one and the fame thing. A clear idea is therefore another name for a little idea. There is a paflage in the book of Job amazingly fublime, and this fublimity is principally due to the terrible... | |
 | 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 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 pages
...bounds ; but to lee an object diftinctly, and to perceive its bounds, is one and the fame thing. A clear idea is therefore another name for a little idea. There is a pafTuge in the book of Job amazingly fublime, and this fublimity is principally due to the terrible... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1792 - 596 pages
...bounds; but to fee an object diftinctly, and to perceive its bounds, is one and the fame thing. A clear idea is therefore another name for a little idea. There is a pafllige in the book of Job amazingly fublime, and this fublimity is principally due to the terrible... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1798 - 350 pages
...bounds; but to fee an object diftinctly, and to perceive its bounds, is one and the fame thing. A clear idea is therefore ' another name for a little idea. There is a paffage in the book of Job amazingly fublime, and this fublimity is principally due to the terrible... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Freeman of Dublin - 1800 - 674 pages
...bounds ; but to fee an objeft diftinftly, and to perceive its bounds, is one and the fame thing. A clear idea is therefore another name for a little idea. There is a paffage in the book of Job amazingly fublime, and this fublimity is principally due to the terrible... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1803 - 366 pages
...bounds ; but to fee an object diftinctly, and to perceive its bounds, is one and the fame thing. A clear idea is therefore another name for a little idea. There is a paffage in the book of Job amazingly lublime, and this fublimity is principally due to the terrible... | |
 | 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 deep sleep falleth on " men, fear came upon me, and trembling, which " made all my bones to shake. Then a spirit passed... | |
 | 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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