 | 1824 - 496 Seiten
...still, but he could not discern the form thereof, an image was before his eyes, there was silence and he heard a voice saying, shall mortal man be more just...shall a man be more pure than his Maker ? behold he putteth no trust in his servants and his angels he charged with folly." Now, there was no doubt something... | |
 | 1819 - 286 Seiten
...wickedness, reap the same, and are consumed by the breath of the Almighty. 7. In the visions of the night, I heard a voice saying, Shall mortal man be more just...than God ? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker ? 8. Behold, he putteth no trust in bis servants, and his angels he chargeth with folly. i). What then... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 464 Seiten
...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... | |
 | Charles Richson - 1820 - 98 Seiten
...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 less in them that dwell... | |
 | 1821 - 506 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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 than his Maker ?" Job himself says, " When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint ; then... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 284 Seiten
...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,... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1822 - 156 Seiten
...it to be amplitude ; others, terror ; but mighty force or power has a better title to it. " an ima?e was before mine eyes ; there was silence ; " and I heard a voice — Shall mortal man be more just " than God ?" (Job iv. 15.) * Porus, taken prisoner by Alexander,... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1823 - 458 Seiten
...flesh stood up : it stood still ; but I could " not discern the form thereof; an image was be" fore mine eyes : there was silence ; and I heard " a voice, saying, Shall mortal man be more just " than God ?"* Job iv. 15. No ideas, it is plain, are so sublime as those taken from the Supreme Being ; the most... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1823 - 492 Seiten
...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 : — There was silence, and I heard a voice — Shall mortal man be more just than God ?"* LESSON XC. The Dungeon. — LYRICAL BALLADS. Ann this... | |
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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... 
