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...religious exercises for a short interval — but nothing like confusion — " 'Twas as the general pulse of life stood still, and nature made a pause — an awful pause, prophetic of her end." At such seasons, the realities of an awful eternity seemed to ne spread before the congregation, while...

...religious exercises for a short interval — but nothing like confusion — " 'Twas as the general pulse of life stood still, and nature made a pause — an awful pause, prophetic of her end." At such seasons, the realities of an awful eternity seemed to he spread before the congregation, while...

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...tyrant, but every reader is interested when he hears that " Creation sleeps ; 't is as the general pulse Of life stood still, and nature made a pause — An awful pause — prophetic of its end." " This,? said he, " is true ; but remember that taking the compositions of Young in general,...

...a tyrant, but every reader is interested when he hears that " Creation sleeps; 't is as the general pulse Of life stood still, and nature made a pause— An awful pause—prophetic of its end." " This," said he, " is true ; but remember that taking the compositions...

...Silence, how dead ! and darkness, how profound ! Nor eye nor list'ning ear, an object finds ; 5 С reation sleeps. Tis as the gen'ral pulse Of life stood still,...made a pause ; An awful pause ! prophetic of her end. O majestic Night ! Nature's great ancestor ! Day's elder-born ! 10 And fated to survive the transient...

...darkness, how profound Nor eye nor list'ning ear an object finds ; Creation sleeps. 'Tis as the general pulse Of life stood still, and nature made a pause, An awful pause, prophetic of her end. Sleep. Tir'd Nature's sweet restorer, balmy Sleep ! He, like the world, his ready visits pays Where...

...how profound' ! Nor eye', nor listening ear', an object finds ; Creation sleeps'. 'Tis as the general pulse Of life stood still', and Nature made a pause', An awful' pause ! prophetic of her end\ The bell strikes one'. We take no note' of time But from its loss\ To give it then a tongue' Is wise'...

...how profound ! " Nor eye nor list'ning ear an object finds ; " Creation sleeps. 'Tis as the general pulse " Of life stood still, and nature made a pause ; " An awful pause ! prophetic of her end." Again, his appeal to the Divine Inspirer of his solemn thoughts, is full of majesty and power. " Man's...