Such is the language of the man _awake_; His ardour such, for what _oppresses_ thee: And is his ardour vain, Lorenzo?--No; That _more_ than miracle the gods indulge; _To-day_ is _yesterday_ return'd; return'd Full-power'd to cancel, expiate, raise, adorn, And reinstate us on the Rock of peace. Let it not share its predecessor's fate; Nor, like its elder sisters, die a fool. Shall it evaporate in fume? fly off Fuliginous, and stain us deeper still? Shall we be poorer for the plenty pour'd? More wretched for the clemencies of heav'n? NIGHT SECOND. While I had a general recollection of this passage on my mind, there were a number of its particular expressions very frequently in my memory. When I thought on the past dangers I had come through, and looked at our present hazardous situation, the words ----"hair-hung, breeze-shaken, o'er the gulf A moment trembles,"---- strongly impressed my mind with a sense of the critical nature of human life in general, and of such a situation as I was now in, in particular; and the words, ----"and yet he sleeps, As the storm rock'd to rest"---- with the folly of being careless and unconcerned, in such a situation; and when I thought on the misimprovement of past time, the words, ----"O for yesterdays to come!" spoke the feelings of my heart:--but the words, "Today is yesterday return'd; return'd Full-power'd to cancel, expiate, raise, adorn, And reinstate us on the Rock of peace," were often in my mind, and contributed, with the words of Manoah's wife, to give me a partial ease; they led me to form a new resolution, of setting out once more in attempting to lead a godly life, and keep the divine commandments. Having formed this resolution, I set about the performance of it with all due care, and my mind enjoyed a temporary peace. I was frequent in prayer, as I hoped that by this means I should prevent my mind from wandering. I had taken my present resolution so strongly, that I thought if I did not keep it this time, I could never hope to keep any resolution afterwards.