I own the road is not very pleasant; the descent is rugged, and many times the poor traveller is ashamed of being seen hobbling down by his former acquaintance; but when once within the sacred enclosure, the sweet air that breathes humility hushes all stormy passions to rest.
"Memoir and Diary of John Yeardley, Minister of the Gospel"
John Yeardley
In some of the hushes that came one could hear men crying.
"My War Experiences in Two Continents"
Sarah Macnaughtan
The waters creep with fear; The heather veils itself, grows wan and white; All the leaves listen upon all the bushes, And the incendiary sunset hushes Before Its face his cries of brandished light.
"Poems of Emile Verhaeren"
Emile Verhaeren