And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory?—Isaiah, x. 3.
O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name.—Daniel, ix. 18.
How is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!—Jeremiah, l. 23.
Let us seek some desolate shades, and there
Weep our sad bosoms empty.
Shakespere.
My desolation does begin to make
A better life.
Shakespere.
God hath created nights