ABSTRACT
I. THE night is divided into three watches, and at each watch the Holy One-blessed be He I-sits and roars like a lion; as it is written (Jer. xxv. 30), cc The Lord ,vill 'roa'r from on high, . . . roa'ring, lIe ,vill roCt?· over His habitation." The marks by ,vhich this division of the night is l'ecognised are these :-In the ji'rst "\vatch the ass brays; in the second the dog barks; and in the thi'rd the babe is at the breast and the ,vife converses with her husband.
