morning, noon
The sun rose bright and hot on Sunday morning , but the little birds were up before the great luminary , singing their morning hymn with noisy delight . It was a peaceful day . The wind was at rest and the sea was calm . In the ancient town of St. Just it was peculiarly peaceful , for the numerous and untiring `` stamps '' -- which all the week had continued their clang and clatter , morning , noon , and night , without intermission -- found rest on that hallowed day , and the great engines ceased to bow their massive heads , with the exception of those that worked the pumps . Even these , however , were required to do as little work as was compatible with the due drainage of the mines , and as their huge pulsations were intermittent -- few and far between -- they did not succeed in disturbing the universal serenity of the morning . If there are in this country men who , more than any other , need repose , we should say they are the miners of Cornwall , for their week 's work is exhausting far beyond that of most other labourers in the kingdom . Perhaps the herculean men employed in malleable-iron works toil as severely , but , besides the cheering consciousness of being well paid for their labour , these men exert their powers in the midst of sunlight and fresh air , while the miners toil in bad air , and get little pay in hard times .