 Thus, forlorn and distressed, he wandered through the wild, without knowing whither he was going, or whether he was every moment drawing nearer to safety or to destruction. At length, not fear, but labour, began to overcome him ; his breath grew short,...  The Works of Samuel Johnson - Page 417by Samuel Johnson - 1816Full view - About this book
 | 1810 - 464 pages
...length not fear but labour began to overcome him ; his breath grew short, and his knees trembled, and he was on the point of lying down in resignation to his fate, when he beheld threugh the brambles the glimmer of a taper. He advanced towards the light, and finding that it proceeded... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1811 - 286 pages
...his breath grew fhort, and his knees trembled j and he was on the point of lying down in refignation to his fate, when he beheld, through the brambles,...hermit, he called humbly at the door, and obtained admiffion. The old man fet before him fuch provifions as he had collected for himfelf, onwhich Obidah... | |
 | Charles Peirce - Textbooks - 1811 - 266 pages
...length not fear but labor began to overcome him ;-his breath grew short, and his knees trembled ; ' and he was on the point of lying down in resignation to...glimmer of a 'taper. He advanced towards the light ; and -in ding that it proceeded from the cottage of a hermit, he' cllled humbly at the door, and obtained... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1811 - 346 pages
...overcome him ; his breath grew short, and his knees trembled, and he was on the point of lying drwn in resignation to his fate, when he beheld through...the light, and' finding that it proceeded from the cotuge of a hermit, he called humbly at the door, and obtained admission. The old man set before him... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1812 - 352 pages
...length not fear but laboar began to overeome him; Ms breath grew short, and his knees trembled, and he was on the point of lying down in resignation to...and obtained admission. The old man set before him snc.li provisions as he had collected for himself, on which Obidah fed with eagerness and gratitude.... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 312 pages
...length, not fear, bnt labour, began to overcome him; his breath grew short, and his knees trembled ; and he was on the point of lying down in resignation to his fete, when he beheld, through the brambles, the glimmer of a taper. He advanced towards the light ;... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1813 - 276 pages
...length, not fear, but labour began to overeome him; his breath grew short, and his knees trembled; and he was on the point of lying down in resignation to...beheld, through the brambles, the glimmer of a taper. He advaneed towards the light; and finding that it proeeeded from the eottage of a hermit, he ealled humbly... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1814 - 424 pages
...length, not fear but labor began to overcome him ; his breath grew short and his knees trembled, and he was on the point of lying down, in resignation...towards the light, and finding that it proceeded from a cottage of a hermit, he called humbly at the door, and obtained admission. The old man set before... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1815 - 262 pages
...point of lying down in refignation to his flite, when he beheld, through the brambles, the glimlner of a taper. He advanced towards the light ; and finding...hermit, he called humbly at the door, and obtained admitlion. The old man fet before him fuch provifions as he had collected for himfelf, on which Obidah... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1815 - 276 pages
...lying down in resignation to his fnte,whcn lie beheld, through the brambles, the glimmer of a taper ^V' He advanced towards the light ; and finding that it proceeded from the cottage of a hermit, lie called humbly at the door, and obtained admissionThe old man set before him sued provisions as... | |
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