 | Joseph Foulkes Winks - 1837 - 806 pages
...perish. The influence of religion, however, aided and supported me. I reflected that no human prudence or foresight could possibly have averted my present...my reflections were, the extraordinary beauty of a growing tuft of moss, irresistibly caught my eye. I mention this to show from what trifling circumstances... | |
 | John Hutton Balfour - 1859 - 492 pages
...perish. The influence of religion, however, aided and supported me. I reflected that no human prudence or foresight could possibly have averted my present...the stranger's Friend. At this moment, painful as my recollections were, the extraordinary beauty of a small moss, in fructification, irresistibly caught... | |
 | John Cargill Brough - Science - 1859 - 432 pages
...perish. " The influence of religion, however, aided and supported me. I reflected that no human prudence or foresight could possibly have averted my present...land, yet I was still under the protecting eye of that God who has condescended to call himself the stranger's friend. At this moment, painful as my reflections... | |
 | Broome Lake Witts - 1859 - 108 pages
...animals, and men still more savage. I was five hundred miles from the nearest European settlement. At this moment, painful as my reflections were, the...fructification irresistibly caught my eye. I mention this to show from what trifling circumstances the mind will sometimes derive consolation; for though the whole... | |
 | Mungo Park - Africa - 1860 - 434 pages
...reflected that no human prudence or foresight could possibly have averted my present sufferings. 1 was indeed a stranger in a, strange land, yet I was...fructification, irresistibly caught my eye. I mention this to show from what trifling circumstances the mind will sometimes derive consolation ; for though the whole... | |
 | Marcius Willson - Bible stories - 1862 - 558 pages
...8. " The influence of religion, however, aided and supported me. I reflected that no human prudence or foresight could possibly have averted my present...reflections were, the extraordinary beauty of a small moss irresistibly caught my eye; and though the whole plant was not larger than the top of one of my fingers,... | |
 | William Jordan Unwin - 1862 - 374 pages
...in-flu-ence of re-lig-ion, howev-er, aid-ed and sup-port-ed me. I re-flect-ed that no hu-man pru-dence or fore-sight could pos-si-bly have a-vert-ed my pres-ent...stran-ger's friend. At this mo-ment, pain-ful as my feel-ings were, the ex-traor-di-na-ry beau-ty of a small moss ir-re-sist-i-bly caught my eye. I men-tion... | |
 | Selections - 1862 - 348 pages
...savage animals, and men^till more savage. I was five hundred miles from the nearest European settlement. At this moment, painful as my reflections were, the...fructification irresistibly caught my eye. I mention this to show from what trifling circumstances the mind will sometimes derive consolation ; for, though the... | |
 | Science - 1864 - 552 pages
...weary limbs and ponder on his destitute condition. He says himself, after describing his state — " At this moment, painful as my reflections were, the extraordinary beauty of a small moss irresistibly caught my eye ; and though the whole plant was not larger than the tip of one of my fingers,... | |
 | Textbooks, English - 1863 - 316 pages
...die. The influence of religion, however, aided and supported me. I reflected that no human prudence or foresight could possibly have averted my present...the stranger's friend. At this moment, painful as my feelings were, the extraordinary beauty of a small moss irresistibly caught my eye. I mention this,... | |
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At this moment, painful as my reflections were, the extraordinary beauty of a small moss in fructification irresistibly caught my eye. I mention this to show from what trifling circumstances the mind will sometimes derive consolation ; for though the... 
