 ... and he was on the point of lying down in resignation to his fate, when he beheld through the brambles the glimmer of a taper. He advanced towards the light, and finding that it proceeded from the cottage of a hermit, he called humbly at the door,...  The Works of Samuel Johnson: The Rambler - Page 305by Samuel Johnson - 1825Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1820 - 468 pages
...light, and finding that it proceeded from the cottage of a hermit, he called humbly at the door, and obtained admission. The old man set before him such...been brought hither; I have been now twenty years an inha" bitant' of the wilderness, in which I never saw "-a man before." Obidah then related the occurrences... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1820 - 472 pages
...light, and finding that it proceeded from the cottage of a hermit, he called humbly at the door, and obtained admission. The old man set before him. such...been brought hither ; I have been now twenty years an inha" bitant of the wilderness, in which I never saw " a man before." Obidah then related the occurrences... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1820 - 434 pages
...lighQ 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 him such...what chance thou hast been brought hither ; I have now been twenty years an inhabitant of the wilSECT. III.] IN READING. 1*1 derness, in which I never... | |
 | William Scott - Children's stories - 1820 - 398 pages
...called humbly at the door, and obtained admission. The old man set before him such provision* as he tad collected for himself, on which Obidah fed with eagern'ess...Tell me said the hermit, by what chance thou hast be^n brought hither ? I have been now twenty years an inhabitant of the wilderness, in which I never... | |
 | William Scott - Children's stories - 1820 - 422 pages
...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 him such...he had collected for himself, on which Obidah fed wi eagerness and gratitude. When the re-past was over, " Tell me, i • mil, by what chance thou hast... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1819 - 366 pages
...light, and finding that it proceeded from the cottage of a' hermit, he called humbly i at the door, and obtained admission. The old man set before him such provisions as he had collected for himself, on . i which Obidah fed with eagerness and gratitude. When the repast was over, "Tell me, said the hermit,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Children - 1821 - 280 pages
...light ; and finding that it proceeded from the cottage of a hermit, he called numbly at the door, and obtained admission. The old man set before him such..." Tell me," said the hermit, " by what chance thou has been brought hither ? I have been now twenty years an inhabitant of the wilderness, in which I... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Children - 1821 - 278 pages
...admission. The old man set before liim such provisions as he had collected for himself, on which Ohidah fed with eagerness and gratitude. When the repast was over, " Tell me," said the hermit, " ny what chance thou hast been brought hither ? 1 have been now twenty years an inhabitant of the... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - Literature - 1822 - 322 pages
...light; and finding that it proceeded from the cottage of a hermit, he called humbly at the door and obtained admission. The old man set before him such provisions as he had collected for himself, on which'Obidah fed with eagerness and gratitude. JS. When the repast was over, " tell me," said the hermit,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1822 - 312 pages
...called humbly at IK- door, and obtained admission. The old man set before him such provisions as lie had collected for himself, on which Obidah fed with...eagerness and gratitude. When the repast was over, " Te'.l me,'* said the hermit, " by whal chance thou hast been brought hither ? I have been new twenty... | |
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