 ... 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
 | Lyman Cobb - Readers - 1834 - 238 pages
...brambles, the glimmer of a taper. ceeded from the cottage of a hermit, he called humbly at the door, and obtained admission. The old man set before him such...on which Obidah fed with eagerness and gratitude. 13. When the repast was over, "Tell me," said the hermit, " by what chance thou hast been brought hither... | |
 | 1835 - 542 pages
...light, and finding that it proceeded from the cottage of a hermit, he called humbly it the door, and obtained admission. The old man set before him such...hermit, "by what chance thou hast been brought hither; I hare been now twenty years an inhabitant of the wilderness, in which I never saw a man before." Obidah... | |
 | John Pierpont - Readers - 1835 - 292 pages
...from the cottage of a hermit, he called humbly at the door, and obtained admission. The old man sat before him such provisions as he had collected for..." by what chance thou hast been brought hither : I huve been now twenty years an inhabitant of this wilderness, in which I never saw a man before." Obidah... | |
 | John Pierpont - Readers - 1835 - 278 pages
...from the cottage of a hermit, he called humbly at the door, and obtained admission. The old man sat before him such provisions as he had collected for...: I have been now twenty years an , inhabitant of this wilderness, in which I never saw a man before." Obidah then related the occurrences of his journey,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1836 - 264 pages
...such provisions as he had collected for himself, on which Obidah fed with eagerness and gratitude. 13 When the repast was over, "Tell me," said the hermit, " by what chance thou hast been brought hither? 1 have been noiv twenty years an inhabitant of the wilderness, in which I never saw a man before."... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1837 - 276 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...and gratitude When the repast was over, " Tell me," safd the hermit, " by what chance thou hast been brought hither ? I have been now twenty years an inhabitant... | |
 | Jesse Olney - Readers - 1838 - 346 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...on which Obidah fed with eagerness and gratitude. 13. When the repast was over, " tell me," said the hermit, ." by what chance thou hast been brought... | |
 | Saturday magazine - 1840 - 1078 pages
...light, and •finding that it proceeded from the cottage of a hermit, he called humbly at the door, nnd obtained admission. The old man set before him such...provisions as he had collected for himself, on which Obidah regaled himself with eagerness and gratitude. When the repast was over, " Tell me," said the hermit,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Elocution - 1840 - 270 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 whjcli Obidah fed with eagerness and gratitude. which I never s;uv u man before." Obidah then related... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1842 - 620 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...over, " Tell me," said the hermit, "by what chance thoti hast been brought hither ; I have been now twenty years an inhabitant of the wilderness, in which... | |
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