 | Science - 1864 - 552 pages
...situation and sufferings of creatiires formed after his own image ? Surely not I Reflections such as these would not allow me to despair. I started up,...that relief was at hand, and I was not disappointed/' Such is Mungo Park's own account of the incident, and from original specimens of the moss given by... | |
 | John Angell James - Conduct of life - 1863 - 358 pages
...upon the situation and suffering of creatures formed after his own image P Surely not ! Heflections like these would not allow me to despair. I started...overtook the two shepherds who had come with me from Koama. They were much surprised to see me ; for they said they never doubted that the Foulahs, when... | |
 | Textbooks, English - 1863 - 316 pages
...perfection, in this obscure part of the world, a thing of so small importance, look with unconcern on the situation and sufferings of creatures formed after...that relief was at hand, and I was not disappointed." PARK'S Travels. LESSON LXXIV. VERSES SUPPOSED TO BE WRITTEN BY ALEXANDER SELKIRK (ROBINSON CRUSOE),... | |
 | 1803 - 564 pages
...creatures formed after His own image ? Surely not. Reflections like these would not allow me to despair. 1 started up, and, disregarding both hunger and fatigue,...disappointed. In a short time I came to a small village, where I overtook the two shepherds who had come with me from Kruman." Henry Martyn, in a well-known... | |
 | James Buchanan - Analogy (Religion) - 1864 - 650 pages
...beauty of a small moss in fructification caught my eye. ' Can that Being,' thought I, ' who planted, and watered, and brought to perfection, in this obscure...relief was at hand ; and I was not disappointed." * (141.) Pointing, again, to the animal kingdom, our Lord says, ' Life of Jf ungo Park. — " Behold... | |
 | Thomas Bingley - Africa - 1864 - 232 pages
...importance, look with unconcern upon the situation and sufferings of creatures formed after his own image 1 Surely not ! Reflections like these would not allow...small village, at the entrance of which I overtook two shepherds who had started with me from Kooma. They were much surprised to see me ; for they said... | |
 | Science - 1864 - 542 pages
...situation and sufferings of creatures formed after his own image ? Surely not ! Reflections such as these would not allow me to despair. I started up,...that relief was at hand, and I was not disappointed." Such is Mungo Park's own account of the incident, and from original specimens of the moss given by... | |
 | Emma Raymond - 1864 - 130 pages
...image. Surely not! Reflections like these could not allow me to despair. I started up, and disregarding hunger and fatigue, travelled forwards, assured that...relief was at hand ; and I was not disappointed." Flowers may be considered emblematical of the shortness and frailty of human life. "Man that is born... | |
 | Sarah Mary Fitton - Plant anatomy - 1865 - 132 pages
...His own image ? Reflections like these would not allow me to despair. I started up and, regardless of hunger and fatigue, travelled forwards, assured that...relief was at hand ; and I was not disappointed." The rough yellow and bluish-green crusts that we find growing upon the stems and branches of old Apple... | |
 | James Lee (M.A.) - 1867 - 484 pages
...a thing which appears of such small importance, look with unconcern on the situation and suffering of creatures formed after His own image ? Surely not...relief was at hand ; and I was not disappointed.' — Anecdotes. " But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things... | |
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I could not contemplate the delicate conformation of its roots, leaves, and capsule without admiration. Can that Being (thought I), who planted, watered, and brought to perfection, in this obscure part of the world, a thing which appears of so small importance,... 
