 | 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... | |
 | 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...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... | |
 | Charles Peirce - Textbooks - 1811 - 266 pages
...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, through the...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... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 312 pages
...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...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, ' by... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1812 - 352 pages
...overeome him; Ms breath grew short, and his knees trembled, and he was on the point of lying down in resignation to his fate, when he beheld through the...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.... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1813 - 276 pages
...overeome 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, 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
...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 through the...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... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1817 - 416 pages
...brambles, the glimmer of a taper. He advanced towards the light, and finding that it proceeded from a cottage of a hermit, he called humbly at the door,...him such provisions as he had collected for himself, en which ObiJah fed with eagerness and gratitude. When the repast was over, " Tell me, said the hermit,... | |
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... 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, and his knees trembled, and he... 
