 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - English essays - 1823 - 638 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...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... | |
 | H. Nolte - 1823 - 646 pages
...trembled,, and he was on the point of lying down in resignation to his fate, when he beheld through brambles the glimmer of a taper. He advanced towards...from the cottage of a hermit, he called humbly at the duor, and obtained admission. The old man set before him such provisions as he had collected for himself,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - Authors, English - 1823 - 472 pages
...overcome him ; his breath grew short, and his knees trembled, 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 rinding that it proceeded from the cottage of a hermit, he called humbly at the door, and obtained... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1824 - 794 pages
...overcome him ; hi» breath grew short, and his knees trembled, and he was on the point of lying down in e the only people who think him that does not meddle in state affairs — not indole Fie advanced towards the light, and finding that it proceeded from the cottage of a hermit, he called... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 530 pages
...overcome him ; his breath grew short, and his knees trembled, he was on the point of lying down in resignation to his fate, when he beheld through the...provisions as he had collected for himself, on which Obidab fed with eagerness and gratitude. When the repast was over, " Tell me," said the hermit, " by... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 530 pages
...overcome him ; his breath grew short, and his knees trembled, he was on the point of lying down in resignation to his fate, when he beheld through the...provisions as he had collected for himself, on which Obiduh fed with eagerness and gratitude. When the repast was over, " Tell me," said the hermit, 0 by... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 530 pages
...overcome him ; his breath grew short, and his knees trembled, he was on the point of lying down in resignation to his fate, when he beheld through the...him such provisions as he had collected for himself, oil which Obidah frd with eagerness and gratitude. When the repast was over, " Tell me," said the hermit,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1825 - 538 pages
...overcome him ; his oreatL grew short, and his knees trembled, he was on the P«int of lying down in resignation to his fate, when he beheld through the...cottage of a hermit, he called humbly at the door, aud obtained admission. The old man set before him such provisions as he had collected for himself,... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - Readers - 1825 - 316 pages
...overcome him; his breath grew short, and his knees trembled ; and he was on the point of 1/ing down in resignation to his fate, when he beheld, through the brambles, the glimmer of at{iper.' 12. He advanced towards the light; and finding that it proceeded from the cottage of a hermit,... | |
 | William Scott - Diccion - 1825 - 382 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 brambles, the glimmer of » taper. He advanced towards the light, and finding that it proceeded from the cottage of a 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... 
