 | William Scott - Elocution - 1829 - 420 pages
...overcome hitti ; his breath grew short ; and his knees trembledj 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 catted humbly at the door, and obtained admission. — The old man set before... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - English language - 1829 - 318 pages
...overcome him;' his breath grew short, and liia knees trembled ; and lie was on the point of lying down in resignation to his fate, when he beheld, through the brambles, the glimmer of a taper.' 12. lie advanced towards the light ; and finding that it proceeded from the cottage of a hermit, he... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1829 - 216 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 a'taper. 12. He advanced towards the light, and finding that it proceeded from the cottage of a hermit,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Elocution - 1830 - 244 pages
...lying down in resignation to his fate, when he beheld, through ihebramkles, the glimmer of a taper. 12. He advanced towards the light : and finding that it proceeded from the cottage of a hermit, he culled humbly at the door, and obtained admission. The old man set before him such provisions as lie... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1830 - 256 pages
...down in resignation to his fate', when he beheld', through the brambles', the glimmer of a taper\ 12 He advanced towards the light* ; and finding that it proceeded from the cottage of a hermif, he called humbly at the door', and obtained admlssion\ The old man set before him such provisions... | |
 | John J. Harrod - Readers - 1832 - 338 pages
...overcome him; his breath grew short, and his knees trembled, and he was at the point of lying down in resignation to his fate, when he beheld, through the brambles, the glimmer of ? taper. 3. He advanced towards the light, and finding that it proceeded from the cottage of a hermit,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1834 - 630 pages
...overcome him ; his breath grew short, and his knees trembled, and he was on the point of lying down in Virgil grew acquainted with Love, and found him a..."Is not a patron, my Lord, one who looks with unc rinding that it proceeded from the cottage of a hermit, he called humbly at the door, and obtained... | |
 | Lyman Cobb - Readers - 1834 - 238 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 a taper. ceeded from the cottage of a hermit, he called humbly at the door, and obtained admission. The old... | |
 | 1835 - 542 pages
...to overcome lim; his breath grew short, and his knees trembled: be was on the point of lying down in resignation to his fate, when he beheld through the...proceeded from the cottage of a hermit, he called humbly it the door, and obtained admission. The old man set before him such provisions as he had collected... | |
 | John Pierpont - Readers - 1835 - 278 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...humbly at the door, and obtained admission. The old man sat before him such provisions as he had collected for himself, on which Obidah fed with eagerness... | |
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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... 
