| Midwife - 1750 - 302 pages
...knowing whither he was going, or whether he was every Moment drawing nearer to Safety or to Deftruction. At length not Fear but Labour began to overcome him ; his Breath grew fhort, and his Knees trembled, and he was on the Point of lying down in Refignation to his Fate, when... | |
| 1750 - 228 pages
...knowing whither he was going, or whether he was every moment drawing nearer to fafety or to deftruction. At length, not fear, but labour began to overcome him : his breath grew fhort, and his knees trembled ; and he was on the point of lying down in reCgnation to his fate, when... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787
...knowing whither he was going, or whether he was every moment drawing nearer to fafety or to deftruction. At length not fear but labour began to overcome him ; his breath grew fhort, and his knees trembled, and he was on the point of lying down in refignation to his fate, when... | |
| 1788 - 404 pages
...fafety or deftruclion. At length not fear but labour began to overcome him j his breath grew fhort, and his knees trembled, and he was on the point of lying down in refignation to his fate, when he beheld through the brambles the glimmer of a taper. He advanced towards... | |
| William Scott - 1789 - 416 pages
...his breath grew fhort, and his nees trembled, and he was on the point of lying down in refignation to his fate, when he beheld through the brambles the...towards the light, and finding that it proceeded from thsi cottage of a hermit, he called humbly at the door, andr obtained admiffion. The old man fet before... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1790 - 1058 pages
...knowing whither he was going, or whether he was every moment drawing nearer to fafety or to daftruftion. At length, not fear, but labour; began to overcome him ; his breath grew ihort, and his knees trembled, and he was on the point of lying down in refigr.aticn to his fate, when... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 582 pages
...wild, without knowing whither he was going, or whether he was every moment drawing nearer to fafety or to destruction. At length not fear but labour began to overcome him ; his breath grew ftiort, and his knees trembled; and he was on the point cf lying down in refignation to his fate, when... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 626 pages
...knowing whither he was going, or whether he was every moment drawing nearer to fafety or to deftruction. At length not fear but labour began to overcome him ; his breath grew fhort, and his knees trembled, and he was on the point of lying down in refignation to his fate, when... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1799 - 408 pages
...fafety or to deftructkm. At length, not fear, but labout began to overcome him ; his breath grew fliort, and his knees trembled ; and he was on the point of lying down in refignation to his fate, when he beheld, through the brambles, the glimmer of a taper. He advanced... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 460 pages
...knowing whither he was going, or yrhether he was every moment drawing nearer to f^fety or to deftruction. At length not fear but labour began to overcome him ; his breath grew fhort, and his knees trembled, and he was on the point of lying down in refignation to his fate, when... | |
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