 Thus, forlorn and distressed, he 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,...  The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Page 415by Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820Full view - About this book
 | Lindley Murray - 1839 - 276 pages
...and distressed, Jie wandered through, the wild, without knowing whither he was going, or whethoi lie was every moment drawing nearer to safety, or to destruction....overcome him ; his breath grew short, and his knees treml'led ; and he was on the point of lying down m resignation to h:s fate, when he beheld, through... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1840 - 270 pages
...forlorn and distressed, he wandered through the wild, without knowing whither he was going, or whethei he was every moment drawing nearer to safety, or to...when he beheld, through the brambles, the glimmer oi a taper. He advanced towards the light ; and finding that it proceeded from the cottage of a hermit,... | |
 | Saturday magazine - 1840 - 1078 pages
...the hills. Thus forlorn and distressed, he wandered through the wild, without knowing whither he was going, or whether he was every moment drawing nearer to safety or destruction. At length, not fear, but labour began to overcome him ; liis breath grew short, and his... | |
 | Andrew Comstock - 1841 - 410 pages
...distressed, | he wandered through the wild, | without knowing whither Ae was go^ng, | or whether Ae was every moment | drawing nearer to safety, or to...length, not fear, | but la'bour , began to overcome Aim ; | his breath grew short, and Ais knees trenvbled ; | and Ae was on the point of lying down in... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1842 - 262 pages
...hills. 1 1 Thus forlorn and distressed, he wandered through the wild, without knowing whither he was going, or whether he was every moment drawing nearer...lying down in resignation to his fate, when he beheld t.irough the brambles, the glimmer of a taper. 12 He advanced towards the light, and finding that it... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1843 - 222 pages
...hills. ^. 11. Thus forlorn and distressed, he wandered through the wild, without knowing whither he was going, or whether he was every moment drawing nearer...grew short, and his knees trembled ; and he was on tUe point of lying down in resignation to his fate, when he beheld, through the brambles, the glimmer... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1843 - 624 pages
...noise. , Thus forlorn and distressed, he wandered through the wild, without knowing whither he was going, or whether he was every moment drawing nearer...At length not fear but labour began to overcome him ; hn breath grew short, and his knees trembled, and he was on the point of lying down in resignation... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1849 - 446 pages
...whether he was every moment drawing nearer to safety, or to destruction. At length, not fear, but labor, began to overcome him ; his breath grew short, and...he was on the point of lying down in resignation to 30 his fate, when he beheld, through the brambles, the glimmer of a taper. He advanced towards the... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1849 - 466 pages
...hills. Thus forlorn and distressed, he wandered through the 25 wild, without knowing whither he was going, or whether he was every moment drawing nearer...safety, or to destruction. At length, not fear, but labor, began to overcome him ; his breath grew short, and his knees trembled, and he was on the point... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1849 - 348 pages
...Thus, forlorn and distressed, he wandered through the wild, without knowing whither he was troino ' , or whether he was every moment drawing nearer to safety or to destruction. At length, not fear, but labor, began to overcome him; his breath grew short, and his knees trembled, and he was on the point... | |
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