 He rose with confidence and tranquillity, and pressed on with his sabre in his hand, for the beasts of the desert were in motion, and on every hand were heard the mingled howls of rage and fear, and ravage and expiration ; all the horrors of darkness...  The works of Samuel Johnson - Page 299by Samuel Johnson - 1818Full view - About this book
 | William Scott - 1820 - 398 pages
...Lord of nature. He rose wilh confidence and tranquillity, and pressed on with his sabre in his band ; for the beasts of the desert were in motion, and on every hand were heard the minyled howls of rage and fear, and ravage and expiration ; all the burrors of darkness and solitude... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1821 - 280 pages
...might open into the plain. He prostrated himself on the ground, and commended his life to the Lord of Nature. He rose with confidence and tranquillity and pressed on with resolution. The beasts of the desert were in motion, and on every hand were heard the mingled howls... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1821 - 278 pages
...might open into the plain. He prostrated himself on the ground, and recommended his life to the Lord of Nature. He rose with confidence and tranquillity, and pressed on with resolution. The beasts of ihe desert were in motion, and on every hand were heard the mingled howls... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1822 - 322 pages
...life to the Lord of nature. He rose wjth confidence and tranquillity, and pressed on with resolution. The beasts of the desert were in motion, and on every...rage and fear, and ravage and expiration. All the horrors of darkness and solitude surrounded him: the winds roared in the woods; and the torrents' tumbled... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1822 - 312 pages
...life to the Lo-d of Nature. He rose with confidence and tranquillity, and pressed on with resolution. The beasts of the desert were in motion, and on every...heard the mingled howls of rage and fear, and ravage :unl expiration. All the horrors of darkness and solitude surrounded him : the winds roared in the... | |
 | William Scott - 1823 - 396 pages
...might open into the plain. He - prostrated himself upon the ground, and commended his life to the Lord of nature. He rose with confidence and tranquillity,...rage and fear, and ravage and expiration ; all the horrors of darkness and solitude surrounded him ; — the winds roared in the woods, and the torrents... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1823 - 476 pages
...might open into the plain. He prostrated himself on the ground, and commended his life to the Lord of Nature. He rose with confidence and tranquillity,...rage and fear, and ravage and expiration ; all the horrors of darkness and solitude surrounded him; the winds roared in the woods, and the torrents tumbled... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 820 pages
...into the plain. He prostrated himself on the VoL. XVII. D ground, and commended his life to the Lord of nature. He rose with confidence and tranquillity,...hand were heard the mingled howls of rage and fear, andravage and expiration ; all the horrors of darkness and solitude surrounded him ; the winds roared... | |
 | H. Nolte - 1823 - 646 pages
...might open into the plain. He prostrated himself on the ground, and commended, fais life to the lord of nature. He rose with confidence and tranquillity , and pressed on with hi.« sabre in his hand , for the'beasts of the desert were in motion, and on every band were heard... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1824 - 794 pages
...might open into the plain. He prostrated himself on the ground, and commended his life to the Lord ing letters with too careless a hand, is apt to betray...they write. The first requisite, both in conversation horrors of darkness and solitude surrounded him ; the winds i oared in the woods, and the torrents... | |
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