... 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 was on the point of lying down, in resignation to his fate, when he beheld, through... Select British Classics - Página 621803Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 624 páginas
...lying down in resignation to his fate, when he beheld through the brambles the glimmer of a taper. He advanced towards the light, and finding that it proceeded from the cottage of a hermit, he called numbly at the door, and obtained admission. The old man set before him such provisions as he had collected... | |
| Andrew Comstock - 1841 - 410 páginas
...in resignation to Ais fate', | when Ae beheld, through the brambles, | the glimmer of a taper. | He advanced towards the light'; | and finding that it...humbly at the door, | and obtained admission. | The 27 old man set before Aim | such provisions as he had collected for Aimself , | on which Qbidah fed... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1842 - 620 páginas
...lying down in resignation to his fate, when he beheld through the brambles the glimmer of a taper. He advanced towards the light, and finding that it proceeded...over, " Tell me," said the hermit, "by what chance thoti hast been brought hither ; I have been now twenty years an inhabitant of the wilderness, in which... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1842 - 262 páginas
...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 proceeded...door, and obtained admission. The old man set before birrsuch provisions as he had collected for himself, on which Obidah fed with eagerness and gratitude.... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1843 - 624 páginas
...when he beheld through the brambles the glimmer of a taper. He advanced towards the light, and rinding that it proceeded from the cottage of a hermit, he...had collected for himself, on which Obidah fed with eageritem and gratitude. When the repast was over, " Tell me," said the hermit, "by what chance thou... | |
| Jesse Olney - 1845 - 348 páginas
...such provisions as he had collected for himself, on which Obidah fed with eagerness and gratitude. 13. When the repast was over, " tell me," said the hermit, "by what chance thou haat been brought hither? I have been now twenty years an inhabitant of the wilderness, in which I... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1846 - 624 páginas
...lying down in resignation to his fate, when he beheld through the brambles the glimmer of a taper. H» advanced towards the light, and finding that it proceeded...before him such provisions as he had collected for lnrnsi.lt, on which Obidah fed with eagerness and gratitude. When the repast was over, " Tell me,"... | |
| William Holmes McGuffey - 1849 - 348 páginas
...resignation to his fate, when he beheld, through the brambles, the glimmer of a taper. He advanced toward the light, and finding that it proceeded from the...on which Obidah fed with eagerness and gratitude. i • T» i • 11. When the repast was over, "Tell me," said the hermit, " by what chance thou hast... | |
| Richard Green Parker - 1849 - 446 páginas
...down in resignation to 30 his fate, when he beheld, through the brambles, the glimmer of a taper. He advanced towards the light, and finding that it proceeded...the door, and obtained admission. The old man set be35 fore him such provisions as he had collected for himself, on which Obidah fed with eagerness and... | |
| Truman Rickard, Hiram Orcutt - 1850 - 130 páginas
...down in resignation to his fate, when he beheld, through the 90 brambles, the glimmer of a taper. He advanced towards the light, and finding that it proceeded...provisions as he had collected for himself, on which 95 Obidah fed with eagerness and gratitude. When the repast was over, " Tell me," said the hermit,... | |
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