Whichever way I turned, nothing appeared but danger and difficulty. I saw myself in the midst of a vast wilderness, in the depth of the rainy season; naked and alone; surrounded by savage animals, and men still more savage. The Cottager's monthly visitor - Pagina 1801846Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
| Daniel Harvey Hill - 1858 - 292 pagina’s
...himself to death, God suggested to him the very train of thought employed by our Saviour. He says: "At this moment, painful as my reflections were, the extraordinary beauty of a small moss caught my eye; and, though the whole plant was not larger than the top of my finger, I could not contemplate... | |
| Selections - 1862 - 348 pagina’s
...M'CHEYNE. ON MUNGO PAKE'S FINDING A TUFT OF GREEN MOSS IN THE AFKICAN DESERT. "Whatever way I turned, nothing appeared but danger and difficulty. I saw...naked and alone, surrounded by savage animals, and men^till more savage. I was five hundred miles from the nearest European settlement. At this moment,... | |
| William Jordan Unwin - 1862 - 374 pagina’s
...gone, I sat for some time look-ing round me with a-maze-ment and ter-ror. Which-so-ev-er way I turned, noth-ing ap-peared but dan-ger and dif-ficul-ty. I...and a-lone, sur-round-ed by sav-age an-i-mals, and by men still more sav-age. I was five hun-dred miles from the near-est Eu-ro-pe-an set-tle-ment. All... | |
| Marcius Willson - 1862 - 558 pagina’s
...with amazement and terror. Whichever way I turned, nothing appeared but danger and difficulty. I found myself in the midst of a vast wilderness, in the depth...naked and alone — surrounded by savage animals, and by men still more savage. I was five hundred miles from any European settlement. All these circumstances... | |
| 1863 - 316 pagina’s
...were gone, I sat for some time looking round me with amazement and terror. Whichsoever way I turned, nothing appeared but danger and difficulty. I saw...naked, and alone, surrounded by savage animals, and by men still more savage. 1 was five hundred miles from the nearest European settlement. All these... | |
| John Angell James - 1863 - 358 pagina’s
...under the protecting eye of that Providence who has condescended to call himself the stranger's friend. At this moment, painful as my reflections were, the extraordinary beauty of a small mosg in fructification irresistibly caught my eye. I mention this to show from what trifling circumstances... | |
| John Kennedy - 1864 - 430 pagina’s
...mind by the unexpected discovery of a single tuft of grass or moss. "Whatever way I turned," ho says, "nothing appeared but danger and difficulty. I saw...reflections were, the extraordinary beauty of a small moss in fructification irresistibly caught my eye. I mention this to show from what trifling circumstances... | |
| 1864 - 422 pagina’s
...reached a refreshing oasis, where his strength was recruited. " Whatever way I turned," says Park, " nothing Appeared but danger and difficulty. I saw...reflections were, the extraordinary beauty of a small moss in fructification irresistibly caught my eye. I mention this to show from what trifling circumstances... | |
| George Mogridge - 1864 - 186 pagina’s
...by Mungo Park, the African traveller, of himself, when in the desert : — " Whatever way I turned, nothing appeared but danger and difficulty. I saw...reflections were, the extraordinary beauty of a small moss in fructification irresistibly caught my eye. I mention this to show from what trifling circumstances... | |
| Thomas Bingley - 1864 - 232 pagina’s
...says Park, ' I sat for some time looking around me with amazement and terror. Whichever way I turned, nothing appeared but danger and difficulty. I saw...hundred miles from the nearest European settlement. All these circumstances crowded at once on my recollection, and I confess that my spirits began to... | |
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