| Mungo Park - 1860 - 434 páginas
...reflected that no human prudence or foresight could possibly have averted my present sufferings. 1 was indeed a stranger in a, strange land, yet I was...fructification, irresistibly caught my eye. I mention this to show from what trifling circumstances the mind will sometimes derive consolation ; for though the whole... | |
| Marcius Willson - 1861 - 550 páginas
...I reflected that no human prudence or foresight could possibly have averted my present sufferings. I was indeed a stranger in a strange land, yet I was...reflections were, the extraordinary beauty of a small moss irresistibly caught my eye; and though the whole plant was not larger than the top of one of my fingers,... | |
| William Jordan Unwin - 1862 - 374 páginas
...re-flect-ed that no hu-man pru-dence or fore-sight could pos-si-bly have a-vert-ed my pres-ent suf-fer-ings. I was in-deed a strang-er in a strange land ; yet...stran-ger's friend. At this mo-ment, pain-ful as my feel-ings were, the ex-traor-di-na-ry beau-ty of a small moss ir-re-sist-i-bly caught my eye. I men-tion... | |
| Selections - 1862 - 348 páginas
...savage animals, and men^till more savage. I was five hundred miles from the nearest European settlement. At this moment, painful as my reflections were, the...fructification irresistibly caught my eye. I mention this to show from what trifling circumstances the mind will sometimes derive consolation ; for, though the... | |
| 1864 - 552 páginas
...weary limbs and ponder on his destitute condition. He says himself, after describing his state — " At this moment, painful as my reflections were, the extraordinary beauty of a small moss irresistibly caught my eye ; and though the whole plant was not larger than the tip of one of my fingers,... | |
| John Angell James - 1863 - 358 páginas
...I reflected that no human prudence or foresight could possibly have averted my present sufierings. I was indeed a stranger in a strange land, yet I was...reflections were, the extraordinary beauty of a small mosg in fructification irresistibly caught my eye. I mention this to show from what trifling circumstances... | |
| 1863 - 316 páginas
...I reflected that no human prudence or foresight could possibly have averted my present sufferings. I was indeed a stranger in a strange land ; yet I...the stranger's friend. At this moment, painful as my feelings were, the extraordinary beauty of a small moss irresistibly caught my eye. I mention this,... | |
| Pulchérie Money - 1863 - 476 páginas
...animals, and men still more savage. I was five hundred miles from the nearest European settlement. At this moment, painful as my reflections were, the extraordinary beauty of a small moss irresistibly caught my eye. I mention it to show from what trifling circumstances the mind will sometimes... | |
| Thomas Bingley - 1864 - 232 páginas
...I reflected that no human prudence or foresight could possibly have averted my present sufferings. I was indeed a stranger in a strange land, yet I was...fructification irresistibly caught my eye. I mention this to show from what trifling circumstances the mind will sometimes derive consolation; for though the whole... | |
| George Mogridge - 1864 - 186 páginas
...animals, and men still more savage. I was five hundred miles from the nearest European settlement. At this moment, painful as my reflections were, the...fructification irresistibly caught my eye. I mention this to show from what trifling circumstances the mind will sometimes derive consolation ; for, though the... | |
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