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. I was five hundred miles from the nearest... The popular educator - Page 78by Popular educator - 1860Full view - About this book
| Missions - 1807 - 672 pages
...with amazement and terror. Whichever way I turned, nothing appeared bnt danger and difficulty. I saw myself in the midst of a vast wilderness; in the depth...naked and alone; surrounded by savage animals, and men still more savage. I was five hundred miles from the nearest European settlement. All these circumstances... | |
| John Todd - Conduct of life - 1799 - 200 pages
...the very heart of Africa. " Whichever way I turned, nothing appeared but danger and difficulty. I saw myself in the midst of a vast wilderness, in the depth...naked and alone, surrounded by savage animals, and men still more savage. I was five hundred miles from the nearest European settlement. All these circumstances... | |
| Mungo Park - Africa - 1807 - 594 pages
...wrth amazement and terror. Which ever way I turned, nothing appeared but danger and dfficulty. I saw myself in the midst of a vast wilderness, in the depth...naked and alone ; surrounded by savage animals, and men still more savage. I was five hundred miles from the nearest European settlement. All these circumstances... | |
| Mungo Park - Africa, West - 1813 - 374 pages
...with amazement and terror. Which ever 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 j surrounded by savage animals, and men still more savage. 1 was five hundred miles from the nearest... | |
| Charles Buck - Bible - 1815 - 430 pages
...providence of God. " Whichever way I turned, nothing appeared but danr ger and difficulty. . I saw myself in the midst of a vast wilderness; in the depth...naked and alone ; surrounded by savage animals, and men still more savage. I was five hundred miles from the nearest European settlement. All these circumstances... | |
| Mungo Park - Africa - 1816 - 576 pages
...with amazement and terror. Whichever way I turned, nothing appeared but danger and difficulty. I saw myself in the midst of a vast wilderness in the depth...naked and alone ; surrounded by savage animals, and men still more savage. I was five hundred miles from the nearest European settlement. All these circumstances... | |
| 1843 - 684 pages
...turned," says Mungo Park, in one of his travels, " nothing appeared but danger and difficulty. I saw myself in the midst of a vast wilderness, in the depth...naked and alone, surrounded by savage animals, and men still more savage. I was five hundred miles from the nearest European settlement. At this moment,... | |
| George Miller - 1826 - 864 pages
...turned,1" said this apparently, forlorn traveller, " nothing appeared but danger and difficulty. I saw myself in the midst of a vast wilderness, in the depth...naked and alone ; surrounded by savage animals, and men still more savage. I was five hundred miles from the nearest Euro-, pean settlement. All these... | |
| Thomas Dick - Christian ethics - 1828 - 478 pages
...touch that, or any other article, he would immediately shoot him dead on the spot. He was thus left in the midst of a vast wilderness, in the depth of the rainy season, naked and alone, without food, and without the means of procuring it ; surrounded by savage animals, and by men still... | |
| 1832 - 440 pages
...clothing. In this wretched situation he sat for some time looking around him with amazement and horror. " In the midst of a vast wilderness ; in the depth of...naked and alone ; surrounded by savage animals ; and men still more savage ; five hundred miles from the nearest European settlement" — all these circumstances... | |
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