 | John Russell (painter.) - 1748 - 324 pages
...have the fatisfaftion of feeing that fhe *' was not the occafion of mine. But I abfblutely " refufed to leave her, and taking her by the ** hand, I led her on : me complied with great w reluftance, and not without many reproaches to ** herfelf for retarding... | |
 | Midwife - 1750 - 302 pages
...could have the Satisfaction of feeing that fhe was not the Occsfion of mine. But I absolutely refofed to leave her, and taking her by the Hand, I led her on : She compliad with great Reludlance, and not without many Reproaches to herfelf, for retarding my Flight.... | |
 | Pliny (the Younger.), William Melmoth - Latin letters - 1757 - 390 pages
...could have the fatisfadtion of feeing that me was not the occafion of mine. But I abfolutely refufed to leave her, and taking her by the hand, I led her on: me complied with great reluctance, and not without many reproaches to herfelf for retarding my flight.... | |
 | Edward T W. Polehampton - Astronomy - 1815 - 568 pages
...But I absolutely refused to leave her, and taking her * An islanjl near Naples, now called Capri. Z3 by the hand, I led her on ; she complied with great...reluctance, and not without many reproaches to herself for retarding my flight. The ashes now began to fall upon us, though in no great quantity. 1 turned my... | |
 | Edward Polehampton - 1815 - 592 pages
...impossible ; however, she would willingly meet death, if she could have the satisfaction of seeing that she was not the occasion of mine. But I absolutely refused to leave her, and taking her * An island near Naples, now called Capri. !.v the hand, I led her on ; she complied with great reluctance,... | |
 | Edward Polehampton, John Mason Good - Natural history - 1818 - 590 pages
...refused to leave her, and taking her * An iiland near Naples, now called Capri. by the hand, I led tier on ; she complied with great reluctance, and not without many reproaches to herself for retarding my flight. The ashes now began to fall upon us, though in no great quantity. 1 turned my... | |
 | Edwin Atherstone - 1824 - 358 pages
...impossible ; however, she should willingly meet death, if she could have the satisfaction of seeing that she was not the occasion of mine. But I absolutely...reluctance, and not without many reproaches to herself for retarding my flight. The ashes now began to fall upon us, though in no great quantity. I turned my... | |
 | Picture gallery - 1824 - 234 pages
...that she was not the cause of mine. But I resolutely refused to leave her, and taking her by the hand, led her on. She complied with great reluctance, and...to herself, for being the occasion of retarding my Sight. " ' The ashes now began to fall upon us, though in no great quantity. I turned my head, and... | |
 | 1830 - 570 pages
...impossihle; however, she would willingly meet with death, if she could have the satisfaction of seeing that she was not the occasion of mine. But I absolutely...reluctance, and not without many reproaches to herself for retarding my flight. The ashes now began to fall upon us, though in no great quantity. I turned my... | |
 | William Clarke (architect.) - Pompeii (Extinct city) - 1836 - 358 pages
...sort impossible. However she would willingly meet death, if she could have the satisfaction of seeing that she was not the occasion of mine. But I absolutely...reluctance, and not without many reproaches to herself for retarding my flight. The ashes now began to fall upon us though in no great quantity. I turned my head,... | |
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My mother strongly conjured me to make my escape at any rate, which, as I was young, I might easily do : as for herself, she said, her age and corpulency rendered all attempts of that sort impossible. However she would willingly meet death, if she could... 
