 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.  A universal geography - Page 45by Thomas Milner - 1850Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Africa - 1844 - 352 pages
...around me 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...hundred miles from the nearest European settlement. All these circumstances crowded at once on my recollection, and I confess that my spirits began to... | |
 | William Russell, John Goldsbury - Elocution - 1845 - 292 pages
...me 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...hundred miles from the nearest European settlement. 'All these circumstances crowded at once on niy recollection ; and I confess that my spirits began... | |
 | Encyclopaedia - 1845 - 838 pages
...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 moss, in fructification, irresistibly caught my eye. 1 mention this to show from what trifling circumstances... | |
 | William Russell, John Goldsbury - Elocution - 1845 - 300 pages
...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 moss in fructification, irresistibly caught my eye. I mention this, to show from what trifling circumstances... | |
 | Charlotte Elizabeth Tonna - 1846 - 610 pages
...around me in amazement and terror. Whichever way I turned, nothing appeared but danger and difficulty. I saw myself in the midst of a vast wilderness, in...by savage animals, and men still more savage. I was 500 miles from the nearest European settlement. All these circumstances crowded at once upon my recollection... | |
 | Robert Murray M'Cheyne, Andrew Alexander Bonar - Sermons, English - 1846 - 640 pages
...GREEN MOSS IN THE AFRICAN DESERT. "Whatever way I turned, nothing appeared but danger and difficulty I saw myself in the midst of a vast wilderness, in...rainy season, naked and alone, surrounded by savage nnimals, and men still more savage. I was five hundred miles from the nearest European settlement.... | |
 | 1846 - 544 pages
...appeared but danger and difficulty. I saw myself in a vast wilderness, and five hundred miles from any European settlement. At this moment, painful as my...reflections were, the extraordinary beauty of a small moss in fructification irresistibly caught my eye. Can that Being, thought I, who planted, watered, and... | |
 | George Luxford, Edward Newman - Botany - 1846 - 388 pages
...down to rest his weary limbs, and ponder on his destitute condition. ' At this moment,' he says, ' 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, I could not contemplate... | |
 | Garland - 1847 - 104 pages
...light On Afric's barren land ; * " Whatever way I turned, nothing appeared but danger and difficulty. I saw myself in the midst of a vast wilderness, in...nearest European settlement. At this moment, painful as iny reflections were, the extraordinary beauty of a small moss in fructification irresistibly caught... | |
 | Robert Murray M'Cheyne - 1847 - 480 pages
...GREEN MOSS IN THE AFRICAN DESERT. " Whatever way I turned, nothing appeared but danger and difficulty. I saw myself in the midst of a vast wilderness, in...nearest European settlement. At this moment, painful as mjr reflections were, the extraordinary beauty of a small moss in fructification irresistibly caught... | |
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