 II was now so confident of a miraculous supply, that I neglected to walk out for my repast, which, after the first day, I expected with an impatience that left me little power of attending to any other object...  The Adventurer - Page 2391823Full view - About this book
 | English literature - 1773 - 394 pages
...any other objeft : this impatience, however, I laboured to fupprefs, and perfifted in my refolution ; but my eyes at length began to fail me, and my knees fmote each other ; I threw myfelf backward, and hoped my weaknefs would foon increafe to infenfibility.... | |
 | 1785 - 772 pages
...any other obiech this impatience, however, I laboured to fupprefs, and perfifted in my refolution¿ but my eyes at length began to fail me, and my knees fmo'.eeach other; I threw myfelf backward, and hoped my weaknefs would loon increafe to infenfibiiity.... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1790 - 1058 pages
...confident of a miraculous " fupply, that I neglefled to walk out for " my repart, which, after the firft day, I " expected with an impatience that left « me little power of attending to any other " obieft : this impatience, however, 1 lar " Loured to fupprefä, aad pcríiíícd in my " refolution... | |
 | 1792 - 822 pages
...any other objcft. This impatience, however, I laboured to fupprefs, and perlifted in my refutation ; but my eyes at length began to fail me, and my knees fmoie each other; I threw mylelf backward, and hoped my weaknefs would foon increafe to inlenfibility.... | |
 | Addison (pseud.) - Anecdotes - 1795 - 616 pages
...miraculous fupply, that I neglected to walk out for my repaft, which after the firft day, I expefted with an impatience that left me little power of attending to any other objeft. This impatience, however, I laboured to fupprefs, and.perfifted in my refolution ; but my eyes... | |
 | 302 pages
...miraculous fupply, that I negle&ed to walk out for my repair., which, after the firft day, 1 expedled with an impatience that left me little power of attending to any other objefir.. This impatience, however, I laboured to fupprefs, and periifled in my refolution ; but my... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 328 pages
...for thyself, is. not necessity, but devotion ? I was now so conTdent of a miraculous supply, that 1 neglected to walk out for my repast, which, after the first day, I < xpccu-d with an impatience that left me little power of attending to any other object: this impatience,... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 1082 pages
...when that « which prevents thee from procuring it " for thyself, is not necessity but devotion ? " I was now so confident of a miraculous " supply, that...to any other " object : this impatience, however, I la"'txmred to suppress, and persisted in my " resolution ; but my eyes at length began " to fail me,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Authors - 1816 - 298 pages
...confident of a miraculous fupply, that I neglected to walk out for my repaft, which, after the firft day, I expected with an impatience that left me little power of attending to any other objeft. This impatience, however, I laboured to fupprefs, and perfifted in my refolution : but my eyes... | |
 | Asia - 1818 - 762 pages
...with food, when that which prevents thee procuring it for thyself is not necessity, but devotion ?" I was now so confident of a miraculous supply, that I neglected to walk out for any repast, which after the first day I expected with an impatience that left me little power of attending... | |
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