 ... for the supports of his body were easily attained, but the eager longings for seeing again the face of man, during the interval of craving bodily appetites, were hardly supportable. He grew dejected, languid, and melancholy, scarce able to refrain...  The Gleaner: A Series of Periodical Essays - Pagina 5geredigeerd door - 1811Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Sir Richard Steele - 1714 - 444 pagina’s
...melancholy, fcarce able to refrain from doing himfclf Violence, till by Degrees, by the Force of Reafon, and frequent reading of the Scriptures, and turning...reconciled to his Condition. When he had made this Conqueft, the Vigour of his Health, Difengagement from the World, a conftant, chearful, (erene Sky,... | |
 | Walter Wilson - 1830 - 718 pagina’s
...to refrain from doing himself Tiolence, till by degrees, by the force of reason and frequent reading the Scriptures, and turning his thoughts upon the...grew thoroughly reconciled to his condition. When he bad made this conquest, the vigour of his health, disengagement from the world, a constant cheerful... | |
 | Walter Wilson - 1830 - 716 pagina’s
...to refrain from doing himself violence, till by degrees, by the force of reason and frequent reading the Scriptures, and turning his thoughts upon the study of navigation, after the space of eighteen mouths, he grew thoroughly reconciled to his condition. When he had made this conquest, the vigour... | |
 | Walter Wilson - 1830 - 718 pagina’s
...appetites, were hardly supportable. He grew dejected, languid, and melancholy, scarce able to refrain from doing himself violence, till by degrees, by the force of reason and frequent reading the Scriptures, and turning his thoughts upon the study of navigation, after the space of eighteen... | |
 | Daniel Defoe - 1840 - 1024 pagina’s
...appetites, were hardly supportable. He grew dejected, languid, and melancholy, scarce able to refrain from doing himself violence, till by degrees, by the force of reason and frequent reading the Scriptures, and turning ' his thoughts upon the study of navigation, after the space of eighteen... | |
 | Daniel Defoe - 1841 - 698 pagina’s
...appetites, were hardly supportable. He grew dejected, languid, and melancholy, scarce able to refrain from e did ; so a servant was sent up with a candle with him to show him the room. He was the Scriptures, and turning his thoughts upon the study of navigation, after the space of eighteen... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 580 pagina’s
...appetites, were hardly supportable. He grew dejected, languid, and melancholy, scarce able to refrain from doing himself violence, till by degrees, by the force of reason and frequent reading the Scriptures, and turning his thoughts upon the study of navigation, after the space of eighteen... | |
 | Half hours - 1856 - 676 pagina’s
...degrees, by tho foree of reason and frequent reading the Scriptures, and turning his thoughts upon tho study of navigation, after the space of eighteen months,...disengagement from the world, a constant cheerful serene aky, and a temjierato air, made his life one continual feast, and his being much more joyful than it... | |
 | Book - 1868 - 168 pagina’s
...appetites, were hardly supportable. He grew dejected, languid and melancholy, scarce able to refrain from doing himself violence, till by degrees, by the force of reason and frequent reading the Scriptures, and turning his thoughts upon the study of navigation, after the space of eighteen... | |
 | School board readers - 1872 - 328 pagina’s
...appetites, were hardly supportable. He grew dejected, languid, and melancholy, scarce able to refrain from doing himself violence, till by degrees, by the force of reason, and frequent reading the Scriptures, and turning his thoughts upon the study of navigation, after the space of eighteen... | |
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