 | 1843 - 488 páginas
...considerable deal of wonder and astonishment. It was in vain to think of flying ; the swiftest horses would be of no use to carry us out of this danger, and the full conviction of this riveted me to the spot." Adanson, in crossing the river Gambia from the Great Desert,... | |
 | Graham Hutchison - 1843 - 684 páginas
...name, though surely one ingredient in it was fear, with a considerable deal of wonder and astonishment. It was in vain to think of flying ; the swiftest horse, or fleetest sailing ship could be of no use to carry us out of this danger; and the full conviction of... | |
 | 1844 - 384 páginas
...considerable deal of wonder and astonishment. It was in vain to think of flying ; the swiftest horse would be of no use to carry us out of this danger, and the full conviction of this riveted me to the spot." A similar account of these moving pillars of sand is given... | |
 | J. T. Bannister - 1844 - 650 páginas
...that one ingredient in it was fear, with a considerable deal of wonder and astonishment. He declares it was in vain to think of flying; the swiftest horse, or fastest-sailing ship, could be of no use to carry them out of this danger : and the full persuasion... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1845 - 848 páginas
...to think of flying, the swiftest horse, or the fastest sailing ship, could be of no use to carry u» ea-birds scream 'd as they wheel'd round, And there was joyaunce in to the spot where I stood. " On the 15th, the same appearance of moving pillars of sand presented themselves... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1845 - 848 páginas
...think of flying, the swiftest horse, or the fastest sailing ship, could be of no use to carry u* out rf this danger, and the full persuasion of this riveted me as if to the spot where I stood. " On the 15th, the same appearance of moving pillan of Mad presented themselves... | |
 | Lyman Cobb - 1845 - 252 páginas
...in number and less in size. They came several times in a direction upon us, that is, I believe, 4. It was in vain to think of flying; the swiftest horse or the fastest sailing ship could be of no use to carry us out of this danger; and the full persuasion... | |
 | William Reid - 1846 - 626 páginas
...name, though surely one ingredient in it was fear, and a considerable deal of wonder and astonishment. It was in vain to think of flying : the swiftest horse, or fastest sailing ship, would have been of no use to have carried us out of the danger. " 15th Nov. At 7 AM, we left Waadi... | |
 | 1847 - 412 páginas
...considerable degree of wonder and astonishment. It was vain to think of flying: the swiftest horse would be of no use to carry us out of this danger, and the full conviction of this riveted me to the spot," Adanson, in crossing the river Gambia from the Great Desert,... | |
 | Mary Fawler Maude - 1848 - 412 páginas
...name, though surely one ingredient in it was fear, with a considerable deal of wonder and astonishment. It was in vain to think of flying. The swiftest horse,...danger, and the full persuasion of this riveted me as if to the spot where I stood, and let the camels gain on me so much in my state of lameness, that it was... | |
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It was in vain to think of flying ; the swiftest horse, or fastest sailing ship could be of no use to carry us out of this danger; and the full persuasion of this rivetted me as if to the spot where I stood, and let the camels gain on me so much in my... 
