 | Midwife - 1750 - 302 pages
...and defpifed the petty Curiofity that led him on from Trifle to Trifle. While he was thus reflecting, the Air grew blacker, and a Clap of Thunder broke....yet in his Power, to tread back the Ground which he pafled, and try to find forrre Ifi.ue where the Wood might open into the Plain. He proftrated him/elf... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1752 - 328 pages
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 | Samuel Johnson - 1763 - 292 pages
...and defpifed the petty curiofity that led him on from trifle to trifle. While he was thus reflecting, the air grew blacker, and a clap of thunder broke...to do what remained yet in his power, to tread back trie ground which he had paffed, and try to find fome iiiue where the wood might open into the plain.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English essays - 1784 - 372 pages
...defpifed the petty curiofity ' that led him on from trifle to trifle. While he was thus reflecting, the air grew blacker, and a clap of thunder broke his meditation. He now rcfolvcd to do what remained yet in his power, to tread back the ground which he had pafled, and try... | |
 | 1785 - 596 pages
...that led him on from trifle to trifle. While he was thus reflecting, the air grew blacker, andaclap of thunder broke his meditation. He now refolved to...what remained yet in his power, to tread back the f round which he had parted, and try to nd fome imie where the wood might openinto the plain. He proftrated... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787
...and defpiled the petty curiolity that led him on from trifle to trifle. While he was thus reflecting, the air grew blacker, and a clap of thunder broke...the ground which he had pafled, and try to find fome iflue where the wood might open into the plain. He proftrated himfelf on the ground, and commended... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 466 pages
...and defpifed the petty curiofity that led him on from trifle to trifle. While he was thus reflecting, the air grew blacker, and a clap of thunder broke...tread back the ground which he had pafled, and try to fin I fome iflue where the wood might open into the plain. He proftrated himfelf on the ground,' and... | |
 | Periodicals - 1788 - 404 pages
...defpifed the petty curioiity that led •iim on from trifle to trifle. Wfiile he was thus reflecting, the air grew blacker, and a clap of thunder broke...tread back the ground which he had pafled, and try tofind fome itlje where the wood might onen into the plain. He proftrated himfelf on the ground, and... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1789 - 416 pages
...and defpiled the petty curiofiry that led him on from trifle to trifle. While he was thus reflecting, the air gr'ew blacker, and a clap of thunder broke...in his power, to tread back the ground which he had paffed, and try to find fome iffiie where the wood might open into the plain. He proftrated himfelf... | |
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... that led him on from trifle to trifle. While he was thus reflecting, the air grew blacker, and a clap of thunder broke his meditation. 
