 | Andrew St. John - 1808 - 334 pages
...length directed his flight towards the opposite shores of Africa. Sir Aldoran slowly and despondingly returned to his child, whom he had no longer the means...wretched father only arrived in time to behold the boy, his last surviving hope and only consolation, snatched from him by a tremendous unicorn ! The Knight... | |
 | George Ellis - 1848 - 642 pages
...constantly towering as he approached the sea, at length directed his flight towards the opposite shore of Africa. Sir Isumbras slowly returned to his child,...whom he had no longer the means of feeding; but the wretehed father only arrived in time to behold the boy snatehed from him by a unicorn. The knight was... | |
 | George Ellis - 1848 - 658 pages
...constantly towering as he approached the sea, at length directed his flight towards the opposite shore of Africa, Sir Isumbras slowly returned to his child,...whom he had no longer the means of feeding; but the wretehed father only arrived in time to behold the boy snatehed from him by a unicorn. The knight was... | |
 | George Ellis, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps - 1848 - 648 pages
...constantly towering as he approached the sea, at length directed his flight towards the opposite shore of Africa. Sir Isumbras slowly returned to his child, whom he had no longer the means of fceding; but the wretehed father only arrived ia time to bchold the boy snatehed from him by a unicorn.... | |
 | 1900 - 432 pages
...constantly towering as he approached the sea, at length directed his flight towards the opposite shore of Africa. Sir Isumbras slowly returned to his child,...that even the grief of the father was nearly absorbed by the contrition. of the sinner. He fell on his knees and uttered a most fervent prayer to Jesus and... | |
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... moment, perceived the theft, and for some time hastily pursued the flight of the bird, who, he expected, would speedily drop the heavy and useless burthen ; but he was disappointed ; for the eagle, constantly towering as he approached the sea, at... 