| Tobias Smollett - 1790 - 728 pages
...accuftomed to hardiliips. I have kmum both hunger and nakednefs to the Utmoft extremity of human fuffering. I have known what it is to have food given me as charity...to a madman ; and I have at times been obliged to flielter myfelf under the miferies of that character to avoid a heavier calamity. My diflrefles have... | |
| Tobias Smollett - 1790 - 734 pages
...and nakednefs 10 the utmotl extiemity of human fuffciiog. I have known. what it istr have food gi\ en me as charity to a madman ; and I have at times been obliged to flielu-r myfelf under the mileriee- of that 'character to avoid a heavier с ilamity. M) diltrcfles... | |
| James Anderson - 1791 - 422 pages
...nakednefs to the utrnoft extremity of human fufferings— have known what it is to have food given to me, as charity to a madman ; and I have at times been obliged to (belter myfelf under the miferies of that character, to avoid a heavier calamity. My diftreffcs have... | |
| Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1801 - 436 pages
...naJcednefs to the utmoft extremity of human filtering ; I have known what it is to hare food given me a* charity to a madman ; and I have at times been obliged to (heiter myfelf under the miferies of that character to avoid a heavier calamity. My diftrefieg have... | |
| 1801 - 432 pages
...accustomed to hardships," said he," on the morning of his departure to Africa;" " I have known both hunger and nakedness to the utmost extremity of human...known, what it is to have food given me as charity to a mailman j and I have at times been obliged to shelter myself under the miseries of that character,... | |
| 1817 - 592 pages
...accustomed to hardships,' said Ledyard, on the morning of his departure to Africa ; ' I have known both hunger and nakedness to the utmost extremity of human...miseries of that character, to avoid a heavier calamity : ray distresses have been greater than I ever owned, or ever will own, to any man. Such evils are... | |
| 1817 - 610 pages
...accustomed to hardships,' said Ledyard, on the morning of his departure to Africa; ' I have known both hunger and nakedness to the utmost extremity of human...miseries of that character, to avoid a heavier calamity : my distresses have been greater than I ever owned, or ever will own, to any man. Such evils are terrible... | |
| John Chauncey Pease, John Milton Niles - 1819 - 496 pages
...his setting out upon his African mission, he says," I am accustomed to hardships ; I have known both hunger and nakedness, to the utmost extremity of human...suffering ; I have known what it is to have food given to me as charity to a madman ; and I have, at times, been obliged to shelter myself under the miseries... | |
| Joseph Emerson Worcester - 1823 - 512 pages
...accustomed to hardships," said Ledyard, on the morning of his departure from London, " I have known both hunger and nakedness to the utmost extremity of human...miseries of that character, to avoid a heavier calamity : my distresses have been greater than I ever owned, or ever will own, to any man. Such evils are terrible... | |
| 1825 - 840 pages
...said he on one occasion, " have been greater than I have ever owned, or even will own to any man. I have known hunger and nakedness to the utmost extremity...food given me as charity to a madman ; and I have been at times obliged to shelter myself under the miseries of thut character to avoid a heavier calamity.... | |
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