| 1828 - 638 pages
...morning of his departure from London, June 30th, 1788, he said to the secretary of the Association " my distresses have been greater than I have ever owned,...yet had power to turn me from my purpose. If I live, 1 will faithfully perform, in its utmost extent, my engagements to the Society; and if I perish in... | |
| Robert Smith - 1829 - 432 pages
...this paragraph of a letter to his mother, sent when he was about to depart from London for Egypt:— under the miseries of that character, to avoid a heavier calamity. My diitrestet have been greater than I have ever trumeil, or ever -mill o-am to any man,' I cannot conclude... | |
| George Lillie Craik - 1831 - 438 pages
...suffering. I have known what it is to have food given me as charity to a madman j and I have at times been obliged to shelter myself under the miseries...never yet had power to turn me from my purpose. If 1 live, I will faithfully perform, in its utmost extent, iny engagement to the society ; and I if perish... | |
| 1832 - 602 pages
...suffering. I have known what it is to have food given me as charity to a madman ; and I have at times been obliged to shelter myself under the miseries of that character, to avoid a greater calamity.' Such were the words of Ledyard, and his performances had been no less remarkable.... | |
| Richard Lander, John Lander - 1832 - 412 pages
...suffering. I have known what it is to have food given me as charity to a madman ; and 1 have at times been obliged to shelter myself under the miseries of that character, to avoid a greater calamity." Such were the words of Ledyard, and his performances had been no less remarkable.... | |
| Richard Lander, John Lander, Alexander Bridport Becher - 1832 - 352 pages
...suffering. I have known what it is to have food given me as charity to a madman; and I have at times been obliged to shelter myself under the miseries of that character, to avoid a greater calamity.' Such were the words of Ledyard, and his performances had been no less remarkable.... | |
| 1834 - 602 pages
...suffering. 1 have known what it is to have food given me as charity to a madman ; and 1 have at times been obliged to shelter myself under the miseries...terrible to bear; but they never yet had power to «urn me from my purpose. If I live, I will faithfully perform, in its utmost extent, my engagements... | |
| 1817 - 626 pages
...suffering : I have known what it is to have food given me as charity to a madman; and I have at times been obliged to shelter myself under the miseries...calamity : my distresses have been greater than I ever owned, or ever will own, to any man. Such evils are terrible to bear, but they never yet had power... | |
| 1839 - 526 pages
...suffering. I have known what it is to have food given as charity to a madman ; and I have at times been obliged to shelter myself under the miseries...they never yet had power to turn me from my purpose.' LEE, NATHANIEL, was born in the latter part of the 17th century. He was educated at Westminster school,... | |
| George Lillie Craik - 1840 - 288 pages
...suffering. I have known what it is to have food given me as charity to a madman ; and I have at times been obliged to shelter myself under the miseries...calamity. My distresses have been greater than I have owned, or ever will own, to any man. Such evils are terrible to bear ; but they never yet had power... | |
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