 | William Weber, Lee J. T. White, Lisa Naughton-Treves, Amy Vedder - 2001 - 620 Seiten
...my fate as certain, and that I had no alternative, but to lie down and perish At this moment . . . the extraordinary beauty of a small moss, in fructification, irresistibly caught my eye . . . for though the whole plant was not larger than the top of my fingers, I could not contemplate... | |
 | Debbie Lee - 2017 - 314 Seiten
...surrounded by savage animals, and men still more savage. ... At this moment, painful as my reflections were, the extraordinary beauty of a small moss, in fructification, irresistibly caught my eye. I mention this to shew from what trifling circumstances the mind will sometimes derive consolation; for though the whole... | |
 | Lydia Wevers - 2002 - 246 Seiten
...I had no alternative but to lie down and perish ... At this moment, painful as my reflections were, the extraordinary beauty of a small moss in fructification, irresistibly caught my eye . . . Can that being (thought I) who planted, watered and brought to perfection, in this obscure part... | |
 | 1878 - 396 Seiten
...painful as my reflections were, the extraordinary beauty of a small moss in flower irresistibly canght my eye. I mention this to show from what trifling circumstances the inind will sometimes derive consolation ; for, though the whole plant was not larger than the top of... | |
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At this moment, painful as my reflections were, the extraordinary beauty of a small moss in fructification irresistibly caught my eye. 
