| English instructor - 1801 - 272 Seiten
...one of these little sticks in his hand , and with a rusty nail he was etching another day of misery to add to the heap. As I darkened the little light he had , he lifted up a hopeless eye towards the door, then cast it down — shook his head , and went on with his work of... | |
| Dugald Stewart - 1802 - 610 Seiten
...with the difmal days and nights he had paffeJ " there : — he had one of thefe little flicks in his hand ** and with a rufty nail he was etching another...the little ** light he had, he lifted up a hopelefs eye_towards " the door, then caft it 'dov.'n — ,hook his head, and " went on with his work of r.iHJwlion."... | |
| Laurence Sterne - 1802 - 284 Seiten
...one of these little sticks in his hand, and with a rusty nail he was etching another day of misery to add to the heap. As I darkened the little light he had, he lifted up a hopeless eye towards the door, then cast it down — shook his head, and went on with his work of affliction.... | |
| Laurence Sterne - 1803 - 496 Seiten
...with the difmal days and nights he had puffed there: — -he had one of thefe little Iticks in his hand, and with a rufty nail he was etching another...hopelefs eye towards the door, then caft it down, — Ihook his head, and went on with his work of affliction . I heard his chains upon his legs, as... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1803 - 332 Seiten
...has twice bruised thee can only " bind them up for ever." Again, in his description of a captive. " As I darkened the little light he " had, he lifted up a hopeless eye toward the door, " then cast it down, shook his head, and went on " with his work of affliction.... | |
| William Enfield - 1804 - 418 Seiten
...one «f these little sticks in his hand , and with arnsty nail he was etching another day of mi»ery to add to the heap. As I darkened the little light he had*, he lifted up a hopeless eye towards the door, then cast it down — shook his head , and went on with his work of... | |
| William Enfield - 1805 - 456 Seiten
...over with the difmal days and nights he had pafled there—he had one of thefe little flicks in his hand, and with a rufty nail he was etching another...add to the heap. As I darkened the little light he hadi he lifted up a hopelefs eye towards the door, then caft it down—fhook his head, and went on... | |
| Sydney Melmoth - 1805 - 368 Seiten
...one of those little sticks in his hand, and with a rusty nail he was etching another day of misery to add to the heap. As I darkened the little light he had, he lifted up a hopeless eye towards the door, then cast it down — shook his head, and went on with his work of affliction.... | |
| 1806 - 360 Seiten
...and nights he had pafTed there. He had one of thofe little fticks in his hand; and, with a rufty nai^ was etching another day of mifery, to add to the heap....light he had, he lifted up a hopelefs eye towards the door—then caft it down —fhook his head—and went on with his work of affliction. I heard his chains... | |
| William Enfield - 1808 - 434 Seiten
...one of these little sticks in his hand, and with a rusty nail he was etching another clay of misery to add to the heap. As I darkened the little light he had, he lifted up a hopeless eye towards the dear, then cast it down — shook his head, and went on wit\ his work of affliction.... | |
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