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" It was in vain to think of flying ; the swiftest horse, or fastest sailing ship could be of no use to carry us out of this danger; and the full persuasion of this rivetted me as if to the spot where I stood, and let the camels gain on me so much in my... "
A collection of interesting and instructive lessons, intended as a sequel to ... - Page 28
by James Campbell (teacher of English.) - 1832
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The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal

1802 - 572 pages
...astonishment. It was in vain to think of flying; the swiftest horse, or fastest sailing ship, co«ld he of no us.e to carry us out of this danger, and the full persuasion of this rivelte'l iv.e as if to the spot where I stood, and let the camels gain on me so much in my state of...
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Selim and Zaida: With Other Poems..

John Boyd Greenshields - 1800 - 174 pages
...astonishment. It was in vain to think of flying ; the swiftest horse, or fastest sailing ship, coukl be "be of no use to carry us out of this danger; and...this, rivetted me as if to the spot where I stood. "—" The same appearance of moving pillars of sand presented themselves to us this day, in form and...
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The Monthly review. New and improved ser, Volume 38

1802 - 572 pages
...astonishment. It was in vain to think of flying; the swiftest hoise, or fastest sailing bhip, could be of no use to carry us out of this danger, and the full persuasion of this rivctted me as if to the spot where I stood, and let the camels gain on me so much in my state of lameness,...
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Monthly Review; Or Literary Journal Enlarged

Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1802 - 572 pages
...astonishment. It was in vain to thjnk of flying; the swiftest horse, or fastest sailing ship, could he of no use to carry us out of this danger, and the full persuasion qf this riyetted me as if to the spot where I stood, and let the camels gain on me so much in my state...
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Oriental Customs: Or, an Illustration of the Sacred Scriptures, by ..., Volume 1

Samuel Burder - 1804 - 444 pages
...astonishment It was in vain to think of flying ; the swiftest horse, or fastest sailing ship, could be of no use to carry us out of this danger, and the...it was with some difficulty I could overtake them." (Travels, vol. iv. p. 553-) If this quotation is allowed to explain the imagery used by Job, we see...
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Oriental Customs: Or, An Illustration of the Sacred Scriptures by ..., Volume 1

Samuel Burder - 1807 - 438 pages
...sailing ship, could be of no use to cany us out of this danger, and the full persuasion of this ri vetted me as if to the spot where I stood, and let the camels...it was with some difficulty I could overtake them." (Travels, vol. iv. p. 553.) If this quotation is allowed to explain the imagery used by Job, we see...
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Oriental Customs: Or an Illustration of the Sacred Scriptures, Volume 1

Samuel Burder - 1804 - 440 pages
...astonishment. It was in vain to think of flying ; the swiftest horse, or fastest sailing ship, could be of no use to carry us out of this danger, and the...as if to the spot where I stood, and let the camels g;iin on me so much in my state of lameness, that it was with some difficulty I could overtake them."...
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A General View of the Natural History of the Atmosphere: And of ..., Volume 1

Henry Robertson (M.D.) - 1808 - 452 pages
...astonishment. It was in vain to think of flying ; the swiftest horse, or fleetest sailing ship, could be of no use to carry us out of this danger ; and the full conviction of this, ri vetted me as if to the spot where I stood." Again he remarks, " The same appearance...
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Thalaba the destroyer, Volume 1

Robert Southey - 1809 - 288 pages
...astonishment. It was in vain to think of flying, the swiftest horse, or fastest sailing ship, could be of no use to carry us out of this danger, and the...this rivetted me as if to the spot where I stood. On the 15th, the same appearance of moving pillars of sand presented themselves to us, only they seemed...
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Thalaba the destroyer, Volume 1

Robert Southey - 1809 - 292 pages
...astonishment. It was in vain to think of flying, the swiftest horse, or fastest sailing ship, could be of no use to carry us out of this danger, and the full persuasion of this riveited me as if to the spot where I stood. Un the 15th, the same appearance of moving pillars of...
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