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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 riveted me as if to the spot where I stood, and let the camels gain on me so much in my state... "
The tempest; or, An account of the nature, properties, dangers, and uses of ... - Page 97
by Tempest - 1848 - 277 pages
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The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal

1802 - 572 pages
...can give no name, thoug-h *urely one ingredient in it wns fear, with a considerable deal of wonticr and 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...
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Selim and Zaida: With Other Poems..

John Boyd Greenshields - 1800 - 174 pages
...to which I can give no name ; though surely one ingredient in it was fear, with a considerable deal of wonder and astonishment. It was in vain to think...flying ; the swiftest horse, or fastest sailing ship, coukl be "be of no use to carry us out of this danger; and the full persuasion of this, rivetted me...
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An Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages, Travels ..., Volume 11

William Fordyce Mavor - 1802 - 346 pages
...to which he can give no name, though surely one ingredient in it was fear, with a considerable deal of wonder and astonishment. It was in vain to think...flying ; the swiftest horse, or fastest sailing ship, could be of no use to carry them out of this danger, and the full persuasion of this rivetted him as'...
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The Monthly review. New and improved ser, Volume 38

1802 - 572 pages
...to which I can give no name, though surely one ingredient in it was fear, with a considerable deal of wonder and 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...
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Oriental Customs: Or, an Illustration of the Sacred Scriptures, by ..., Volume 1

Samuel Burder - 1804 - 444 pages
...to which I can give no name, though surely one ingredient in it was fear, with a considerable deal of wonder and astonishment It was in vain to think...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...
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Oriental Customs: Or an Illustration of the Sacred Scriptures, Volume 1

Samuel Burder - 1804 - 440 pages
...to which I can give no name, though surely one ingredient in it was fear, with a considerable deal of wonder and astonishment. It was in vain to think...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...
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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
...to which I can give no name, though surely one ingredient in it was fear, with a considerable, deal of wonder and 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...
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Thalaba the destroyer, Volume 1

Robert Southey - 1809 - 288 pages
...to which I can give no name ; though surely one ingredient in it was fear, with a considerable deal of wonder and astonishment. It was in vain to think...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...
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Untersuchungen über die Verschiedenheiten der Menschennaturen (die ..., Volume 1

Christoph Meiners - 1811 - 518 pages
...pillars of sand . . moving with great celerity, as others stalking on wifh a majestic slownefs ... 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 . . . They began immediately after sunrise, like...
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Oriental customs: or, An illustration of the Sacred scriptures by ..., Volume 1

Samuel Burder - 1812 - 442 pages
...to which I can give no name, though surely one ingredient in it was fear, with a considerable deal of wonder and astonishment. It was in vain to think...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, v rivetted me as...
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