In a year the wings were finished, and, on a morning appointed, the maker appeared furnished for flight on a little promontory : he waved his pinions a while to gather air, then leaped from his stand, and in an instant dropped into the lake. History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia - Seite 19von Samuel Johnson - 1895 - 179 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 324 Seiten
...fuftained him in the water, and the prince drew him to land, half dead with terror and vexation. CHAP. VII. THE PRINCE FINDS A MAN OF LEARNING. THE prince was not much afflifted by this difafter, having fuffered himftlf to hope for a happier event, only becaufe he had... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 560 Seiten
...ftand, and in an inftant dropped into the lake. His wings, which were of no ufe in the air, fuftained him in the water, and the prince drew him to land, half dead with terror and vexation. CHAP. VII. THE PRINCE FINDS A MAN OF LEARNING. *TPHE prince was not much afflicted by this diiafter,... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 534 Seiten
...(land, and in an inftant dropped into the lake. His wings, which were of no ufe in the air, fuftained him in the water, and the prince drew him to land, half dead with terror and vexation. CHAP. VII. THE PRINCE FINDS A MAN OF LEARNING. HE prince was not much afflifted by thrs difafter, having... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 Seiten
...an inftant dropped into the lake. His wings, which were of no ufe in the air, iuftained him C 2 in in the water, and the prince drew him to land, half dead with terror and vexation. CHAP. VII. f HE PRINCE FINDS A MAN OF LEARNING. >T*HE prince was not much afflicted by this difafler,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1790 - 318 Seiten
...ftand, and in an inftant dropped into the lake. His wings, which were of no ufe in the air, fuftained him in the water, and the prince drew him to land, half dead with terror and vexation. CHAP. VII. THE PRINCE FINDS A MAN OP LEARNING. E prince was not much afflicted by this difafter, having... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 586 Seiten
...ftand, and in an inftant dropped into the lake. His wings, which were of no ufe in the air, fuftained him in the water, and the prince drew him to land, half dead with terror and vexation* CHAP. VII. THE PRINCE FINDS A MAN OF LEARNING. f I > HE prince was not much afflicted by this .v, difafter,... | |
| 1793 - 522 Seiten
...Hand, and in an inftant dropped into the lake. His wings, which were of no ufe in the air, fuftained him in the water, and the Prince drew him to land, half dead with terror and vexation." Dunbar's Роевд is entitled the Ffryet Frier of Tungland, « Such ** Such, with its appendages,... | |
| George Adams - 1794 - 606 Seiten
...in an inftant droppe'd into the hke : his. wines.. wings, which were of no ufe in the air, fuftained him in the water, and the prince drew him to land half dead with terror and vexation." OF THE DIVING BELL. In order to facilitate our power of remaining on the furface of water, or of breathing... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 462 Seiten
...inftant dropped into the lake. His wings, which were of no ufe in the air, fuftained him <. •> i '* in the water, and the prince drew him to land, half dead with terrour and vexation. CHAP. VII. THE PRINCE FINDS A MAN OF LEARNING. . rTT HE prince was not much afflicted... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 162 Seiten
...appointed, the maker appeared furnished for flight,. on a little promontory: he waved his pinions awhile to Gather air, then leaped from his stand, and in an...drew him to land, half dead with terror and vexation. CHAP. VII. THE PRINCE FINDS A MAN. OF LEARNING. THE prince was not much afflicted by this disaster,... | |
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