 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. I heard his chains upon his legs, as he turned his body to lay his little stick upon the bundle....  Readings in English Prose of the Eighteenth Century - Sida 498redigerad av - 1911 - 724 sidorObegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | Laurence Sterne - 1780 - 360 sidor
...darkened the little 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....his legs, as he turned his body to lay his little flick upon the bundle.—He gave a deep figh—I faw the iron enter into his foul—I burft into tears——I... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1782 - 482 sidor
...the little light he had, he lifted up a hopelefs eye towards the door, then caft it down — Ihook his head, and went on with his work of affliction....his legs, as he turned his body to lay his little ftick upon the bundle — He gave a deep figh — I faw the iron enter into his foal — I burft into... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1782 - 168 sidor
...lit* .tie.light he had, he lifted up a. hopekfs eye towards the door, then caft it do.wja.. —fliook his head, and went on with his work of. affliction....his legs, as he turned his body to lay his little ftick upon the bundle—He gave a deep figh I faw the iron enter into. his foul—I. bur.ft into tears—I... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1783 - 408 sidor
...the little light he had, he " lifted up a hopelefs eye towards the door, then " caft it down, (hook his head, and went on with his " work of affliction....his " legs, as he turned his body to lay his little ftick " upon the bundle. He gave a deej> figh. I faw the " iron enter into his foul." It is eafy, but... | |
 | William Enfield - 1785 - 460 sidor
...the little light he had, he lifted np a hopelefs eye towards the door, then cafi it down — fhook his head, and went on with his work of affliction....his legs, as he turned his body to lay his little ftick upon the boodle— -He gave a deep %h — I faw the iron enter into his foul— I burft into... | |
 | William Scott - 1789 - 416 sidor
...the little light he had, he lifted up a hopelefs eve towards the door — then caft it down — fhook his head — and went on with his work of affliction....his legs, as he turned his body to lay his little ftick upon the bundle. He gave a deep ligh. — I faw the iron enter into his foul. — I burft into... | |
 | 680 sidor
...one of these little sticks in his hand, and with a rusty nail he was etching another day of mi?ery to add to the heap. As I darkened the little light...towards the door, then cast it down, shook his head, and then went on with his work of affliction. I heard the chains upon his legs, as ho turned his body to... | |
 | 1795 - 432 sidor
...these little sticks in his hand, and with a rusty nail he was etching another day of misery to add tc the heap. As I darkened the little light he had, he...his legs,. as he turned his body to lay his little sfiqk. upon. the bundle He gave a deep sigh—I saw the iron enter into his soul—I burst into tears—I... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1799 - 392 sidor
...the little light he had, he lifted up a hopelefs eye towards the door, then caft it down — fliook his head, and went on with his work of affliction....his legs, as he turned his body to lay his little (lick upon the bundle — He gave a deep figh — I faw the iron enter into -his foul — I burft into... | |
 | English instructor - 1801 - 272 sidor
...nights he had passed there — he had 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....bundle — He gave a deep sigh — I saw the iron enter into his soul — I burst into tears — I could not sustain the picture of confinement which my fancy... | |
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