 It was but one gloomy subject from morning to night. In the daytime I was uneasy. In the night I had little rest. I sometimes never closed my eyelids for grief. It became now not so much a trial for academical reputation, as for the production of a work...  The Eclectic review. vol. 1-New [8th] - Page 9301808Full view - About this book
 | 1808 - 556 pages
...the night 1 had little relt : I fometimes never clofed my eye-lids for fcrief. It became now not fo much a trial for academical reputation, as for the production of a work which mignt be uftful to injured Africa ; and keeping this idea in my mind, even after the pemfal of Benezet,... | |
 | Thomas Clarkson - Abolitionists - 1808 - 598 pages
...subject from morning to night. In tlie day-time I was uneasy. In the night I had little rest. 1 sometimes never closed my eye-lids for grief. It became now...keeping this idea in my mind ever after the perusal of Be-. nezet, I always slept with a candle in my room, that I might rise out of bed and put down such... | |
 | English literature - 1808 - 546 pages
...from morning till night. In the day-time I was uneasy: in the night I had little rest: I sometimes never closed my eye-lids for grief. It became now...injured Africa ; and keeping this idea in my mind, even after the perusal of IJenezet, I always slept with a candle in my loom, that I might rise out... | |
 | Enos Bronson - Literature, Modern - 1809 - 494 pages
...from morning till night. In the day time I was uneasy. In the night I had little rest. I sometimes never closed my eyelids for grief. It became now not...injured Africa ; and keeping this idea in my mind, even after the perusal of Benezet, I always slept with a candle in my room, that 1 might rise out of... | |
 | 1809 - 914 pages
...the day time I was uneasy. In the night 1 had little rest. I sometimes never closed my eyelids tor grief. It became now not so much a trial for academical...injured Africa ; and keeping this idea in my mind, even after the perusal of Bene/et, I always slept with a candle in my room, that I might rise out of... | |
 | Arthur Aikin - 1809 - 832 pages
...subject from morning to night. In the day-time I was uneasy. In the night I had little rest. I sometimes never closed my eye-lids for grief. It became now...reputation, as for the production of a work, which might be iiseiful to injured Africa. And keeping this idea in my mind ever after the perusal of Benezet, I always... | |
 | Early English newspapers - 1809 - 890 pages
...never closed ray eye-lids for grief. It l:e«iiiue now -not so much a trial for academical roi.utiition as for the production of a work which might be useful to injured Africa." This idea prevailed hi the mind of the Author incessantly; and he even kept a candle burning iu hi*... | |
 | Baptists - 1833 - 624 pages
...subject from morning to night» In the day-time I was uneasy. In the night I had little rest. I sometimes never closed my eye-lids for grief. It became now...useful to injured Africa. And keeping this idea in ray mind ever after the perusal of Benezet, 1 always slept with a candle in my room, that I might rue... | |
 | Catharine Esther Beecher - Abolitionists - 1837 - 166 pages
...subject from morning to night. In the day-time I was uneasy; in the night I had little rest. I sometimes never closed my eyelids for grief. It became now not...so much a trial for academical reputation, as for * History of the Abolition of the Slave Trade. F the production of a work which might be useful to... | |
 | Catharine Esther Beecher - Abolitionists - 1837 - 164 pages
...subject from morning to night. In the day-time I was uneasy ; in the night I had little rest. I sometimes never closed my eyelids for grief. It became now not...so much a trial for academical reputation, as for * History of the Abolition of the Slave Trade. f the production of a work which might be useful to... | |
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