 Thus fear of danger is ten thousand times more terrifying than danger itself, when apparent to the eyes; and we find the burden of anxiety greater, by much, than the evil which we are anxious about...  All the Year Round - Page 1731868Full view - About this book
 | Daniel Defoe - 1808 - 628 pages
...apprehensions which had so over-run my mind were fresh upon me, and my head was full of vapours, as ahove. Thus fear of danger is ten thousand times more terrifying...itself, when apparent to the eyes; and we find the hurden of anxiety greater hy much than the evil which we are anxious ahout; hut, which was worse than... | |
 | Daniel Defoe - 1810 - 348 pages
...apprehensions which had so over-run my mind were fresh upon me, and my head was full of Vapours, as above. Thus fear of danger is ten thousand times more terrifying...itself, when apparent to the eyes ; and we find the burden of anxiety, greater by much than the evil which we are anxious about : but, which was worse... | |
 | Daniel Defoe - 1836 - 406 pages
...apprehensions which had so overrun my mind were fresh upon me, and my head was full of vapours as above. Thus fear of danger is ten thousand times more terrifying...itself, when apparent to the eyes; and we find the burden of anxiety greater, by much, than the evil which we are anxious about : and, which was worse... | |
 | Daniel Defoe, Henry Stebbing - Castaways - 1838 - 562 pages
...apprehensions which had so overrun my mind were fresh upon me, and my head was full of vapours, as above. Thus fear of danger is ten thousand times more terrifying...itself when apparent to the eyes ; and we find the burden of anxiety greater by much, than the evil which we are anxious about ; but, which was worse... | |
 | Daniel Defoe - 1840 - 416 pages
...apprehensions which had so overrun my mind were fresh upon me, and my head was full of vapours, as above. Thus fear of danger is ten thousand times more terrifying...itself, when apparent to the eyes ; and we find the burden of anxiety, greater by much than the evil which we are anxious about : but, which was worse... | |
 | Daniel Defoe - 1840 - 1024 pages
...apprehensions which had so overrun my mind were fresh upon me, and my head was full of vapours, as above. Thus fear of danger is ten thousand times more terrifying...itself when apparent to the eyes, and we find the burden of anxiety greater by much than the evil which we are anxious about ; but, which was worse than... | |
 | Daniel Defoe - 1841 - 698 pages
...apprehensions which had so overrun my mind were fresh upon me, and my head was full of vapours, as above. Thus hey loitered about, fetched turtles' eggs, and caught...birds ; In a word, anything but labour ; and they f burden of anxiety greater by much than the evil which we are anxious about ; but, which was worse than... | |
 | Daniel Defoe - 1841 - 728 pages
...inhabiting. mind were fresh upon me, and my head was full of vapours, as above. Thus fear of danger is j ten thousand times more terrifying than danger itself when apparent to the eyes, and we find the burden of aniiety greater by much than the evil which we are anxious about ; but, which was worse than... | |
 | Daniel Defoe - Shipwreck survival - 1847 - 946 pages
...apprehensions which had so over-run my mind were fresh upon me, and my head was full of vapours, as above. Thus fear of danger is ten thousand times more terrifying...itself, when apparent to the eyes ; and we find the burden of anxiety greater by much than the evil which we are anxious about ; but, which was worse than... | |
 | Daniel Defoe - 1862 - 366 pages
...apprehensions which had so overrun my mind were fresh upon me, and my head was full of vapours, as above. Thus fear of danger is ten thousand times more terrifying...itself when apparent to the eyes ; and we find the burden of anxiety greater, by much, than the evil which we are anxious about; and, which was worse... | |
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