Instead of the comforts of a well-provided household, he had to lie down like a wild beast with nothing between him and the earth, with nothing between him and the sky, with nothing but an evil conscience to speak to him, and no face near save the haunting faces of those he had wronged.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I"
Marcus Dods
The agent went on to speak of civilization, its comforts.
"For Every Man A Reason"
Patrick Wilkins
Deprived as we were of most of the usual comforts of life, many things were taught us by the creatures about.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook