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" On the fifth day of the moon, which, according to the custom of my forefathers, I always keep holy, after having washed myself and offered up my morning devotions, I ascended the high hills of Bagdat in order to pass the rest of the day in meditation... "
Geschichte der englischen Literatur: Bd. Das klassische Zeitalter, bearb ... - Page 319
by Hippolyte Taine - 1878
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The Spectator: ...

1718 - 348 pages
...up my « Morning Deydti'on*, I alcendeii the h:gh Hills of £<j,f</«, • in order to paft the reft of the Day^ in Meditation and • ' Prayer. As I was here airing my lelf on the Tops of the ' Mountains, I fell into a profound Contemplation on the ' Vanity <jf humane...
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The Moral Miscellany: Or, a Collection of Select Pieces, in Prose and Verse ...

English literature - 1773 - 394 pages
...and offered up my morning devotions, I afcended the high hills of Bagdat, in order to pals the reft of the day in meditation and prayer. As I was here airing myfelf on the tops of the mountains, I fell into a profound contemplation on the vanity of human life...
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The Little Female Orators, Or Nine Evenings Entertainment, with Observations

Young women - 1778 - 124 pages
...wafhed myfelf, and offered up ray Devodons, lafcended the high Hill of dat, in order to pafs the reft of the Day in Meditation and Prayer. As I was here airing myfelf on the Tops of the Mountain, I fell intoaprofound Contemplation on the Vanity of human Life,...
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Harrison's British Classicks, Volume 4

1786 - 694 pages
...and offered up my morning devotions, I afcended the high hills *f Bagdat, in order to pafs the reft of the day in meditation and prayer. As I was here airing mylelf on the tops of the mountains, I tell into a profound Contemplation on the лапку of human...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose, Selected ...

Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1790 - 1058 pages
...and offered cp my morning devotions, I afcendcd the high hills of Bagdat, in order to pafs the rea of the day in meditation and prayer. As I was here airing myfelf on the top's of tbt mountains, I fell into a profound contemplation on the vanity of human life...
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The Prose epitome; or, Extracts, elegant, instructive, and entertaining ...

Conduct of life - 1792 - 494 pages
...and offered up my morning devotions, I ifouijcd the high hills of Bagdat, in order to pals the reft of the day in meditation and prayer. As I was here, airing myfelf on the tops of the mountains, I fell into a profound contemplation on the vanity of human life...
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The Spectator, with Illustrative Notes: To which are Prefixed, the ..., Volume 3

1794 - 450 pages
...for them ; and shall begin with the first vision, which I have translated word for word as follows. ' On the fifth day of the moon, which according to the...my morning devotions, I ascended the high hills of Bagdat, in order^o pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer. As I was here airing myself on...
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Interesting Anecdotes, Memoirs, Allegories, Essays, and Poetical ..., Volume 2

Addison (pseud.) - Anecdotes - 1794 - 564 pages
...my morning devotions, I afcended up the ( 213 ) the high hills of Bagdad, in order to pafs the reft of the day in meditation and prayer. As I was here airing myfelf on the top of the mountains, I fell into a profound contemplation on the vanity of human life;...
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A Real Treasure for the Pious Mind

Devotional literature - 1797 - 110 pages
...and offered up my morning deTotions, I af? cended the high hills of Bagdat, in order to pafs the reft of the day in meditation and prayer. As I was here airing myfelf on the tops of the mountains, I fell into a profound contemplation on the vanity of human life...
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The works of Robert Burns; with an account of his life, and a ..., Volume 2

Robert Burns - 1800 - 520 pages
...idea to a word of three syllables : " On the " 5th day of the moon, which, according to the cus" tom of my fore-fathers, I always keep holy, after " having washed myself, and offered up my morn" ing devotions, I ascended the high hill of " Bagdat, in order to pass the rest of the day in...
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