 | English essays - 1739 - 346 pages
...to another, Surely, faid I, Man is but a Shadpw and Life a Dream. Whilft I was thus mufing, I caft my Eyes towards the Summit of a Rock that was not far from me, where I difcovened one m the Habit of a Shepherd, with a little mufical Instrument in his Hand. As I looked... | |
 | 1794 - 450 pages
...: and passing from one thought to another, surely, said I, ma-i is but a shadow, and life a dream. Whilst I was thus musing, I cast my eyes towards the...shepherd, with a little musical instrument in his hand. As I looked upon him he applied it to his 1ip4, and began to play upon it. The sound of it was exceedingly... | |
 | English instructor - English literature - 1801 - 272 pages
...and passing from one thought to another , surely , said I , man is but a shadow , and life a dream. Whilst I was 'thus musing , I cast my eyes towards...shepherd , with a little musical instrument in his hand. As I looked upon him , he applied it to his lips , and began to play upon it. The sound of it was exceeding... | |
 | English essays - 1803 - 466 pages
...and passing from one thought to another, " Surely," said I, "man is but a shadow, and life a dream." Whilst I was thus musing, I cast my eyes towards the...habit of a shepherd, with a little musical instrument ' See N° 1. JafcitOfr.-iK.t. in his hand. As I looked upon him he applied it to his lips, and began... | |
 | 1803 - 472 pages
...and passing from one thought to another, " Surely," said I, " man is but a shadow, and life a dream." Whilst I was thus musing, I cast my eyes towards the...habit of a shepherd, with a little musical instrument 1 See N° 1. in his hand. As I looked upon him he applied it to his lips, and began to play upon it.... | |
 | 1804 - 412 pages
...Surely, said I, man is but a shadow, and life a dream. Whilst I was thus musing, I cast my eyes tosvards the summit of a rock that was not far from me, where...shepherd, with a little musical instrument in his hand. As I VOL. ii. A looked looked upon him he applied it to his lips and began 10 play upon it. The sound... | |
 | Sydney Melmoth - English prose literature - 1805 - 368 pages
...life; and passing from one thought to another, surely, said I, man is but a shadow, and life a dream. Whilst I was thus musing, I cast my eyes towards the...that was not far from me, where I discovered one in the'habit of a shepherd, with a little musical instrument in his hand. As I looked upon him he applied... | |
 | Spectator The - 1808 - 348 pages
...life ; and parsing from one Bonght to another, Surely, .iM 1, man is hut a sha'^w, and life a dream. Whilst I was thus musing, I cast my eyes towards the...was not far from me, where I discovered one in the hahit of a shepherd, with a little masicai instrument in his hand. As I looked upon him he applied... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 322 pages
...and passing from one thought to another, " Surely," said I, " man is but a shadow, and life a dream." Whilst I was thus musing, I cast my eyes towards the...rock that was not far from me, where I discovered ene in the habit of a shepherd, with a little musical instrument in his hand. As I looked upon him... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 322 pages
...and passiwg from one thought to another, " Surely," said I, " man is but a shadow, and life a dream." Whilst I was thus musing, I cast my eyes towards the summit of a rock that was not fkr from me, where I discovered one in the habit of a shepherd, with a little musical instrument in... | |
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I was here airing myself on the tops of the mountains, I fell into a profound contemplation on the vanity of human life ; and passing from one thought to another, Surely, said I, man is but a shadow, and life a dream. 
