 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 pages
...fifth day of the moon, which according to the custom of my forefathers I always kept holy, after having washed myself, and offered up my morning devotions,...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 far from... | |
 | Joseph Addison - English literature - 1811 - 508 pages
...custom of my forefathers I always kept holy, after having washed myself, and offered up my rooming devotions, I ascended the high hills of Bagdat, in...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 far from... | |
 | Nicolas Gouin Dufief - Commercial correspondence, Spanish - 1811 - 606 pages
...vest of the day in meditation and prayer. As I was here airing myself on the tops of the mountains, 1 fell into a profound contemplation on the vanity of...another, Surely, said I, man is but a shadow, and life a dream. Whilst I was thus musing, 1 cast my eyes towards the summit of a rock that was not far from... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 312 pages
...day of the moon, which, according to the custom of my forefathers, I aways keep holy, after having washed myself, and offered up my morning devotions,...fell into a profound contemplation on the vanity of human-life ; and passing from one thought to another, ' Surely,' Raid I, ' man is but a shadow, and... | |
 | William Godwin - Gods, Greek - 1814 - 342 pages
...after having washed myself, and offered up my morning devotions, I ascended the high hills of Bagdad, in order to pass the rest of the day in meditation...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 far from... | |
 | Spectator The - 1816 - 372 pages
...after having washed myself, and offered up my morning devotions , I ascended the high hills of Bagdad, in order to pass the rest of the day in meditation...« Surely, said I, man is but a shadow, and life, a dream.» Whilst I was tlmi nutting, I cast my eyes towards the summit^»f • rock that was not far... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 1082 pages
...day of the moon, which, according to the custom of my fore£«hers, I always keep holy, after having washed myself, and offered up my morning devotions,...mountains, I fell into a profound contemplation on tbe vanity of human life ; and passing from one thought to another, Surely, said I, BUD is but a shadow,... | |
 | British essayists - 1819 - 316 pages
...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,...passing from one thought to another, " Surely," said 1, " man is but a shadow, and life a dream." Whilst I was thus musing, I cast my eyes towards the summit... | |
 | Albert Picket - American literature - 1820 - 314 pages
...fifth day of the moon, which accordingto the custom of my forefathers I always keep holy, after having washed myself, and offered up my morning devotions,...meditation and prayer. As I was here airing myself on the top of the mountains, I fell into a profound contemplation on the vanity of human life ; and passing... | |
 | Spectator (London, England : 1711) - 1822 - 788 pages
...devotions, I ascended the high hills of Bagdat, in order to pass the rest of the day in mt • ditation ngers. The gentleman went on to observe, that it is from this Me a dream." Whilst I was thus musing, I cast my eyes towards the summit of a rock that was not ftf... | |
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Bagdat, in order to pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer. As 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... 
