 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...  The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal - Page 2551809Full view - About this book
 | Charles Jean Delille - 1844
...the custom of * Charles Lamb was educated in Christ's Hospital, London. He died in 1834, aged 59. roy forefathers, I always keep holy, after having washed...offered up my morning devotions, I ascended the high hills of Bagdat, in order to pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer. As I was here airing... | |
 | 1845
...On the 5th day of the moon, which, according to the custom of my forefathers, I always heep Italy, after having washed myself, and offered up my morning...prayer." We know nothing, Or next to nothing, of the suhstance or structure of our souls, so cannot account for thuse seeming caprices, in them, that one... | |
 | John Seely Hart - Readers - 1845 - 372 pages
...much interest and profit now as they were a century ago.] The Vision of Mirza. On the fifth day of the moon, which, according to the custom of my forefathers,...offered up my morning devotions, I ascended the high hills of Bagdat, in order to pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer. As I was here airing... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - Edinburgh review (1802) - 1846 - 762 pages
...myself, and offered up my morning devonons. 1 ascended iLe high hill of Bagdat, in order to |uğ the red of the day in meditation and prayer.' " We know nothing, or next to nothing, of ihe Hbiiance or alructure of our souls, ao cannot account fur thoae seeming caprices in them, that... | |
 | Robert Turnbull - Scotland - 1847 - 379 pages
...fancy before I was capable of fixing an idea to a word of three syllables. ' On the fifth day of the moon, which, according to the custom of my forefathers,...my morning devotions, I ascended the high hill of Bagdad, in order to pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer.' " We know nothing, or next... | |
 | William Balmbro'. Flower - 1848 - 80 pages
...surrounded. — Cicero. THE VISION OF MIBZA, EXHIBITING A PICTUBE OF HUMAN LIFE. ON the fifth day of the moon, which, according to the custom of my forefathers,...offered up my morning devotions, I ascended the high hills of Bagdat, in order to pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer. As I was here airing... | |
 | John Boag - English language - 1848 - 761 pages
...prayer. I ascended the hi^h lulls of Bagdad, on the fifth day of the month, which I always keep holy. In order to pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer, on the lit'ih day of the month, which 1 always keep holy, I ascended the high hills of Bag. dad. I... | |
 | Robert Burns - English poetry - 1849 - 425 pages
...fancy before I was capable of fixing an idea to a word of three syllables : ' On the 5th day of the moon, which, according to the custom of my forefathers,...my morning devotions, I ascended the high hill of liagdat, in order to pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer.' We know nothing, or next to... | |
 | Henry Wright Phillott - 1849
...vanished, dropt away as the snow upon their heads." Spectator, No. 146. vIII. On the fifth day of the moon, which, according to the custom of my forefathers,...offered up my morning devotions, I ascended the high hills of Bagdat, in order to pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer. As I was here airing... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - Readers - 1849 - 336 pages
...M1RZA. 1. ON the 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, I ascended the high hills of Bagdad, in order to pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer. As I was here airing... | |
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