 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 2571809Full view - About this book
 | Andrew Thomson - Readers - 1835 - 302 pages
...my forefathers, I always kept holy, after having washed myself, and offered up my morning devotion, I ascended the high hill of 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... | |
 | 1836 - 932 pages
...begin with the first vision, which I have translated word for word as follows: 'On the fifth day of the and an impartial execution of poetical justice. Who...not; but I am sure it has no foundation in nature, in nigh hills of Bagdat, in order to pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer. As I was here... | |
 | English essays - 1836 - 1118 pages
...which I have translated wgtd or word as follows : " On the fifth day of the moon, which accord!»« to the custom of my forefathers I always keep holy after having washed myself, and offered up my mornng devotions, I ascended the high bills of Bagdat n order to pass the rest of the day in mediutios,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - Bookbinding - 1837 - 480 pages
...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 custom of my forefathers,...and offered up my morning devotions, I ascended the nigh hills of Bagdat, in order to pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer. As I was here... | |
 | Robert Burns, John Gibson Lockhart - Scotland - 1837 - 628 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,...after having washed myself, and offered up my morning devotiom, I ascended the high hill of Bagdat, in order to pass the rest of the day in meditation and... | |
 | Jesse Olney - Readers - 1838 - 346 pages
...LXV. The Vision ofMirza, exhibiting a Picture of Human Life. — SPECTATOR. 1. 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 Bagdad, in order to pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer. 2. As I was here airing... | |
 | Robert Burns - Poets, English - 1840 - 872 pages
...fancy, before I was capable of fixing an idea to a word of three syllables : ' On the fifth dav of the was awakened by the prospect of coming war, which ended not till it Italy, after having washed myself and offered up my morning devotions, I ascended the high hill of... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1842 - 944 pages
...begin with the first vision, which I have translated word for word as follows: 'On the fifth day of the us the bishop of St Asaph* ie the morning, and Dr....preachers for the whole year, where I saw with a great hills of Bagdat, in order to pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer. As I was here airing... | |
 | Franz C F. Demmler - 1842 - 92 pages
...departed in peace. III. The Vision of Mirza. Exhibiting a Picture of Human Life. On the fifth day of the moon, which, according to the custom of my forefathers,...always keep holy, after having washed myself, and offered1 up my 11 >Diefi. See Gram. p. 85. l To offer up oerrid)ten (to 12 For my sake mir ju Etebe.... | |
 | Churchman - 1844 - 396 pages
...the first vision, which I have translated word for word as follows : — " 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... | |
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