 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 myself on the tops of the mountains, I fell into a profound contemplation on the vanity of human life; and, passing from one thought...  The Edinburgh Review - Page 2551809Full view - About this book
 | Albert Picket - American literature - 1820 - 314 pages
...and paved the way to the ruin of hopeful children. 1. ON the fifth day of the moon, which accordingto the custom of my forefathers I always keep holy, after...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... | |
 | Spectator (London, England : 1711) - 1822 - 788 pages
...shall begin with the first vision, which I have translated wow for word as follows : 1 On the fifth the f apd offered up my morning devotions, I ascended the high hills of Bagdat, in order to pass the rest... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 820 pages
...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 custom of...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... | |
 | James Ferguson - English essays - 1823 - 438 pages
...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 custom of...offered up my morning devotions, I ascended the high hills of Bag<!:,i. in order to pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer. As I was here airing... | |
 | Spectator (London, England : 1711) - 1824 - 278 pages
...shall begin with the first vision, which I have translated wordjbr word as follows: ' On the fifth* day of the moon, which, according to the custom of...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... | |
 | Readers - 1824 - 348 pages
...1. /~\Nthe fifth day of the moon, which, according to the ^J custom of my forefathers, I always kept 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 and prayer. As I was here airing... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Elocution - 1825 - 310 pages
...DR. JOHNSON. t SECTION rr. ; The vision of Mirza ; exhibiting a picture of human life. ON the fifth day of- the moon, which, according to the custom of...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 1 was here refreshing... | |
 | George Walker - English prose literature - 1825 - 668 pages
...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 custom of...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... | |
 | Albert Picket - 1825 - 272 pages
...the ruin of hopeful children. Vision of Mirza. 1. ON the fifth day of the moon, which according to Custom of my forefathers I always keep holy, after...offered up my morning devotions, I ascended the high hills of Bagdad, in order to pass the res! of the day in meditation and prayer. As I was here airing... | |
 | Constable and co, ltd - 1826 - 734 pages
...my young fancy hefore 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...pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer.' " We know nothing, or next to nothing, of the substance or structure of our souls, so cannot account... | |
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